Exam 4: Citizen Participation and Elections

Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote in 1869.

Open meeting laws make the meetings of government bodies open to the public and are present in all 50 states.

Voting is an example of loyalty, a passive but constructive response to government action.

North Dakota is the only state that does not require voter registration.

Although political parties have traditionally been active in general elections, mobilizing voters in support of their candidates, their role has decreased over time because

According to the text, which of the following institutional factors may suppress voter participation?

Statewide initiatives are allowed in

E-government is seen as beneficial in all of the following ways EXCEPT

A closed primary is a primary in which

California approved a constitutional amendment in 2010 adopting the top-two primary system similar to the one used in Louisiana, where the top-two vote getters in the primary become the general election candidates regardless of party affiliation.

Nonpartisan elections, often used at the local level, remove the political party identification of the candidates and are intended to

Colorado's "backseat budgeter" is an example of e-government that provides which of the following benefits?

White-collar workers and professionals participate in politics at about the same rate as unskilled workers and blue-collar workers.

In contemporary America, there is persistent evidence that citizens are very interested in political participation.

The coattail effect is the tendency of state candidates to influence the election prospects of a presidential candidate.

Passage of the National Voter Registration Act in 1993 means that individuals can now register to vote at any U.S. Post Office.

In an open primary, only those registered with the political party are allowed to vote.

Recall is a procedure that allows citizens to vote an elected official out of office before his or her term has expired.

A referendum is a procedure where a government body submits proposed laws, constitutional amendments, or bond issues to the voters for ratification.

Which region was quite open, both procedurally and socially, to the early adoption of direct democracy?