FED ch. 11: Voting and Participation

Oregon has had a very high rate of voting, in part due to its _____ system of voting, which enables voters to avoid long lines at the polling booth.

vote by mail

Which amendment extended voting rights to African American males? a. Fifteenth b. Nineteenth c. Eleventh d. Twelfth

a. Fifteenth

Roughly how many college-educated people vote in elections? a. three-fourths b. one-half c. one-third d. one-quarter

a. three-fourths

In recent years, after voting, what has been the most common nonvoting form of political participation in the United States? a. trying to influence others' votes b. giving money to campaigns c. attending political meetings d. working for a party or candidate

a. trying to influence others' votes

How do the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian models of participation compare? a.) The Jeffersonian Model held equality as an important political value, whereas the Hamiltonian Model emphasized efficient and effective outcomes. b.) Both the Jeffersonian and the Hamiltonian models held equality and citizen participation as important political values. c.) The Hamiltonian Model held equality as an important political value, whereas the Jeffersonian Model emphasized efficient and effective outcomes. d.) Both the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian models placed emphasis on efficient and effective outcomes, favoring a larger role for elites.

a.) The Jeffersonian Model held equality as an important political value, whereas the Hamiltonian Model emphasized efficient and effective outcomes.

Around what age does voter turnout peak in the United States? a. 45 b. 60 c. 25 d. 30

b. 60

Which historical protest involved the dumping of tea in opposition to the British government-backed monopoly? a. Tea Party Rally b. Boston Tea Party c. Shays's Rebellion d. Watts Riots

b. Boston Tea Party

Which Supreme Court case outlawed the practice of the white primary? a. California Democratic Party v. Jones b. Smith v. Allwright c. Griswold v. Connecticut d. Marbury v. Madison

b. Smith v. Allwright

Which women's suffrage advocate was arrested after her attempt to vote in 1872? a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton b. Susan B. Anthony c. Victoria Claflin Woodhull d. Eleanor Roosevelt

b. Susan B. Anthony

Which amendment set the voting age at 18? a. First b. Twenty-Sixth c. Nineteenth d. Second

b. Twenty-Sixth

Which approach views participation in elections as a product of citizens' attitudes about the political system? a. economic b. psychological c. genetic d. institutional

b. psychological

The National Voter Registration Act did which of the following? a. required states to allow absentee ballots so voters could vote by mail b. required states to allow voters to register when they apply for or renew their driver's licenses c. required states to register all eligible voters, though the states could define "eligible" d. required states to remove ineligible voters from their rolls

b. required states to allow voters to register when they apply for or renew their driver's licenses

The voting-age population measure has been in error, it is argued, because it does not take into account increases in the number of immigrants and convicted felons who are ineligible to vote. What new measure corrects for these trends? a. the available voter b. the voting-eligible population c. the adjusted voter d. the legal voter

b. the voting-eligible population

Which president needed to call upon federal troops to remove protesting army veterans from Washington? a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. Bill Clinton c. Herbert Hoover d. George W. Bush

c. Herbert Hoover

Ironically, which state elected Joseph Rainey, the first African American member of the House of Representatives? a. West Virginia b. Virginia c. South Carolina d. North Carolina

c. South Carolina

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between income and voting? a. Those with a high income and those with a low income are equally likely to vote. b. The lower one's income, the more likely one is to vote. c. The higher one's income, the more likely one is to vote. d. Those who represent the annual median family income in the U.S. are most likely to vote.

c. The higher one's income, the more likely one is to vote.

Which of the following forms of political participation is continuing to rise dramatically, especially in the last decade? a. attending political meetings b. working for a political candidate c. communicating directly with members of Congress d. recruiting for a political party

c. communicating directly with members of Congress

How does the average rate of voter turnout in the U.S. compare to that of other democracies? a. It is much higher. b. It is about the same. c. It is slightly higher. d. It is lower.

d. It is lower

Which of the following is true when it comes to the role of the Constitution and the states in regards to elections? a. The Constitution divides the responsibility for holding elections relatively equally between the federal government and the states. b. The Constitution includes guidelines for all state and national elections, and requires the national government to establish eligibility requirements for the states. c. The Constitution is very specific about the dominant role of the federal government in holding elections, and the states play a limited role. d. The Constitution is nearly silent on the rules about voting in elections, leaving such choices to the states.

d. The Constitution is nearly silent on the rules about voting in elections, leaving such choices to the states.

In which type of voting system are citizens required by law to vote? a. preferential voting b. proxy voting c. plurality voting d. compulsory voting

d. compulsory voting

What is the most common form of political participation in the U.S.? a. attending a political meeting b. making financial donations to campaigns c. working for a party or candidate d. voting

d. voting

According to the _______ model, citizens consider the costs and benefits of voting; when the benefits exceed the costs, they turn out to vote.

economic

The concept of ________ describes a trend in which older voters who pass away are replaced in the electorate by less reliable young voters

generational replacement

In the _____________ model, voting is understood to be shaped by the rules of the system, by political party behavior, by the ways candidates run their campaigns, and by the context of the election.

institutional

_________ required potential voters to prove they could read, and were applied differently to whites and blacks.

litercy test