Political Science Chapter 6
What racial/ethnic group has shown the greatest increase in voter participation rates in presidential elections?
African Americans
What racial/ethnic group consistently turns out to vote at the highest rate in presidential elections?
Anglos
What country has the highest overall level of voter participation among these four countries?
Belgium
What two racial/ethnic groups are consistently most similar in their rates of voter participation across elections between 1996 and 2012?
Latinos and Asian Americans
Which of the following statements represents the views of those who support voter identification laws?
Showing a valid form of identification to vote increases public trust in election outcomes
Which of the following statements best describes the changes in presidential election turnout expressed in Figure 2?
The highest rate of increase in turnout was between the 1988 and 1992 presidential elections
Which of the following statements best describes the data presented in Figure 2?
Voter turnout in U.S. midterm elections has remained constant over time.
What do the bar graphs in Figure 4 reveal?
Voter turnout is typically highest among citizens 60 and older.
In general, where does voter participation in U.S. elections rank in comparison with voter participation in Belgium, France, and the UK?
among the lowest percentages
What racial/ethnic group consistently turns out to vote at the highest rate in presidential elections?
anglos
Which of the following demographic groups exhibits the highest rate of participation in U.S. elections?
elderly voters
How much did participation in U.S. presidential elections among voters aged 18 to 29 change between 2012 and 2016?
it increased by 1 percent
Why is voter participation in elections at all levels of government in the United States important?
it promotes the stability of our democracy, it is an opportunity to vote one's preferences, and it is a measure of the accountability of elected representatives
Voter participation in the United States are lowest in what type of elections?
local elections
Which of the following groups is most affected by voter identification laws?
lower-income, young, and minority voters
What country has experienced the largest overall decline in voter participation rates?
the United Kingdom
