AP Gov Unit 5.1

Which of the following statements is true based on the data in the line graph?

In the 2000 election, the gap between voters 65 and older and 18-29 years old was 2%, with voters older than 65 preferring the Democratic candidate.

A person votes for democratic candidates based on the belief that the policies of the Democratic Party will be personally beneficial. This type of voting matches which of the following voting behavior models?

Prospective voting

A voter's decision to support the incumbent president in an upcoming election is based on retreat economic growth and record law unemployment, which of the following models of voting behavior best characterizes this voter's decision?

Retrospective voting

Which of the following statements about voting behavior in national elections is most accurate?

Senior sentiments are more likely to vote than are college students

An emerging third party is struggling to get congressional candidates elected to office. Which of the following is a feature of the American political system that would explain in why the party is struggling to achieve its goal?

Single-memebr districts

Based on the map above, a prediction that could be made about the 2016 election in texas is that

The number of eligible voters decreased in the 2016 election

Which of the following is true of voter turnout in the United States =?

The voter participation rate is one of the lowest of any industrialized nation.

The graphic illustrates which of the following statements about political parties

There is an ongoing debate between political parties over the power and scope of the federal government, even as economic and demographic changes have altered party coalitions.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the data in the graphs?

Those with greater political efficacy have a more positive view of government; as a result, they are more likely to vote in elections.

A political science professor is researching the effects that the 15th and the 26th amendments have had on the American political system. Which of the following is the most likely reason the professor is researching these amendments.

To study the expansion of voting rights.

A citizen who uses the rational choice model of voting behavior selects candidates for office based on

What is thought to be in the citizen's own self-interest

An election in which there is a significant shift in the bases of electoral support from one political party to another is called a

realigning election

The concept of realignment refers to changes in

the social bases of the parties' voting support

The most widely performed act of political participation in the United States is

voting in presidential elections