Ch.7 Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Which of the following forms of political participation require citizens to spend a comparatively large amount of personal resources

-Demonstrating for political causes -Volunteering in a political campaign

Which of the following factors are sad to adversely affect voter turnout in the United States

-Frequent elections -Voter registration laws

Which of these groups vote at above average rates

-college-educated individuals -upper-income Americans

The tea party movement did not support which of the following policies

-government subsidies for health insurance -gun control legislation

Which of the following tactics were used to disenfranchise blacks in the post Civil War South despite the passage of the 15th amendment

-literacy tests -publicized list of voters

Which of the following are common recommendations to enhance voter participation in the United States

-opening poll centres for several days before Election Day -keeping polls open longer -making Election Day a nation holiday.

Which of the following are limitations of voting that are not present and other forms of political participation

-voting provides a political opinion only at a certain time -voting is limited to what is on the ballot

Which amendment to the constitution granted women the right to vote in the United States

19th Amendment

Which of the following nations has the highest to voter turnout rates

Belgium

Citizens who are partied identifiers have __________ levels of voter turnout rates than those who identify as independent

Higher

Compared to most European nations Americans community involvement is substantially _________ than that of European citizens

Higher

Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between income and political participation in the United States

Higher income citizens are the most active because they have the resources to participate effectively.

What law did Congress enact in 1993 that required states to allow people to register to vote when applying for a drivers license or public assistance

Motor Voter Act

Free societies thrive on the ____________ of citizens in the civic and political life of their communities

Participation

What is a social or political movement

a way for disenchanted citizens to voice their displeasure with government policy

Which of the following refers to a total lack of interest such as a total lack of interest in politics

apathy

How can Americans participate virtually in politics

by using resources and joining discussions on the internet

Which group of Americans have the highest level of voter participation

highest 20% of income earners

Although some people believe it is insignificance which of the following may result if IDs were not required for voting

increased fraud

Protest activity is ___________ common today in the United States than in many Western democracies

less

Which of the following groups has the highest rate of voter turnout

middle aged people from the upper class

Internet and political participation peaks during which of the following

presidential elections

More people in the United States participate in election campaigns than people in other countries do because

the US has more elected posts than other countries do.

Why did states start registering voters

to prevent individuals from voting multiple times in the same election

Suffrage is the right to

to vote

The proportions of eligible adult citizens who actually vote in a given election is known as

voter turnout

Which two 2016 presidential candidates had very passionate followers likely to produce political movements?

-donald trump -bernie sanders

The Occupy Wall Street movement was and predominately at which issue

Income inequality

Which of the following arguments drew large support for passing the 26th amendment granting 18 year olds the right to vote

since they were eligible for the draft, they should be eligible to vote

Differences in which of the following are factors that influence voter participation

-sense of duty -age -education

Harvard's Robert Putnam defined the sum of face-to-face civic interactions among citizens in a society as its ________ capital

social