Question 1

The country with the lowest voter turnout among eligible voters in congressional elections is

Accepted Answer

A) Belgium. 
B) Sweden. 
C) Germany. 
D) Spain. 
E) the United States. 
A) Belgium. 
B) Sweden. 
C) Germany. 
D) Spain. 
E) the United States.

Question 2

What explanations have researchers suggested for decreasing voter turnout in the United States?

Accepted Answer

There are several explanations that rese

Question 3

​Citizen mobilization to stop construction of a nuclear waste facility near their homes would be an example of the _________ phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) ​contacting 
B) ​NIMBY 
C) ​supportive 
D) ​class action 
E) ​unconventional political participation 
A) ​contacting 
B) ​NIMBY 
C) ​supportive 
D) ​class action 
E) ​unconventional political participation

Question 4

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

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 5

The effect of the Twenty-sixth Amendment,which enfranchised eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds,was to

Accepted Answer

A) boost voter turnout in the United States above that of most other democratic nations. 
B) reduce the national voter turnout rate. 
C) increase the national voter turnout rate. 
D) decrease the percentage of the population that distrusts the American political system. 
E) counter the increasing social mobility of this group. 
A) boost voter turnout in the United States above that of most other democratic nations. 
B) reduce the national voter turnout rate. 
C) increase the national voter turnout rate. 
D) decrease the percentage of the population that distrusts the American political system. 
E) counter the increasing social mobility of this group.

Question 6

The text defines suffrage and franchise as the right to

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A) participate. 
B) speak. 
C) protest. 
D) vote. 
E) rally. 
A) participate. 
B) speak. 
C) protest. 
D) vote. 
E) rally.

Question 7

____________ championed the direct primary.

Accepted Answer

A) ​African Americans 
B) ​Democrats 
C) ​Southern voters 
D) ​New voters under 21 years old 
E) ​Progressives 
A) ​African Americans 
B) ​Democrats 
C) ​Southern voters 
D) ​New voters under 21 years old 
E) ​Progressives

Question 8

Unconventional political participation involving assembling crowds to confront businesses and local governments is known as​

Accepted Answer

A) ​terrorism. 
B) ​apathy. 
C) ​democracy 
D) civil rights. 
E) ​direct action. 
A) ​terrorism. 
B) ​apathy. 
C) ​democracy 
D) civil rights. 
E) ​direct action.

Question 9

Women were granted universal suffrage in​

Accepted Answer

A) ​1787. 
B) ​1865. 
C) ​1896. 
D) ​1920. 
E) 1972. 
A) ​1787. 
B) ​1865. 
C) ​1896. 
D) ​1920. 
E) 1972.

Question 10

Summarize the expansion of voting rights by describing federal government actions that granted the franchise to those who had been denied suffrage.

Accepted Answer

The expansion of voting rights in the Un

Question 11

Most referenda are placed on the ballot by

Accepted Answer

A) voters. 
B) governors. 
C) interest groups. 
D) judges. 
E) legislatures. 
A) voters. 
B) governors. 
C) interest groups. 
D) judges. 
E) legislatures.

Question 12

Americans contributing money to a candidate's campaign is best defined as a form of

Accepted Answer

A) unconventional participation. 
B) supportive behavior. 
C) influencing behavior. 
D) competitive behavior. 
E) elite behavior. 
A) unconventional participation. 
B) supportive behavior. 
C) influencing behavior. 
D) competitive behavior. 
E) elite behavior.

Question 13

A 2013 supreme court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act allowed numerous states to

Accepted Answer

A) approve more generous voting restoration rights for felons who have served their full sentences. 
B) ​​reinstate the all-white primary election. 
C) ​enforce new voter identification laws. 
D) ​legalize voting by mail. 
E) ​restrict voting only to residents of an elected official's home district. 
A) approve more generous voting restoration rights for felons who have served their full sentences. 
B) ​​reinstate the all-white primary election. 
C) ​enforce new voter identification laws. 
D) ​legalize voting by mail. 
E) ​restrict voting only to residents of an elected official's home district.

The country with the lowest voter turnout among eligible voters in congressional elections is

What explanations have researchers suggested for decreasing voter turnout in the United States?

Citizen mobilization to stop construction of a nuclear waste facility near their homes would be an example of the _________ phenomenon.

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

The effect of the Twenty-sixth Amendment,which enfranchised eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds,was to

The text defines suffrage and franchise as the right to

____________ championed the direct primary.

Unconventional political participation involving assembling crowds to confront businesses and local governments is known as

Women were granted universal suffrage in

Summarize the expansion of voting rights by describing federal government actions that granted the franchise to those who had been denied suffrage.

Most referenda are placed on the ballot by

Americans contributing money to a candidate's campaign is best defined as a form of

A 2013 supreme court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act allowed numerous states to

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

The country with the lowest voter turnout among eligible voters in congressional elections is

What explanations have researchers suggested for decreasing voter turnout in the United States?

​Citizen mobilization to stop construction of a nuclear waste facility near their homes would be an example of the _________ phenomenon.

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

The effect of the Twenty-sixth Amendment,which enfranchised eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds,was to

The text defines suffrage and franchise as the right to

____________ championed the direct primary.

Unconventional political participation involving assembling crowds to confront businesses and local governments is known as​

Women were granted universal suffrage in​

Summarize the expansion of voting rights by describing federal government actions that granted the franchise to those who had been denied suffrage.

Most referenda are placed on the ballot by

Americans contributing money to a candidate's campaign is best defined as a form of

A 2013 supreme court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act allowed numerous states to

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

Citizen mobilization to stop construction of a nuclear waste facility near their homes would be an example of the _________ phenomenon.

Unconventional political participation involving assembling crowds to confront businesses and local governments is known as

Women were granted universal suffrage in