Chapter 7 Quiz

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Which country was the first to provide for the general election of representatives through mass suffrage?

United States

Most referenda are placed on the ballot by

legislatures

Psychological explanations of turnout suggest that voting will rise if

more Americans believe that government is responsive.

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

those with greater resources.

*___________ championed the direct primary.

​Democrats

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

​NIMBY

​*According to the text, if the criterion is ___________, America has the best and most democratic government in the world.

​amount of political information available to voters

According to the text, Americans were __________ ​politically apathetic in 2012 compared to 1952.

​neither more nor less

According to the text, violent unconventional political participation is​

​sometimes worth the risk.

In Oregon, everyone votes by

Mail

Someone who asserts that elections "socialize political activity" is contending that elections are mechanisms that maintain

Order

Which of the following was the first known act of unconventional participation in America?

The Boston Tea Party

How does education affect voter turnout?

Well-educated people are more likely to vote than are their less-educated counterparts.

In general today, women politically participate

at about the same rate as men.

A practical test of whether or not a government is democratic is whether

citizens can affect its policies by acting through its institutions.

Congress and the states moved quickly to pass the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which lowered the voting age to eighteen, because they

hoped to channel student energy away from demonstrations and toward more conventional forms of participation.

Voting in the United States decreased during the 1970s and 1980s. Other forms of participation

increased or remained stable.

Characteristics frequently associated with nonvoters are

low education, low income, and being relatively young.

A direct primary is a

preliminary election to choose party candidates.

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

the United States.


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