GOVT 2305 Chapter 7

What is a social or political movement?

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

Generally, protests ______ have not been popular in the U.S.

against U.S. military action

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

apathy

Voter registration in the United States

began as a way of preventing voters from casting more than one ballot on election day.

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

civic duty

What protest movement of the modern era has had the most lasting effect?

civil rights

Which of the following forms of political participation require citizens to spend a comparatively large amount of personal resources?

demonstrating for political causes & volunteering in a political campaign

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

education, sense of duty & age

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

frequent elections & voter registration laws

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

higher

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

highest 20 percent of income earners

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

income inequality

Which of the following has the lowest voting rates?

independents

For a movement to succeed, it must

institutionalize its goals.

Which of the following lawmakers were the original targets of the Tea Party movement?

lawmakers who supported federal spending and higher taxes

In general, protest activity is ______ common in the United States than in many Western democracies.

less

Which of the following groups has the highest rate of voter turnout?

middle-aged people from the upper class

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

more

When it comes to protest activities, a majority of Americans are

not highly supportive of such activities, despite America's tradition of free expression.

The Tea Party's key initial issue was

opposition to high taxes.

Free societies thrive on the ______ of citizens in the civic and political life of their communities.

participation

Over 70 percent of Americans' political participation via community activities takes place in which of the following?

school-related groups, church-related groups & civic organizations

In what area has virtual participation been a tangible asset for political campaigns?

small-donor fundraising

Harvard's Robert Putnam refers to the sum of face-to-face civic interactions among citizens in a society as

social capital.

Regular voters tend to be characterized by a

strong sense of civic duty.

The citizens of ________ are most likely to take an active part in campaigns during an election.

the United States

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.

What sparked the Black Lives Matter movement?

the killing of unarmed young black men by police officers

Why did states start registering voters?

to prevent individuals from voting multiple times in the same election

The "motor voter" law

*All of these answers are correct. -linked voter registration to the public assistance application process. -linked voter registration to the vehicle registration process. -made it easier for citizens to register to vote. -was passed in 1993.

Suffrage is the right to

vote

In the past two decades, the level of turnout in presidential elections has averaged about

60%

Opponents of voter ID laws tend to be

Democrats.

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.

Which of the following states had its voter ID law upheld by the Supreme Court despite the Court's admission that the law was created with partisan intentions?

Indiana

The movement against gun violence had a relatively low profile until the mass killing at

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The mass killings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resulted in which of the following?

National School Walkout Day & March for Our Lives demonstrations

Which statement best describes the prevalent view of the public concerning protest activists in the United States?

Protest activity should be tolerated.

Which of the following statements are true regarding U.S. elections?

They are held more frequently than in other countries & They allow voters to choose party nominees.

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

True

Eighteen-, nineteen-, and twenty-year-old Americans were granted the right to vote by the passage of the ________ Amendment.

Twenty-Sixth (26th)

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

Belgium

One of the reasons voter turnout is lower in the United States than in western European countries is that

U.S. registration laws place a greater burden on the individual

Citizens in which of the following countries are most likely to talk to people about politics?

United States

What reason did the Supreme Court give for striking down North Carolina's voter ID law?

It had a discriminatory intent.

Who led the impassioned plea for tougher gun control measures after the Parkland shooting?

Parkland students

Citizens in which of the following countries are most likely to engage in political activities, such as volunteering for political campaigns?

United States

Although some people believe it is insignificant, which of the following may result if IDs are not required for voting?

increased fraud

Internet political participation peaks during which of the following?

presidential elections

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 amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote in the United States?

the Nineteenth Amendment

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

voter turnout.

Which of the following countries has the highest estimated voter turnout in recent national elections?

Belgium

To date, what is the most successful of the recent political movements?

the Tea Party movement

In comparison with citizens in western European democracies, Americans are LESS likely to

vote in national elections.

A sustained action taken by citizens disenchanted with government in order to express their opposition and work to bring about social or political change is a

political movement.

The adoption of voter identification card requirements by states

will likely cause a decline in voter turnout.

Voter turnout is LOWEST in which age group?

young adults

Which of the following explain why Europeans with less education and income vote at higher rates in their countries than their American counterparts?

Americans face more voter registration requirements & Class-based European organizations encourage participation.

The difference in the age of participating voters is more pronounced in

midterm congressional elections.

The #MeToo movement's larger goal was to

raise awareness of sexual misconduct.

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

the Twenty-Sixth Amendment