Participation and Voting
Which of the following techniques is considered most effective in mobilizing voters?
Face to face contact
In recent years, participation among Latino Americans
Has steadily increased
It is likely that eliminating state-level voter registration laws would
Increase voter turnout among younger people
What bloc of voters has recently been called "the sleeping giant"?
Latino Americans
Which of the following factors is not currently an obstacle to voting in the U.S.?
Literacy Tests
The Digital Divide means
Not all citizens have equal access to the internet
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the rates of political participation among different age groups?
Older people have much higher rates of participation than young people
Studies have discovered ________ to be the key element of successful mobilization efforts.
Personal Contact
Which of the following statements about the digital divide is NOT true?
All racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are equally likely to have online access
Currently, African Americans
Are more likely to participate when they feel a shared sense of collective identity
Social capital refers to
Community networks that motivate political participation
______ is the single most important factor in predicting whether an individual votes.
Education Level
Under the Constitution, _________ has/have the power to regulate elections.
State legislatures
Voter-registration requirements and processed are determined and controlled by
The states
Which group won voting rights most recently?
18 to 20 year olds
When did African Americans truly gain voting rights in the U.S. without fear of reprisal?
1965
On average over the last 40 years, how many U.S. house races have been very competitive in each election?
24
About _____ percent of eligible voters turn out for midterm congressional elections.
33
Which of the following is not a form of traditional political participation?
Uploading a political video to youtube
Which of the following is NOT a reform that has attempted to make voting easier?
Voter ID laws
One reason that there are fewer women than men in elected office is that
Women are less likely to run for office than men
In states that do not require registration or that allow registration on the day of the election,
Younger and less affluent voters turn out in larger percentages