Am. Gov. Chapter 7
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 of the following refers to a total lack of interest, such as a total lack of interest in politics??
apathy
differences in which of the following are factors that influence voter participation?
education age sense of duty
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?
government subsidies for health insurance
citizens who are party identifiers have _______ levels of voter turnout rates than those who identify as independent.
higher
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.
The occupy wall street movement was aimed predominantly 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
Which of the following lawmakers were the original targets of the tea party movement?
lawmakers who supported bank bailouts
Protest activity is _________ common today in the United States than in many Western democracies.
less
Which of the following tactics were used to disenfranchise blacks in the post-civil war south despite the passage of the fifteenth amendment?
literacy tests publicized lists of voters
which of the following are common recommendations to enhance voter participation in the united states?
making election day a national holiday opening poll centers for several days before election day keeping polls open longer on election day
compared to citizens in europe, americans are _________ likely to contribute time and money to political campaigns.
more
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
True or false: voter turnout decreased in the united states once states enacted registration laws around 1900
true
suffrage is the right to
vote
Which of the following results from a high frequency of elections, such as having a primary, general, and referenda elections?
voter fatigue
Which of the following voting restrictions increases the burden on citizens who move frequently?
voter registration requirements
The proportion of eligible adult citizens who actually vote in a given election is known as ____________ ____________
voter turnout
How can Americans participate virtually in politics?
by using resources and joining discussions on the internet
which amendment to the constitution granted women the right to vote in the united states?
the nineteenth amendment
which amendment to the u.s. constitution extended voting rights to eighteen-year-olds?
the twenty-sixth amendment
how do the tactical political protests of today differ from the traditional protests that arose as a desperate act?
today's protests are commonly staged for television. today's protests serve primarily to bring attention to a cause. today's protests usually involve a large amount of planning.
which of the following are conventional forms of political participation?
voting on election day contributing time to a political campaign donating money to a political cause
Which of these groups vote at above average rates?
college-educated individuals upper-income Americans
which of the following groups has the highest rate of voter turnout?
young people with college experience