Question 1

The Motor Voter Act is a federal law.What does it do?

Accepted Answer

A) It requires states to allow "drive-in window" type voter registration 
B) It requires states to automatically register any driver 18 or over (who does not fall into one of the restricted groups in that state). 
C) It requires states to offer voter registration when people apply for a driver's license, renew their license, or visit a government agency that offers public assistance benefits. 
D) It requires states to use driver's license lists to send out voter registration cards to people over the age of 18 who have not yet registered (unless they are ineligible for some reason in that state). 
E) It provides funding for state voter-registration drives by subsidizing the registration officials who must travel through the state to register voters. 
A) It requires states to allow "drive-in window" type voter registration 
B) It requires states to automatically register any driver 18 or over (who does not fall into one of the restricted groups in that state). 
C) It requires states to offer voter registration when people apply for a driver's license, renew their license, or visit a government agency that offers public assistance benefits. 
D) It requires states to use driver's license lists to send out voter registration cards to people over the age of 18 who have not yet registered (unless they are ineligible for some reason in that state). 
E) It provides funding for state voter-registration drives by subsidizing the registration officials who must travel through the state to register voters.

Question 2

The election that brought Republicans to power in many states and mobilized voters with the "Contract with America," was in reaction to the unpopular policies of

Accepted Answer

A) Richard Nixon. 
B) Lyndon Johnson. 
C) Ronald Reagan. 
D) Bill Clinton. 
E) George W.Bush. 
A) Richard Nixon. 
B) Lyndon Johnson. 
C) Ronald Reagan. 
D) Bill Clinton. 
E) George W.Bush.

Question 3

Primary elections

Accepted Answer

A) allow voters to remove an elected official from office. 
B) determine the candidates that will run under party labels. 
C) are put on the ballot through petition. 
D) choose actual officeholders. 
E) are governed exclusively by national law. 
A) allow voters to remove an elected official from office. 
B) determine the candidates that will run under party labels. 
C) are put on the ballot through petition. 
D) choose actual officeholders. 
E) are governed exclusively by national law.

Question 4

The Fifteenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

A) lowered the voting age to 18. 
B) established direct elections for U.S.senators. 
C) extended the right to vote to women. 
D) prohibits states from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 
E) prohibited states from charging voters a poll tax. 
A) lowered the voting age to 18. 
B) established direct elections for U.S.senators. 
C) extended the right to vote to women. 
D) prohibits states from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 
E) prohibited states from charging voters a poll tax.

Question 5

A state in which two parties alternate in winning majorities is called a

Accepted Answer

A) battleground state. 
B) swing state. 
C) unicameral state. 
D) two-party state. 
E) safe seat. 
A) battleground state. 
B) swing state. 
C) unicameral state. 
D) two-party state. 
E) safe seat.

Question 6

How many states permitted voters to cast their ballots in person several days before the election in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A) 35 
B) 0 
C) 50 
D) 10 
E) 23 
A) 35 
B) 0 
C) 50 
D) 10 
E) 23

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the section of Article IV of the U.S.Constitution that addresses state and local elections?

Accepted Answer

A) It guarantees only a "republican form of government." 
B) It guarantees that state elections should follow the example of national elections "as completely as possible." 
C) It gives power specifically to each state, "to be determined by its legislature in the way it deems most democratic." 
D) It reserves the power to the U.S.Congress to "standardize the process in order to achieve efficiency of government." 
E) It reserves the power to the federal judiciary, which is directed to "establish guidelines to which all states should adhere." 
A) It guarantees only a "republican form of government." 
B) It guarantees that state elections should follow the example of national elections "as completely as possible." 
C) It gives power specifically to each state, "to be determined by its legislature in the way it deems most democratic." 
D) It reserves the power to the U.S.Congress to "standardize the process in order to achieve efficiency of government." 
E) It reserves the power to the federal judiciary, which is directed to "establish guidelines to which all states should adhere."

Question 8

Approximately what percent of the voting age-population voted in the 2006 congressional midterm elections?

Accepted Answer

A) 36 
B) 17 
C) 93 
D) 4 
E) 55 
A) 36 
B) 17 
C) 93 
D) 4 
E) 55

Question 9

The spokesperson for political parties is the

Accepted Answer

A) executive director. 
B) majority whip. 
C) party president. 
D) party chair. 
E) party boss. 
A) executive director. 
B) majority whip. 
C) party president. 
D) party chair. 
E) party boss.

Question 10

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment prohibited states from charging voters a poll tax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an aim of public financing laws?

Accepted Answer

A) To ensure that only independently wealthy individuals are able to mount serious runs for elected office 
B) To reduce the potential for corruption in relationships between donors and elected officials 
C) To increase total spending 
D) To increase taxes for citizens 
E) To encourage competition by third-party candidates 
A) To ensure that only independently wealthy individuals are able to mount serious runs for elected office 
B) To reduce the potential for corruption in relationships between donors and elected officials 
C) To increase total spending 
D) To increase taxes for citizens 
E) To encourage competition by third-party candidates

Question 12

Recall elections provide an opportunity to remove unpopular officials from office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 2008, in how many states can voters cast absentee ballots without the requirement of providing a reason for needing to do so?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 14 
C) 23 
D) 28 
E) 34 
A) 12 
B) 14 
C) 23 
D) 28 
E) 34

Question 14

___________ deal with how registered voters can demonstrate to poll workers that they are who they say they are.

Accepted Answer

A) Voter verification rules 
B) Eligibility proof laws 
C) Voter registration requirements 
D) Voter identification laws 
E) Voter turnout calculation rules 
A) Voter verification rules 
B) Eligibility proof laws 
C) Voter registration requirements 
D) Voter identification laws 
E) Voter turnout calculation rules

Question 15

Which states do NOT prohibit prison inmates from voting?

Accepted Answer

A) Tennessee and Kentucky 
B) Maine and Vermont 
C) Montana and Idaho 
D) Kansas and Colorado 
E) North Carolina and Virginia 
A) Tennessee and Kentucky 
B) Maine and Vermont 
C) Montana and Idaho 
D) Kansas and Colorado 
E) North Carolina and Virginia

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a role or activity of political parties in elections?

Accepted Answer

A) Candidate recruitment 
B) Voter mobilization 
C) Printing ballots 
D) Providing structure for elections 
E) Helping provide campaign resources 
A) Candidate recruitment 
B) Voter mobilization 
C) Printing ballots 
D) Providing structure for elections 
E) Helping provide campaign resources

Question 17

When a person casts votes for all of one party's candidates, he or she casts a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) thoughtless ballot. 
B) straight ticket vote. 
C) absentee ballot. 
D) office block ticket. 
E) electronic voting machine. 
A) thoughtless ballot. 
B) straight ticket vote. 
C) absentee ballot. 
D) office block ticket. 
E) electronic voting machine.

Question 18

In 2008, the only region in which Republicans gained state legislative seats was the

Accepted Answer

A) South. 
B) Northeast. 
C) Midwest. 
D) Southwest. 
E) Pacific coast. 
A) South. 
B) Northeast. 
C) Midwest. 
D) Southwest. 
E) Pacific coast.

Question 19

Who or what holds ultimate power over national elections in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) The state legislatures 
B) The U.S.Congress 
C) The U.S.president 
D) It is shared by the states and the federal government 
E) The federal judiciary 
A) The state legislatures 
B) The U.S.Congress 
C) The U.S.president 
D) It is shared by the states and the federal government 
E) The federal judiciary

Question 20

Decisions about the conduct of elections have traditionally been most influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) the president. 
B) the federal government. 
C) the Supreme Court. 
D) city councils. 
E) state governments. 
A) the president. 
B) the federal government. 
C) the Supreme Court. 
D) city councils. 
E) state governments.

Exam 23: Parties and Elections in the States

The Motor Voter Act is a federal law.What does it do?

The election that brought Republicans to power in many states and mobilized voters with the "Contract with America," was in reaction to the unpopular policies of

Primary elections

The Fifteenth Amendment

A state in which two parties alternate in winning majorities is called a

How many states permitted voters to cast their ballots in person several days before the election in 2008?

Which of the following best describes the section of Article IV of the U.S.Constitution that addresses state and local elections?

Approximately what percent of the voting age-population voted in the 2006 congressional midterm elections?

The spokesperson for political parties is the

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment prohibited states from charging voters a poll tax.

Which of the following is an aim of public financing laws?

Recall elections provide an opportunity to remove unpopular officials from office.

In 2008, in how many states can voters cast absentee ballots without the requirement of providing a reason for needing to do so?

___________ deal with how registered voters can demonstrate to poll workers that they are who they say they are.

Which states do NOT prohibit prison inmates from voting?

Which of the following is NOT a role or activity of political parties in elections?

When a person casts votes for all of one party's candidates, he or she casts a(n)

In 2008, the only region in which Republicans gained state legislative seats was the

Who or what holds ultimate power over national elections in the U.S.?

Decisions about the conduct of elections have traditionally been most influenced by

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

Political Culture and Ideology

The US political Landscape

Political Parties

Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and US politics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Policy

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign Defense Policy

State and Local Politics

State Constitutions

State Legislatures

State Governors

Judges and Justice in the States

Local Governments and Metropolitics

Making State and Local Policy

Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments

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