Question 1

Which of the following is a statewide election of delegates to a party's national convention, where the delegates will choose the party's presidential nominee.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary election 
B)  Party primary 
C)  Presidential primary 
D)  Delegation primary 
E)  General election 
A)  Primary election 
B)  Party primary 
C)  Presidential primary 
D)  Delegation primary 
E)  General election

Question 2

Analyze the ways in which Americans participate politically.

Accepted Answer

Americans participate politically in a v

Question 3

Characteristics frequently associated with nonvoters include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low education, high income, and being middle-aged 
B)  Low education, low income, and being relatively young 
C)  High education, low income, and being relatively old 
D)  Low education, low income, and being middle-aged 
E)  High education, high income, and being middle-aged 
A)  Low education, high income, and being middle-aged 
B)  Low education, low income, and being relatively young 
C)  High education, low income, and being relatively old 
D)  Low education, low income, and being middle-aged 
E)  High education, high income, and being middle-aged

Question 4

Analyze the demographics of individuals most likely to engage in unconventional political participation.

Accepted Answer

Unconventional political participation r

Question 5

In 1965, which of the following laws was passed by Congress that effectively ended strategies that had discriminated against African Americans at the polls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil Rights Act 
B)  Equal Voting law 
C)  Federal Rights Act 
D)  Motor Voter law 
E)  Voting Rights Act 
A)  Civil Rights Act 
B)  Equal Voting law 
C)  Federal Rights Act 
D)  Motor Voter law 
E)  Voting Rights Act

Question 6

The American emphasis on freedom over equality in political participation works to the benefit of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union members 
B)  The poor 
C)  Those with greater resources 
D)  No particular group 
E)  Nonvoters 
A)  Union members 
B)  The poor 
C)  Those with greater resources 
D)  No particular group 
E)  Nonvoters

Question 7

Which of the following groups of Americans turns out to vote at the lowest rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voters with children 
B)  The wealthiest voters 
C)  The oldest voters 
D)  Middle-aged voters 
E)  The youngest voters 
A)  Voters with children 
B)  The wealthiest voters 
C)  The oldest voters 
D)  Middle-aged voters 
E)  The youngest voters

Question 8

Women could vote in all states with the ratification of which of the following amendments in 1920?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifteenth 
B)  Nineteenth 
C)  Twentieth 
D)  Twenty-First 
E)  Twenty-Second 
A)  Fifteenth 
B)  Nineteenth 
C)  Twentieth 
D)  Twenty-First 
E)  Twenty-Second

Question 9

Relatively routine behaviors that use the established institutions of representative government such as voting in an election are called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Process 
B)  Conventional 
C)  Social 
D)  Gatekeeper 
E)  Formula 
A)  Process 
B)  Conventional 
C)  Social 
D)  Gatekeeper 
E)  Formula

Question 10

Analyze Americans' demands for services from local government.

Accepted Answer

Americans' demands for services from loc

Question 11

Although terrorism is an unconventional political action, it is generally not counted as unconventional political participation because

Accepted Answer

A)  terrorists do not seek to influence government but to destroy it. 
B)  the acceptability of terrorism varies from culture to culture. 
C)  terrorism uses fear, not persuasion, as its primary tactic. 
D)  terrorist acts generally concern international politics, not domestic disputes. 
E)  terrorism does not use the established institutions of representative government. 
A)  terrorists do not seek to influence government but to destroy it. 
B)  the acceptability of terrorism varies from culture to culture. 
C)  terrorism uses fear, not persuasion, as its primary tactic. 
D)  terrorist acts generally concern international politics, not domestic disputes. 
E)  terrorism does not use the established institutions of representative government.

Question 12

Describe why people with a higher socioeconomic status engage in conventional political participation.

Accepted Answer

People with a higher socioeconomic statu

Question 13

Evaluate the commitment required for individuals to engage in unconventional political participation. Will most groups be successful?

Accepted Answer

The commitment required for individuals

Question 14

Elections, as an institutional mechanism, do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have no perceptible effect on policies and actions of governments. 
B)  They diminish the power and authority of the state. 
C)  They encourage the citizenry to engage in other kinds of political participation. 
D)  They bolster the power and authority of the state. 
E)  They equalize segments of the population. 
A)  They have no perceptible effect on policies and actions of governments. 
B)  They diminish the power and authority of the state. 
C)  They encourage the citizenry to engage in other kinds of political participation. 
D)  They bolster the power and authority of the state. 
E)  They equalize segments of the population.

Question 15

Which of the following was the first known act of unconventional participation in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Revolutionary War 
B)  Declaration of Independence 
C)  Civil rights marches of the 1960s 
D)  Shays's Rebellion 
E)  Boston Tea Party 
A)  Revolutionary War 
B)  Declaration of Independence 
C)  Civil rights marches of the 1960s 
D)  Shays's Rebellion 
E)  Boston Tea Party

Question 16

Analyze the differences between supportive behavior and influencing behavior.

Accepted Answer

Supportive behavior and influencing beha

Question 17

Discuss how Americans compare in terms of voter turnout with citizens of other democracies, and give one reason your text offers for why this difference may exist.

Accepted Answer

Americans generally have lower voter tur

Question 18

Which of the following groups tends to be overrepresented in the electorate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wealthier people 
B)  People under the age of 65 
C)  Voters aged 18 to 24 
D)  The poor and homeless 
E)  Hispanics 
A)  Wealthier people 
B)  People under the age of 65 
C)  Voters aged 18 to 24 
D)  The poor and homeless 
E)  Hispanics

Question 19

Researchers have found that political apathy is which of the following in the United States compared to almost all other nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Much lower 
B)  Slightly lower 
C)  About the same 
D)  Slightly higher 
E)  Much higher 
A)  Much lower 
B)  Slightly lower 
C)  About the same 
D)  Slightly higher 
E)  Much higher

Question 20

Discuss the path that led to women's suffrage.

Accepted Answer

The path to women's suffrage was a long

Which of the following is a statewide election of delegates to a party's national convention, where the delegates will choose the party's presidential nominee.?

Analyze the ways in which Americans participate politically.

Characteristics frequently associated with nonvoters include which of the following?

Analyze the demographics of individuals most likely to engage in unconventional political participation.

In 1965, which of the following laws was passed by Congress that effectively ended strategies that had discriminated against African Americans at the polls?

The American emphasis on freedom over equality in political participation works to the benefit of which of the following?

Which of the following groups of Americans turns out to vote at the lowest rate?

Women could vote in all states with the ratification of which of the following amendments in 1920?

Relatively routine behaviors that use the established institutions of representative government such as voting in an election are called which of the following?

Analyze Americans' demands for services from local government.

Although terrorism is an unconventional political action, it is generally not counted as unconventional political participation because

Describe why people with a higher socioeconomic status engage in conventional political participation.

Evaluate the commitment required for individuals to engage in unconventional political participation. Will most groups be successful?

Elections, as an institutional mechanism, do which of the following?

Which of the following was the first known act of unconventional participation in America?

Analyze the differences between supportive behavior and influencing behavior.

Discuss how Americans compare in terms of voter turnout with citizens of other democracies, and give one reason your text offers for why this difference may exist.

Which of the following groups tends to be overrepresented in the electorate?

Researchers have found that political apathy is which of the following in the United States compared to almost all other nations?

Discuss the path that led to women's suffrage.

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Exam 7: Participation and Voting

Which of the following is a statewide election of delegates to a party's national convention, where the delegates will choose the party's presidential nominee.?

Analyze the ways in which Americans participate politically.

Characteristics frequently associated with nonvoters include which of the following?

Analyze the demographics of individuals most likely to engage in unconventional political participation.

In 1965, which of the following laws was passed by Congress that effectively ended strategies that had discriminated against African Americans at the polls?

The American emphasis on freedom over equality in political participation works to the benefit of which of the following?

Which of the following groups of Americans turns out to vote at the lowest rate?

Women could vote in all states with the ratification of which of the following amendments in 1920?

Relatively routine behaviors that use the established institutions of representative government such as voting in an election are called which of the following?

Analyze Americans' demands for services from local government.

Although terrorism is an unconventional political action, it is generally not counted as unconventional political participation because

Describe why people with a higher socioeconomic status engage in conventional political participation.

Evaluate the commitment required for individuals to engage in unconventional political participation. Will most groups be successful?

Elections, as an institutional mechanism, do which of the following?

Which of the following was the first known act of unconventional participation in America?

Analyze the differences between supportive behavior and influencing behavior.

Discuss how Americans compare in terms of voter turnout with citizens of other democracies, and give one reason your text offers for why this difference may exist.

Which of the following groups tends to be overrepresented in the electorate?

Researchers have found that political apathy is which of the following in the United States compared to almost all other nations?

Discuss the path that led to women's suffrage.

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters