Govt: Chapter 7 Political Participation

Which of the following tactics were used to disenfranchise blacks in the post-Civil War South despite the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment?

- publicized lists of voters - literacy tests

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

Belgium

How did the Supreme Court rule on the Indiana law requiring citizens to obtain a government-issued voter identification card in order to vote?

It upheld the Indiana law

True or false: Voter turnout decreased in the United States once states enacted registration laws around 1900.

True

What is social or political movement?

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

How can Americans participate virtually in politics?

by using resources and joining discussions on the Internet

People who believe that citizens ought to participate in political affairs are likely to describe voting as an exercise in

civic duty

Citizens who are party identifiers have ______________ levels of voter turnout rates than those who identify as independent.

higher

Compared to most Europeans nations, American's community involvement is substantially _________________ than that of European citizens.

higher

Which group of Americans have the highest level of voter participation?

highest 20% of income earners

The Occupy Wall Street movement was aimed predominately at which issue?

income inequality

Although some people believe it is insignificant, 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

Compared to citizens in Europe, Americans are __________________ likely to contribute time and money to political campaigns.

more

Senior citizens in the United States have a ________________ rate of voter turnout than voters under the age of 30 do.

much higher

The process by which citizens engage in the civic and political life of their communities is called ___________________ ___________________________

political participation

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

the Motor Voter Act

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended voting rights to eighteen-year-olds?

the Twenty-sixth Amendment

Suffrage is the right to ____________________

vote

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

- frequent elections - voter registration laws

The Tea Party movement did not support which of the following policies?

- gun control legislation - government subsidies for health insurance

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

social

Americans participate more in politics than do citizens of other western democracies except in which of the following activities?

turning out to vote on election day

Which of the following results from a high frequency of elections, such as having primary, general, and referenda elections?

voter fatigue

The proportion 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?

- Bernie Sanders - Donald Trump

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

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

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

- education - sense of duty - age

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

- keeping polls open longer on Election Day - making Election Day a national holiday - opening poll centers for several days before Election Day

Which of these groups vote at above average rates?

- upper-income Americans - college-educated individuals

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