Question 1

Which of the following states has relatively low turnout in presidential elections?

Accepted Answer

A) Iowa 
B) Massachusetts 
C) Minnesota 
D) Oregon 
E) Texas 
A) Iowa 
B) Massachusetts 
C) Minnesota 
D) Oregon 
E) Texas E

Question 2

Which of the following countries has the HIGHEST estimated voter turnout in major national elections in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A) Denmark 
B) Germany 
C) the United States 
D) Belgium 
E) France 
A) Denmark 
B) Germany 
C) the United States 
D) Belgium 
E) France D

Question 3

In the United States,

Accepted Answer

A) the federal government prevents states from restricting registration based on the amount of time a person has resided in that state. 
B) voter registration requirements have usually been set by the states. 
C) voter registration periods and locations tend to be highly publicized,but registration requirements prevent many from taking advantage of them. 
D) most states automatically register a person to vote when he or she acquires a driver's license. 
E) states with easier registration laws have shown no higher turnout rates than states with restrictive registration requirements. 
A) the federal government prevents states from restricting registration based on the amount of time a person has resided in that state. 
B) voter registration requirements have usually been set by the states. 
C) voter registration periods and locations tend to be highly publicized,but registration requirements prevent many from taking advantage of them. 
D) most states automatically register a person to vote when he or she acquires a driver's license. 
E) states with easier registration laws have shown no higher turnout rates than states with restrictive registration requirements. B

Question 4

The public as a whole has policy positions that are ________ in comparison to the policy positions of regular voters.

Accepted Answer

A) substantially more conservative 
B) slightly more conservative 
C) overall more moderate 
D) slightly more liberal 
E) substantially more liberal 
A) substantially more conservative 
B) slightly more conservative 
C) overall more moderate 
D) slightly more liberal 
E) substantially more liberal

Question 5

When democratic governments came into existence,tax and food riots and other forms of protest greatly diminished.Why?

Accepted Answer

A) Citizens had less-disruptive ways to express themselves. 
B) A government safety net ensured basic needs were met. 
C) Social scientists have been studying this phenomenon but do not have a conclusive answer. 
D) The wealth of citizens increased dramatically with democratic freedoms and liberty. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) Citizens had less-disruptive ways to express themselves. 
B) A government safety net ensured basic needs were met. 
C) Social scientists have been studying this phenomenon but do not have a conclusive answer. 
D) The wealth of citizens increased dramatically with democratic freedoms and liberty. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

Why are people of higher income and education levels more likely to be politically active?

Accepted Answer

Americans of lower income and education

Question 7

One of the reasons voter turnout is lower in the United States than in Western European countries is that

Accepted Answer

A) Americans pay less attention to politics. 
B) U.S.registration laws place a greater burden on the individual. 
C) the U.S.population is not as well educated. 
D) Europeans must pay a huge fine if they fail to vote. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) Americans pay less attention to politics. 
B) U.S.registration laws place a greater burden on the individual. 
C) the U.S.population is not as well educated. 
D) Europeans must pay a huge fine if they fail to vote. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 8

When the nation was founded,who was eligible to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) everyone-there was universal suffrage 
B) all males and females who were at least 21 years of age 
C) only males who owned property 
D) only citizens who had lived in the nation for at least ten years 
E) All native-born citizens could vote. 
A) everyone-there was universal suffrage 
B) all males and females who were at least 21 years of age 
C) only males who owned property 
D) only citizens who had lived in the nation for at least ten years 
E) All native-born citizens could vote.

Question 9

Eighteen-,nineteen-,and twenty-year-old Americans were granted the right to vote by the passage of the __________ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) Fifteenth 
B) Nineteenth 
C) Twenty-first 
D) Twenty-third 
E) Twenty-sixth 
A) Fifteenth 
B) Nineteenth 
C) Twenty-first 
D) Twenty-third 
E) Twenty-sixth

Question 10

Define unconventional activism and its aims,and provide historical examples.Also describe Americans' attitudes toward unconventional activism.

Accepted Answer

Unconventional activism is another name

Question 11

A sustained action taken by citizens disenchanted with government in order to express their opposition and work to bring about the change they seek is a

Accepted Answer

A) social movement. 
B) voter upsurge. 
C) citizen lobby. 
D) popular resistance. 
E) regular election. 
A) social movement. 
B) voter upsurge. 
C) citizen lobby. 
D) popular resistance. 
E) regular election.

Question 12

All of the following tend to decrease voter turnout EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) sharp policy differences between major parties. 
B) alienation. 
C) frequent elections. 
D) an individualistic culture. 
E) lack of interest in politics. 
A) sharp policy differences between major parties. 
B) alienation. 
C) frequent elections. 
D) an individualistic culture. 
E) lack of interest in politics.

Question 13

Give at least three reasons why some Americans vote regularly while others do not.

Accepted Answer

One reason some Americans vote more regu

Question 14

The adoption of voter identification cards by several states

Accepted Answer

A) will likely cause a decline in voter turnout. 
B) is a policy intended to further the gains of the motor voter law. 
C) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
D) will increase the voting power of poorer citizens. 
E) was a response to well-documented accounts of widespread electoral fraud. 
A) will likely cause a decline in voter turnout. 
B) is a policy intended to further the gains of the motor voter law. 
C) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
D) will increase the voting power of poorer citizens. 
E) was a response to well-documented accounts of widespread electoral fraud.

Question 15

The Tea Party

Accepted Answer

A) is aligned with the moderate wing of the Republican Party. 
B) has been backed by wealthy conservative donors. 
C) has urged compromise with Democrats on tax and spending issues. 
D) has yet to have any of its supporters elected to Congress. 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) is aligned with the moderate wing of the Republican Party. 
B) has been backed by wealthy conservative donors. 
C) has urged compromise with Democrats on tax and spending issues. 
D) has yet to have any of its supporters elected to Congress. 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Occupy Wall Street's main issue has been

Accepted Answer

A) the power and wealth of the wealthiest Americans. 
B) the undue influence of the Tea Party in national politics. 
C) the high taxes paid by America's poor. 
D) the need to have better regulation of stock trading. 
E) the necessity of overthrowing capitalism and replacing it with socialism. 
A) the power and wealth of the wealthiest Americans. 
B) the undue influence of the Tea Party in national politics. 
C) the high taxes paid by America's poor. 
D) the need to have better regulation of stock trading. 
E) the necessity of overthrowing capitalism and replacing it with socialism.

Question 17

________ elections tend to draw the largest percentage of voters in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) Primary 
B) Mayoral 
C) Congressional 
D) Gubernatorial 
E) Presidential 
A) Primary 
B) Mayoral 
C) Congressional 
D) Gubernatorial 
E) Presidential

Question 18

If Americans vote less than Europeans,why are they more likely to work in a political campaign than are citizens in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) America's federal structure provides more campaign opportunities. 
B) European candidates seldom need campaign workers. 
C) Americans have more leisure time than Europeans. 
D) U.S.candidates pay campaign workers,whereas European candidates do not. 
E) Laws in some U.S.communities require citizens to participate in campaigns. 
A) America's federal structure provides more campaign opportunities. 
B) European candidates seldom need campaign workers. 
C) Americans have more leisure time than Europeans. 
D) U.S.candidates pay campaign workers,whereas European candidates do not. 
E) Laws in some U.S.communities require citizens to participate in campaigns.

Question 19

Literacy tests were used to

Accepted Answer

A) disenfranchise African Americans in the South. 
B) finance election campaigns. 
C) ensure that women voted with their husbands,who legally controlled the money in a marriage. 
D) ensure that the people who voted would take the vote seriously. 
E) help subsidize public education in the North. 
A) disenfranchise African Americans in the South. 
B) finance election campaigns. 
C) ensure that women voted with their husbands,who legally controlled the money in a marriage. 
D) ensure that the people who voted would take the vote seriously. 
E) help subsidize public education in the North.

Question 20

In comparison with citizens in Western European democracies,Americans are LESS likely to

Accepted Answer

A) vote in national elections. 
B) actively work in an election campaign. 
C) participate in community activities. 
D) join an interest group. 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) vote in national elections. 
B) actively work in an election campaign. 
C) participate in community activities. 
D) join an interest group. 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Which of the following states has relatively low turnout in presidential elections?

Which of the following countries has the HIGHEST estimated voter turnout in major national elections in recent decades?

In the United States,

The public as a whole has policy positions that are ________ in comparison to the policy positions of regular voters.

When democratic governments came into existence,tax and food riots and other forms of protest greatly diminished.Why?

Why are people of higher income and education levels more likely to be politically active?

One of the reasons voter turnout is lower in the United States than in Western European countries is that

When the nation was founded,who was eligible to vote?

Eighteen-,nineteen-,and twenty-year-old Americans were granted the right to vote by the passage of the __________ Amendment.

Define unconventional activism and its aims,and provide historical examples.Also describe Americans' attitudes toward unconventional activism.

A sustained action taken by citizens disenchanted with government in order to express their opposition and work to bring about the change they seek is a

All of the following tend to decrease voter turnout EXCEPT

Give at least three reasons why some Americans vote regularly while others do not.

The adoption of voter identification cards by several states

The Tea Party

Occupy Wall Street's main issue has been

________ elections tend to draw the largest percentage of voters in the U.S.

If Americans vote less than Europeans,why are they more likely to work in a political campaign than are citizens in Europe?

Literacy tests were used to

In comparison with citizens in Western European democracies,Americans are LESS likely to

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Exam 7: Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Which of the following states has relatively low turnout in presidential elections?

Which of the following countries has the HIGHEST estimated voter turnout in major national elections in recent decades?

In the United States,

The public as a whole has policy positions that are ________ in comparison to the policy positions of regular voters.

When democratic governments came into existence,tax and food riots and other forms of protest greatly diminished.Why?

Why are people of higher income and education levels more likely to be politically active?

One of the reasons voter turnout is lower in the United States than in Western European countries is that

When the nation was founded,who was eligible to vote?

Eighteen-,nineteen-,and twenty-year-old Americans were granted the right to vote by the passage of the __________ Amendment.

Define unconventional activism and its aims,and provide historical examples.Also describe Americans' attitudes toward unconventional activism.

A sustained action taken by citizens disenchanted with government in order to express their opposition and work to bring about the change they seek is a

All of the following tend to decrease voter turnout EXCEPT

Give at least three reasons why some Americans vote regularly while others do not.

The adoption of voter identification cards by several states

The Tea Party

Occupy Wall Street's main issue has been

________ elections tend to draw the largest percentage of voters in the U.S.

If Americans vote less than Europeans,why are they more likely to work in a political campaign than are citizens in Europe?

Literacy tests were used to

In comparison with citizens in Western European democracies,Americans are LESS likely to

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Parties,candidates,and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

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