Question 1

New media can level the electoral playing field for third-party candidates by

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the number of candidates who run in elections. 
B)  increasing candidate reliance on money from special interests, corporations, special interests, and wealthy donors. 
C)  reducing the number of people who vote in elections. 
D)  reducing candidate reliance on money from special interests, corporations, special interests, and wealthy donors. 
E)  reducing the number of candidates who run in elections. 
A)  increasing the number of candidates who run in elections. 
B)  increasing candidate reliance on money from special interests, corporations, special interests, and wealthy donors. 
C)  reducing the number of people who vote in elections. 
D)  reducing candidate reliance on money from special interests, corporations, special interests, and wealthy donors. 
E)  reducing the number of candidates who run in elections.

Question 2

What was the original purpose of voter registration?

Accepted Answer

A)  to reduce corruption by making it more difficult to vote 
B)  to simplify the voting process 
C)  to make voters more dependent on the political parties 
D)  to raise revenues for the government 
E)  to reduce the number of women who voted in national elections. 
A)  to reduce corruption by making it more difficult to vote 
B)  to simplify the voting process 
C)  to make voters more dependent on the political parties 
D)  to raise revenues for the government 
E)  to reduce the number of women who voted in national elections.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the digital divide is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A lack of skills is a primary reason Latinos are offline. 
B)  A lack of interest is a primary reason elderly Americans are offline. 
C)  Cost is a primary reason the poor are offline. 
D)  All racial and ethnic groups in the United States are equally likely to have online access. 
E)  Racial minorities and younger Americans are likely to access the Internet through mobile devices such as cell phones, even if they lack home access. 
A)  A lack of skills is a primary reason Latinos are offline. 
B)  A lack of interest is a primary reason elderly Americans are offline. 
C)  Cost is a primary reason the poor are offline. 
D)  All racial and ethnic groups in the United States are equally likely to have online access. 
E)  Racial minorities and younger Americans are likely to access the Internet through mobile devices such as cell phones, even if they lack home access.

Question 4

Accidental mobilization occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  people are mistakenly contacted by a political party on Election Day. 
B)  individuals are exposed to political information that they did not explicitly seek out. 
C)  a candidate makes a verbal gaffe that leads new groups of people to vote in an election. 
D)  turnout in a midterm congressional election is much higher than analysts predict. 
E)  interest groups, rather than political parties, mobilize the majority of voters in an election. 
A)  people are mistakenly contacted by a political party on Election Day. 
B)  individuals are exposed to political information that they did not explicitly seek out. 
C)  a candidate makes a verbal gaffe that leads new groups of people to vote in an election. 
D)  turnout in a midterm congressional election is much higher than analysts predict. 
E)  interest groups, rather than political parties, mobilize the majority of voters in an election.

Question 5

What percentage of eligible voters participated in the 2008 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  38 percent 
B)  43 percent 
C)  51 percent 
D)  62 percent 
E)  74 percent 
A)  38 percent 
B)  43 percent 
C)  51 percent 
D)  62 percent 
E)  74 percent

Question 6

Which of the following statements about registration rules is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twelve states allow citizens to register to vote on the same day as the election. 
B)  On average, Election Day registration increases turnout by 5 percent. 
C)  Turnout among the young, the less educated, and the poor is significantly higher in states allowing citizens to register to vote on the same day as the election. 
D)  No states have adopted Election Day registration since 1971. 
E)  North Dakota does not require voter registration at all. 
A)  Twelve states allow citizens to register to vote on the same day as the election. 
B)  On average, Election Day registration increases turnout by 5 percent. 
C)  Turnout among the young, the less educated, and the poor is significantly higher in states allowing citizens to register to vote on the same day as the election. 
D)  No states have adopted Election Day registration since 1971. 
E)  North Dakota does not require voter registration at all.

Question 7

Participation in elections has decreased significantly since 2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An example of the phenomenon called the gender gap would be that

Accepted Answer

A)  more women than men vote for Democrats. 
B)  more women than men vote for Republicans. 
C)  more men than women turn out to vote. 
D)  in families, it is usually women who determine how the family votes. 
E)  more men than women have had their ballots invalidated. 
A)  more women than men vote for Democrats. 
B)  more women than men vote for Republicans. 
C)  more men than women turn out to vote. 
D)  in families, it is usually women who determine how the family votes. 
E)  more men than women have had their ballots invalidated.

Question 9

Poll taxes and literacy tests were used by southern states to prevent African Americans from voting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The political power of Asian Americans has recently been hindered because of the

Accepted Answer

A)  diversity of national backgrounds and cultures. 
B)  political apathy among Asian American voters. 
C)  disenfranchisement of Asian American voters in the 1990s. 
D)  lack of a sufficiently large population for bloc voting. 
E)  absence of organizations working to mobilize Asian Americans. 
A)  diversity of national backgrounds and cultures. 
B)  political apathy among Asian American voters. 
C)  disenfranchisement of Asian American voters in the 1990s. 
D)  lack of a sufficiently large population for bloc voting. 
E)  absence of organizations working to mobilize Asian Americans.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the goal of the EMILY's List organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  to promote the expansion of pro-life legislation 
B)  to advocate a pro-life position to the public 
C)  to raise money for Democratic women candidates interested in running for office 
D)  to litigate sex discrimination cases in court 
E)  to increase the number of African American representatives in Congress 
A)  to promote the expansion of pro-life legislation 
B)  to advocate a pro-life position to the public 
C)  to raise money for Democratic women candidates interested in running for office 
D)  to litigate sex discrimination cases in court 
E)  to increase the number of African American representatives in Congress

Question 12

The term suffrage refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the misery that results from being unable to vote. 
B)  the right to vote. 
C)  paying poll taxes. 
D)  the right to hold public office. 
E)  the right to assemble. 
A)  the misery that results from being unable to vote. 
B)  the right to vote. 
C)  paying poll taxes. 
D)  the right to hold public office. 
E)  the right to assemble.

Question 13

Election Day registration was outlawed after passage of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Evangelical Protestants are more likely to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Republican Party. 
B)  the Democratic Party. 
C)  the Moral Majority Party. 
D)  the Green Party. 
E)  no party; they are typically nonpartisan. 
A)  the Republican Party. 
B)  the Democratic Party. 
C)  the Moral Majority Party. 
D)  the Green Party. 
E)  no party; they are typically nonpartisan.

Question 15

How many Americans claimed to be completely offline in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  20 percent 
D)  50 percent 
E)  75 percent 
A)  1 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  20 percent 
D)  50 percent 
E)  75 percent

Question 16

Describe the influence of race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status in political participation. How do these differences affect the character and level of political participation?

Accepted Answer

Race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconom

Question 17

Does online participation lead to more or less participation offline? What reasons are there to believe that online participation will lead to more participation? What reasons are there to believe that online participation will lead to less participation?

Accepted Answer

The impact of online participation on of

Question 18

What Supreme Court case ruled that prayer in public schools was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
B)  Engel v. Vitale 
C)  Roe v. Wade 
D)  Falwell v. Hustler 
E)  Brown v. Board of Education 
A)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
B)  Engel v. Vitale 
C)  Roe v. Wade 
D)  Falwell v. Hustler 
E)  Brown v. Board of Education

Question 19

The term turnout describes the number of people that

Accepted Answer

A)  register to vote. 
B)  actually vote. 
C)  vote for the incumbent. 
D)  volunteer for an election campaign. 
E)  make a monetary contribution to a political candidate. 
A)  register to vote. 
B)  actually vote. 
C)  vote for the incumbent. 
D)  volunteer for an election campaign. 
E)  make a monetary contribution to a political candidate.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a reform that has attempted to make voting easier?

Accepted Answer

A)  the National Voter Registration Act 
B)  early voting 
C)  Election Day registration 
D)  voter ID laws 
E)  permanent absentee ballot 
A)  the National Voter Registration Act 
B)  early voting 
C)  Election Day registration 
D)  voter ID laws 
E)  permanent absentee ballot

New media can level the electoral playing field for third-party candidates by

What was the original purpose of voter registration?

Which of the following statements about the digital divide is not true?

Accidental mobilization occurs when

What percentage of eligible voters participated in the 2008 presidential election?

Which of the following statements about registration rules is false?

Participation in elections has decreased significantly since 2000.

An example of the phenomenon called the gender gap would be that

Poll taxes and literacy tests were used by southern states to prevent African Americans from voting.

The political power of Asian Americans has recently been hindered because of the

Which of the following best describes the goal of the EMILY's List organization?

The term suffrage refers to

Election Day registration was outlawed after passage of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act.

Evangelical Protestants are more likely to be associated with

How many Americans claimed to be completely offline in 2012?

Describe the influence of race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status in political participation. How do these differences affect the character and level of political participation?

Does online participation lead to more or less participation offline? What reasons are there to believe that online participation will lead to more participation? What reasons are there to believe that online participation will lead to less participation?

What Supreme Court case ruled that prayer in public schools was unconstitutional?

The term turnout describes the number of people that

Which of the following is not a reform that has attempted to make voting easier?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

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Exam 8: Political Participation and Voting

New media can level the electoral playing field for third-party candidates by

What was the original purpose of voter registration?

Which of the following statements about the digital divide is not true?

Accidental mobilization occurs when

What percentage of eligible voters participated in the 2008 presidential election?

Which of the following statements about registration rules is false?

Participation in elections has decreased significantly since 2000.

An example of the phenomenon called the gender gap would be that

Poll taxes and literacy tests were used by southern states to prevent African Americans from voting.

The political power of Asian Americans has recently been hindered because of the

Which of the following best describes the goal of the EMILY's List organization?

The term suffrage refers to

Election Day registration was outlawed after passage of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act.

Evangelical Protestants are more likely to be associated with

How many Americans claimed to be completely offline in 2012?

Describe the influence of race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status in political participation. How do these differences affect the character and level of political participation?

Does online participation lead to more or less participation offline? What reasons are there to believe that online participation will lead to more participation? What reasons are there to believe that online participation will lead to less participation?

What Supreme Court case ruled that prayer in public schools was unconstitutional?

The term turnout describes the number of people that

Which of the following is not a reform that has attempted to make voting easier?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Filters