Ch. 7 Government

common recommendations to enhance voter participation in the US?

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

Differences that influence voter participation...

-sense of duty -education -age

What are limitations of voting that are not present in other forms of political representation?

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

Which amendment granted women the right to vote in the US?

19th amendment

Which amendment to the US constitution extended voting rights to 18 y.o?

26th amendment

most accurate relationship between income and political participation

High income citizens most active b/c they have the resources to participate effectively

What law did congress enact in 1993 that required states to allow people to register to vote when applying for a drivers license or public assistance?

Moter Voter Act

what is a social or political movement?

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

Social Captial

face-to-face civic interactions among citizens in a society

Those who are party identifiers have __________ levels of voter turnout rates than those who identify as independent

higher

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

income equality

How did the SC rule the Indiana law requiring citizens to obtain a government0issued ID in order to vote?

it upheld the Indiana law

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 US than in Western democracies

less

senior citizens have a ________________ rate of voter turnout than voters under the age of 30 do

much higher

Internet politcal participation peaks during which of the following?

presidential elections

political participation

process by which citizens engage in the civic and political life of their communities

voter turnout

proportion of eligible adult citizens who actually vote in a given election

suffrage

the right to vote

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

voting on election day

what forms of political participations require citizens to spend a comparatively large amount of personal resources?

-demonstrating for political causes -volunteering in a political campaign

How do the tactical political protests of today differ from traditional protests that arose as a desperate act?

-today's protests usually involve a large amount of planning -todays protests serve primarily to bring attention to a cause -today's protests are commonly staged for TV

voter fatigue

results from a high frequency of elections such as having primary, general, and referenda elections

what factors adversely affect voter turnout in the US?

-frequent elections -voter registration laws

which tactics were used to disenfranchise blacks in post-Civil War South despite the passage of the 15th ammendment

-literacy tests -publicised lists of voters

what groups vote at above-average rates?

-upper-income americans -college-educatied americans

conventional forms of political participation

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

The Tea Party movement did not support which of the following: -cuts in federal tax rates -gun control legislation -gov. subsidies for health insurance -reductions in gov. spending

government subsidies for health insurance

which statement best describes the prevalent view of the public concerning protest activists in the US?

protest activity should be tolerated

apathy

refers to total lack of interest, such as total lack of interest in politics

Why did states start registering voters?

to prevent people from voting multiple times in the same election

How can people participate virtually in politics?

using resources and joining discussions on the Internet

alienation

feeling of powerlessness, such as rooted in the belief that government pays no attention to an individuals interests