Exam 2 (gov 1): Chapter 7 Voting
education
Of all the social and economic variables affecting political participation, _________ is the strongest single factor.
have more than one political party
One criterion that must be met for a country to be democratic is that it must
more Americans believe that government is responsive
Psychological explanations of turnout suggest that voting will rise if
influencing behavior
contributing money to a candidate's campaign is an example of ________ behavior.
enforce new voter identification laws
A 2013 supreme court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act allowed numerous states to
class action suit
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)
number of elections held
According to the text, if the criterion is ___________, America has the best and most democratic government in the world.
protest
According to the text, with respect to political participation, "_________ is the great equalizer,..."
63%
Around the world, the percentage of countries holding regular, free, and fair elections has risen to _____ percent.
low education, low income, and being relatively young.
Characteristics frequently associated with nonvoters are
preventing blacks from voting in primary elections
In Smith v. Allwright, the Supreme Court found _________ is(are) unconstitutional.
the government
In nearly every other democratic country outside of the United States, the burden of registration is placed on
conventional
Relatively routine behaviors that use the established institutions of representative government such as voting in an election are called _____ participation.
much lower
Researchers have found that political apathy is _________ in the United States compared to almost all other nations.
recall
The ____ was backed by the Progressives as they wanted a mechanism to remove elected officials from office.
fifteenth
The __________ Amendment to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
pluralist
The ability of groups to make government respond to their special problems is best related to ________ theory.
26th amendment
The amendment lowering the voting age to eighteen is the
reduce the national voter turnout rate
The effect of the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which enfranchised eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds, was to
the states
The framers of the Constitution left the issue of voter enfranchisement to
voter turnout
The percentage of eligible voters who actually vote in a given election is called
education, income, and occupations
The standard socioeconomic model of participation chiefly refers to
colorado
The territory of Wyoming granted women the right to vote in 1869 and ______ followed as the first state to enfranchise women.
5-10%
The typical procedure for an initiative requires petitions to feature the signatures of _________ of the number of registered voters in a state.
unconventional participation to conventional participation
To maintain order, the government has a stake in converting _______ whenever possible.
direct action
When a leader assembles crowds to confront businesses and local governments to demand a hearing, he or she is engaging in
United States
Which country was the first to provide for the general election of representatives through mass suffrage?
Boston Tea Party
Which of the following was the first known act of unconventional participation in America?
19th
amendment granting women suffrage in 1920 (US was among the first)
calling county animal control to remove a raccoon
an example of contacting behavior
direct primary
preliminary election to choose party candidates
political participation
the actions of private citizens by which they seek to influence or support government and politics