Question 1

Timothy McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City federal building because he​

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A) ​believed the U.S. government had become a police state. 
B) ​had a conflict with the IRS. 
C) ​opposed the war in Iraq. 
D) ​supported the ideology of al Qaeda. 
E) ​wanted to ignite a war between the races in America. 
A) ​believed the U.S. government had become a police state. 
B) ​had a conflict with the IRS. 
C) ​opposed the war in Iraq. 
D) ​supported the ideology of al Qaeda. 
E) ​wanted to ignite a war between the races in America. A

Question 2

​According to the text,if the criterion is ___________,America has the best and most democratic government in the world.

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A) ​amount of political information available to voters 
B) ​effectiveness of politicians and the political system 
C) ​degree of public participation in all types of political activities 
D) ​number of elections held 
E) ​history of responsive governance 
A) ​amount of political information available to voters 
B) ​effectiveness of politicians and the political system 
C) ​degree of public participation in all types of political activities 
D) ​number of elections held 
E) ​history of responsive governance D

Question 3

In Oregon,everyone votes by

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A) telephone. 
B) Internet. 
C) electronic devices. 
D) mail. 
E) None of these choices is true. 
A) telephone. 
B) Internet. 
C) electronic devices. 
D) mail. 
E) None of these choices is true. D

Question 4

Discuss the two major categories of political behaviors that the text indicates comprise conventional political participation.​

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The two major categories of political be

Question 5

How does education affect voter turnout?

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A) Well-educated people are more likely to vote than are their less-educated counterparts. 
B) Educated people are less likely to vote than uneducated people because their education makes them more cynical about government. 
C) Educated and uneducated people vote at about the same rates. 
D) Educated people vote more than uneducated people, who are often unable to pass voter literacy tests. 
E) Educated people cast more split ballots on issues. 
A) Well-educated people are more likely to vote than are their less-educated counterparts. 
B) Educated people are less likely to vote than uneducated people because their education makes them more cynical about government. 
C) Educated and uneducated people vote at about the same rates. 
D) Educated people vote more than uneducated people, who are often unable to pass voter literacy tests. 
E) Educated people cast more split ballots on issues.

Question 6

Compared with other nations in the world in granting suffrage to women,the United States

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A) was among the first. 
B) ranked about in the middle. 
C) lagged far behind. 
D) was unique in extending that right without being pressured to do so. 
E) was more selective in which women were extended the right. 
A) was among the first. 
B) ranked about in the middle. 
C) lagged far behind. 
D) was unique in extending that right without being pressured to do so. 
E) was more selective in which women were extended the right.

Question 7

Congress and the states moved quickly to pass the Twenty-sixth Amendment,which lowered the voting age to eighteen,because they

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A) recognized the justice of the student antiwar and civil rights movements. 
B) knew that student voter turnout would be low. 
C) expected the new voters to change the political balance of power drastically. 
D) hoped to channel student energy away from demonstrations and toward more conventional forms of participation. 
E) realized the unfairness of the discrepancy between the military draft age and the voting age. 
A) recognized the justice of the student antiwar and civil rights movements. 
B) knew that student voter turnout would be low. 
C) expected the new voters to change the political balance of power drastically. 
D) hoped to channel student energy away from demonstrations and toward more conventional forms of participation. 
E) realized the unfairness of the discrepancy between the military draft age and the voting age.

Question 8

In 2012 and 2013,voters approved a number of ballot propositions,including ones in Colorado and Washington that​

Accepted Answer

A) legalized marijuana. 
B) ​​banned same-sex marriage. 
C) ​restricted sales of large soft drinks and other unhealthy products. 
D) ​prohibited wearing clothing, including religiously-mandated items, that would obscure the wearer's face in drivers license photographs. 
E) ​All of these choices were referenda approved in Colorado and Washington in 2012 and 2013. 
A) legalized marijuana. 
B) ​​banned same-sex marriage. 
C) ​restricted sales of large soft drinks and other unhealthy products. 
D) ​prohibited wearing clothing, including religiously-mandated items, that would obscure the wearer's face in drivers license photographs. 
E) ​All of these choices were referenda approved in Colorado and Washington in 2012 and 2013.

Question 9

The amendment granting women's suffrage is the

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A) Eighteenth Amendment. 
B) Nineteenth Amendment. 
C) Twentieth Amendment. 
D) Twenty-first Amendment. 
E) Twenty-eighth Amendment. 
A) Eighteenth Amendment. 
B) Nineteenth Amendment. 
C) Twentieth Amendment. 
D) Twenty-first Amendment. 
E) Twenty-eighth Amendment.

Question 10

According to the text,with respect to political participation,"_________ is the great equalizer,…"

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A) ​protest 
B) ​voting 
C) contacting political elites 
D) ​education 
E) political party activism 
A) ​protest 
B) ​voting 
C) contacting political elites 
D) ​education 
E) political party activism

Question 11

What do we know about trends in voter turnout and other forms of political participation from 1952 to 2012?

Accepted Answer

From 1952 to 2012, there have been vario

Question 12

Explain why the 1965 march from Selma,Alabama,to Montgomery,Alabama,though an unconventional form of political participation that led to violence,proved beneficial to the Civil Rights movement.

Accepted Answer

The 1965 march from Selma, Alabama, to M

Question 13

Studies of Americans who engage in "contacting behavior" like complaining to city hall find

Accepted Answer

A) they are not more likely to vote than other Americans. 
B) they tend to be of low socioeconomic status. 
C) they demand more of the national government than of local government. 
D) they are more focused on elected officials representing their views than on providing city services. 
E) they tend to have a lower favorable opinion about government. 
A) they are not more likely to vote than other Americans. 
B) they tend to be of low socioeconomic status. 
C) they demand more of the national government than of local government. 
D) they are more focused on elected officials representing their views than on providing city services. 
E) they tend to have a lower favorable opinion about government.

Question 14

The purpose of the literacy tests that were used in the southern states after 1870 was to

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A) keep schoolteachers employed. 
B) keep illegal aliens from voting. 
C) void illegally-cast ballots. 
D) ensure that only well-informed people voted. 
E) discourage African Americans from voting. 
A) keep schoolteachers employed. 
B) keep illegal aliens from voting. 
C) void illegally-cast ballots. 
D) ensure that only well-informed people voted. 
E) discourage African Americans from voting.

Question 15

The __________ Amendment to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account
Of race,color,or previous condition of servitude."

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

Question 16

Which of the following qualifications for voting was virtually eliminated in all states by the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A) Property ownership 
B) Age 
C) Race 
D) Gender 
E) Literacy requirement 
A) Property ownership 
B) Age 
C) Race 
D) Gender 
E) Literacy requirement

Question 17

__________ is political action that expresses allegiance to country and government.​

Accepted Answer

A) Direct action​ 
B) ​Unconventional participation 
C) ​Terrorism 
D) ​Supportive behavior 
E) ​Influencing behavior 
A) Direct action​ 
B) ​Unconventional participation 
C) ​Terrorism 
D) ​Supportive behavior 
E) ​Influencing behavior

Question 18

A direct primary is a

Accepted Answer

A) direct vote on a proposed law. 
B) preliminary election to choose party candidates. 
C) special election initiated by petition. 
D) procedure by which voters can propose a law to be considered by the legislature. 
E) recorded position on an issue by an interest group. 
A) direct vote on a proposed law. 
B) preliminary election to choose party candidates. 
C) special election initiated by petition. 
D) procedure by which voters can propose a law to be considered by the legislature. 
E) recorded position on an issue by an interest group.

Question 19

According to the text,Americans were __________ ​politically apathetic in 2012 compared to 1952.

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A) ​much less 
B) ​a little less 
C) ​neither more nor less 
D) ​a little more 
E) ​much more 
A) ​much less 
B) ​a little less 
C) ​neither more nor less 
D) ​a little more 
E) ​much more

Question 20

Define political participation and describe and give examples of the elements​ that comprise it.

Accepted Answer

Political participation refers to the in

Timothy McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City federal building because he

According to the text,if the criterion is ___________,America has the best and most democratic government in the world.

In Oregon,everyone votes by

Discuss the two major categories of political behaviors that the text indicates comprise conventional political participation.

How does education affect voter turnout?

Compared with other nations in the world in granting suffrage to women,the United States

Congress and the states moved quickly to pass the Twenty-sixth Amendment,which lowered the voting age to eighteen,because they

In 2012 and 2013,voters approved a number of ballot propositions,including ones in Colorado and Washington that

The amendment granting women's suffrage is the

According to the text,with respect to political participation,"_________ is the great equalizer,…"

What do we know about trends in voter turnout and other forms of political participation from 1952 to 2012?

Explain why the 1965 march from Selma,Alabama,to Montgomery,Alabama,though an unconventional form of political participation that led to violence,proved beneficial to the Civil Rights movement.

Studies of Americans who engage in "contacting behavior" like complaining to city hall find

The purpose of the literacy tests that were used in the southern states after 1870 was to

The __________ Amendment to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account Of race,color,or previous condition of servitude."

Which of the following qualifications for voting was virtually eliminated in all states by the 1850s?

__________ is political action that expresses allegiance to country and government.

A direct primary is a

According to the text,Americans were __________ politically apathetic in 2012 compared to 1952.

Define political participation and describe and give examples of the elements that comprise it.

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

Timothy McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City federal building because he​

​According to the text,if the criterion is ___________,America has the best and most democratic government in the world.

In Oregon,everyone votes by

Discuss the two major categories of political behaviors that the text indicates comprise conventional political participation.​

How does education affect voter turnout?

Compared with other nations in the world in granting suffrage to women,the United States

Congress and the states moved quickly to pass the Twenty-sixth Amendment,which lowered the voting age to eighteen,because they

In 2012 and 2013,voters approved a number of ballot propositions,including ones in Colorado and Washington that​

The amendment granting women's suffrage is the

According to the text,with respect to political participation,"_________ is the great equalizer,…"

What do we know about trends in voter turnout and other forms of political participation from 1952 to 2012?

Explain why the 1965 march from Selma,Alabama,to Montgomery,Alabama,though an unconventional form of political participation that led to violence,proved beneficial to the Civil Rights movement.

Studies of Americans who engage in "contacting behavior" like complaining to city hall find

The purpose of the literacy tests that were used in the southern states after 1870 was to

The __________ Amendment to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account Of race,color,or previous condition of servitude."

Which of the following qualifications for voting was virtually eliminated in all states by the 1850s?

__________ is political action that expresses allegiance to country and government.​

A direct primary is a

According to the text,Americans were __________ ​politically apathetic in 2012 compared to 1952.

Define political participation and describe and give examples of the elements​ that comprise it.

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

Timothy McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City federal building because he

According to the text,if the criterion is ___________,America has the best and most democratic government in the world.

Discuss the two major categories of political behaviors that the text indicates comprise conventional political participation.

In 2012 and 2013,voters approved a number of ballot propositions,including ones in Colorado and Washington that

__________ is political action that expresses allegiance to country and government.

According to the text,Americans were __________ politically apathetic in 2012 compared to 1952.

Define political participation and describe and give examples of the elements that comprise it.