Glossary/Index A109straight tickets in, 328
by women, 18, 22, 62, 62, 156, 166,
333 , 335voting cues, 270, 327–28 , 330 Pieces of
information about a candidate that
are readily available, easy to inter-
pret, and lead a citizen to decide to
vote for a particular candidate.voting machines, 301, 301
voting rights, 65, 159–61, 183, 300, 495
of African Americans, 17, 22, 62, 88,
92, 109, 153, 159–61, 183, 513
grandfather clause on, 153
of Latinos, 155
of Native Americans, 154
Supreme Court on, 511, 513
of women, 18, 22, 62, 62, 156, 166
Voting Rights Act (1965), 17, 92, 161, 182,
183, 391, 393, 577
amendments to, 183
Supreme Court on, 511
voucher programs for education, 608,
609
Vox, 236Wade, Roe v., 141, 142, 513, 521, 522
Wainwright, Gideon v., 113, 139
Wallace, George, 287
Wall Street bailout, 380, 549, 549–50
Walmart, 180–81, 362, 495
Ward, Kelli, 304
War Department, 466
War of 1812, 55–56, 266, 428, 630
War on Poverty, 577, 606
War on Terror, 53, 57, 104–5, 541, 624,
631, 648
war powers, 55–56, 428–29, 442, 632
of Congress, 55–56, 630, 632
War Powers Resolution (1973), 56, 428,
428–29, 442, 4 43, 630
warrants, search, 132–34
Warren, Earl, 173, 501, 503, 517, 522
Warren, Elizabeth, 317, 479, 481
Warsaw Pact, 621, 622, 623, 641, 642
Washington (state), 95
Washington, D. C., 131, 173
Washington, George, 33, 34, 51, 55, 56,
7 7, 3 7 7, 50 5
on Congress, 377
on constitutional amendments, 61
at Constitutional Convention, 39
on foreign policy, 619foreign policy of, 63
justices appointed by, 492
presidential power of, 420, 421
Washington Mutual, 549
Washington Post, 236, 238, 239, 244, 245,
248, 488
Washington v. Texas, 113
Watergate scandal, 222, 223, 433, 437
water supply, lead in, 163, 464
wave elections, 329–30, 389
Ways and Means Committee, 403, 540weapons of mass destruction, 648–50
Weapons that have the potential to
cause large-scale loss of life, such
as nuclear bombs and chemical or
biological weapons.Weber, Max, 464
Weigel, Dave, 248
Weinstein, Harvey, 180welfare, 575 Financial or other assis-
tance provided to individuals by the
government, usually based on need.
bureaucracy in, 584, 585
corporate, 579–80
general, promotion of, 7–8
income support in, 604–5
state role in, 585Westboro Baptist Church, 119, 119 –20,
144
West Wing of White House, 438
Whig Party, 265, 266whip system, 398 An organization of
House leaders who work to dissemi-
nate information and promote party
unity in voting on legislation.white population
composition of U.S., 18, 18
flight from cities, 173
police shooting of, 165
reverse discrimination against, 150,
189, 190, 191, 194
socioeconomic indicators on, 161,
162, 162–63
voting by, 17, 17, 159 – 60, 160, 182
white primary practice, 153
white supremacists, 121, 124
hate crimes by, 164, 164
and Trump, 66, 187WikiLeaks, 125, 125, 245, 433
Wilcox, John A., 377
Wilkie, Robert, 425
Wilson, Darren, 120
Wilson, James, 39, 587
Wilson, Woodrow, 421, 620
Windsor, United States v., 91
Winner, Reality, 244winner-take-all, 303, 305, 306 During
the presidential primaries, the
practice of assigning all of a given
state’s delegates to the candidate
who receives the most popular votes.
Some states’ Republican primaries
and caucuses use this system.Wired magazine, 245
Wisconsin
presidential election in (2016), 216,
249, 287, 305, 305, 307, 309, 332,
530
redistricting in, 390
regional identity in, 98
school vouchers in, 608
student activity fees in, 121–22
Wisconsin v. Yoder, 105
Witte, Edwin, 576
Witte, John F., 608
Wolf v. Colorado, 113
women, 18–19
abortion rights of, 141–42
affirmative action policies for, 180,
189
civil rights of, 151, 156–57, 166,
16 6 – 67, 176–81, 183–84
in Congress, 19, 379, 380, 384–85,
3 8 7, 398, 502
discrimination against, 150, 156–57,
159, 176–81, 183–84, 185, 500
as federal court judges, 502
on intercollegiate athletic teams,
460
as jury members, 157
party identification of, 17, 269, 335
pay gap for, 18, 180, 180–81, 181,
500
presidential appointments of, 186,
187
sexual harassment of, 180
on Supreme Court, 187, 380, 503
voting in 2016 election, 333
voting rights of, 18, 22, 62, 62, 156,
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