Question 1

Which of the following describes a person's belief that his or her participation makes an impact?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suffrage 
B)  Ideology 
C)  Efficacy 
D)  Partisan identification 
E)  Theology 
A)  Suffrage 
B)  Ideology 
C)  Efficacy 
D)  Partisan identification 
E)  Theology

Question 2

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 3

In general, which of the following factors contributes to higher voting rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greater geographic mobility 
B)  Higher education level 
C)  Minority status 
D)  Youth 
E)  Less competitive race 
A)  Greater geographic mobility 
B)  Higher education level 
C)  Minority status 
D)  Youth 
E)  Less competitive race

Question 4

Which of the following amendments to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tenth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Twenty-Second 
E)  Eighteenth 
A)  Tenth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Twenty-Second 
E)  Eighteenth

Question 5

How does socioeconomic status affect voter turnout?

Accepted Answer

Socioeconomic status (SES) is a signific

Question 6

Review the restrictions placed on voting throughout American history. Explain how these restrictions have been eliminated.

Accepted Answer

Throughout American history, there have

Question 7

Evaluate the impact of e-participation.

Accepted Answer

E-participation has had a significant im

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the relationship between income and voting?

Accepted Answer

A)  The lower one's income, the more likely you are to vote. 
B)  The lower one's income, the more likely you are to be politically knowledgeable. 
C)  Income appears to have no effect on voting participation. 
D)  The higher one's income, the more likely you are to vote. 
E)  The higher one's income, the less you are expected to vote. 
A)  The lower one's income, the more likely you are to vote. 
B)  The lower one's income, the more likely you are to be politically knowledgeable. 
C)  Income appears to have no effect on voting participation. 
D)  The higher one's income, the more likely you are to vote. 
E)  The higher one's income, the less you are expected to vote.

Question 9

Compare and contrast the Hamiltonian model with the Jeffersonian model of participation.

Accepted Answer

The Hamiltonian model of participation,

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

People with a higher socioeconomic statu

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has been expanded since the writing of the Constitution. 
B)  It has not been extended to those without property. 
C)  It has been given to aliens as long as they are registered to vote. 
D)  It can never be taken away. 
E)  It is taken away if one doesn't vote in five elections. 
A)  It has been expanded since the writing of the Constitution. 
B)  It has not been extended to those without property. 
C)  It has been given to aliens as long as they are registered to vote. 
D)  It can never be taken away. 
E)  It is taken away if one doesn't vote in five elections.

Question 12

Which of the following is likely the primary reason that college-educated people vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  They learned the importance of voting in class. 
B)  They were inspired by peers who voted. 
C)  They gained more knowledge about political policy while in college. 
D)  They have a greater sense of civic duty. 
E)  They were raised in an environment that urged them to vote. 
A)  They learned the importance of voting in class. 
B)  They were inspired by peers who voted. 
C)  They gained more knowledge about political policy while in college. 
D)  They have a greater sense of civic duty. 
E)  They were raised in an environment that urged them to vote.

Question 13

How did the reforms called for by the Progressives affect voter participation?

Accepted Answer

The reforms called for by the Progressiv

Question 14

What was the effect of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment that enfranchised 18- to 20-year-olds?

Accepted Answer

A)  It boosted voter turnout in the United States above that of most other democratic nations. 
B)  It reduced the national voter turnout rate. 
C)  It increased the national voter turnout rate. 
D)  It decreased the percentage of the population that distrusts the American political system. 
E)  It countered the increasing social mobility of this group. 
A)  It boosted voter turnout in the United States above that of most other democratic nations. 
B)  It reduced the national voter turnout rate. 
C)  It increased the national voter turnout rate. 
D)  It decreased the percentage of the population that distrusts the American political system. 
E)  It countered the increasing social mobility of this group.

Question 15

How does socioeconomic status affect voter turnout? Why?

Accepted Answer

Socioeconomic status can have a signific

Question 16

Evaluate the extent to which protests impact U.S. politics.

Accepted Answer

Protests have had a significant impact o

Question 17

Discuss differences in the ways that various demographic groups have voted.

Accepted Answer

The ways that various demographic groups

Question 18

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 19

Abolitionists, women seeking the vote, civil rights activists, and the Tea Party all successfully used which of the following to draw attention to their cause and bring about change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Letter-writing campaigns 
B)  The ballot box 
C)  Education reforms 
D)  Campaign contributions 
E)  Political protest 
A)  Letter-writing campaigns 
B)  The ballot box 
C)  Education reforms 
D)  Campaign contributions 
E)  Political protest

Which of the following describes a person's belief that his or her participation makes an impact?

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

In general, which of the following factors contributes to higher voting rates?

Which of the following amendments to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"?

How does socioeconomic status affect voter turnout?

Review the restrictions placed on voting throughout American history. Explain how these restrictions have been eliminated.

Evaluate the impact of e-participation.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between income and voting?

Compare and contrast the Hamiltonian model with the Jeffersonian model of participation.

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

Which of the following best describes the right to vote?

Which of the following is likely the primary reason that college-educated people vote?

How did the reforms called for by the Progressives affect voter participation?

What was the effect of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment that enfranchised 18- to 20-year-olds?

How does socioeconomic status affect voter turnout? Why?

Evaluate the extent to which protests impact U.S. politics.

Discuss differences in the ways that various demographic groups have voted.

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

Abolitionists, women seeking the vote, civil rights activists, and the Tea Party all successfully used which of the following to draw attention to their cause and bring about change?

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

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Exam 11: Voting and Participation

Which of the following describes a person's belief that his or her participation makes an impact?

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

In general, which of the following factors contributes to higher voting rates?

Which of the following amendments to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"?

How does socioeconomic status affect voter turnout?

Review the restrictions placed on voting throughout American history. Explain how these restrictions have been eliminated.

Evaluate the impact of e-participation.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between income and voting?

Compare and contrast the Hamiltonian model with the Jeffersonian model of participation.

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

Which of the following best describes the right to vote?

Which of the following is likely the primary reason that college-educated people vote?

How did the reforms called for by the Progressives affect voter participation?

What was the effect of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment that enfranchised 18- to 20-year-olds?

How does socioeconomic status affect voter turnout? Why?

Evaluate the extent to which protests impact U.S. politics.

Discuss differences in the ways that various demographic groups have voted.

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

Abolitionists, women seeking the vote, civil rights activists, and the Tea Party all successfully used which of the following to draw attention to their cause and bring about change?

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

Filters