Chapter 7:

The typical procedure for an initiative requires petitions to feature the signatures of _________ of the number of registered voters in a state.

5 to 10 percent

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

Property ownership

Psychological explanations of turnout suggest that voting will rise if

more Americans believe that government is responsive.

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

protest

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

direct action

The standard socioeconomic model of participation chiefly refers to

education, income, and occupation.

The majoritarian model of democracy favors

voting as the primary means of participation.

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

was among the first

The text defines suffrage and franchise as the right to

vote

According to the text, violent unconventional political participation is​

​sometimes worth the risk.

In general today, women politically participate

at about the same rate as men.

A legal action brought by a person or group on behalf of a number of people in similar circumstances is also known as a(n)

class action suit

____________ championed the direct primary.

progressives

Although terrorism is an unconventional political action, it is generally not counted as unconventional political participation because

terrorists do not seek to influence government but to destroy it.

One recent criticism of referenda and initiatives is that

they create an expensive "industry" designed around circulating petitions and spending millions.