political science chapter 7

Which of these groups vote at above average rates?

-college-educated individuals -upper-income Americans

Which of the following are conventional forms of political participation?

-contributing time to a political campaign -voting on election day -donating money to a political cause

Which two 2016 presidential candidates had very passionate followers likely to produce political movements?

-donald trump -bernie sanders

Which of the following factors are said to adversly affect voter turnout in the united states?

-frequent elections -voter registration laws

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

-government subsidies for health insurance -gun control legislation

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

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

-sense of duty -education -age

The United States' voter turnout rate in presidential elections tend to hover around:

60%

Which of the following arguments drew large support for passing the twenty sixth amendment, granting eighteen year olds the right to vote?

Since eighteen year olds were eligible for the draft, they should be able to vote

What is a social or political movement?

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

Which of the following refers to a total lack of interest, such as a total lack of interest in politics?

apathy

citizens who are party identifiers have ___ levels of voter turnout than those who identify as independent

higher

which correctly describes the relationship between income and political participation in the US?

higher income citizens are the most active because they have the resources

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

highest 20% of income earners

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

income inequality

Although some people think it is insignificant, which of the following may result if IDs were not required at voting

increased fraud

Protest activity is ______ common today in the United Sates than in many Western democracies.

less

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

motor voter act

Senior citizens in the United States have a ____________ rate of voter turnout that votes 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

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

social

More people in the United States participate in election campaigns than people in other countries do because

the United States has more elected posts than other countries do

Why did states start registering voters?

to prevent individuals from voting multiple times in the same election

true or false: voter turnout decreased in the united states once states enacted registration laws around 1900

true

how can americans participate virtually in politics?

using resources and joining discussions on the Internet

suffrage is the right to

vote

The proportion of eligible adult citizens who actually vote in a given election is known as ______ ________

voter turnout

Which of the following are common recommendations to enhance voter participation in the united states?

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

which amendment granted women the right to vote?

19th amendment

According to the Department of Labor, roughly _______ of Americans participate in volunteer activities annually

25%