POS 100 test 2 set 2
The typical procedure for an initiative requires petitions to feature the signatures of __________ of the number of registered voters in a state.
5 to 10 percent
Twenty-one state governors have been unseated through
Recall
Which country was the first to provide for the general election of representatives through mass suffrage?
United States
At the local level, voters elect about __________ of 13,800 school districts across the nation
95 percent
In 2001-2002, over 42 percent of registrations for voting were done though
motor-voter provisions
In Smith v. Allwright, the Supreme Court found __________ is (are) unconstitutional.
preventing blacks from voting in primary elections
The effect of the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which enfranchised eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds, was to
reduce the national voter turnout rate
A 2009 study showed that half of all voters are unaware that they can
register at motor vehicle offices
A legal action brought by a person or group on behalf of a number of people in similar circumstances is also known as a(n)
class action suit
Some studies show that direct political action appeals most to those who __________ the political system and have a _________ sense of political efficacy
distrust; strong
The standard socioeconomic model of participation chiefly refers to
education, income, and occupation
Petitioning a local government council to rebuild a curb in front of your home is a(n)
example of seeking particular benefits
Compared with other nations in the world in granting suffrage to women, the United States
was among the first
If voter-turnout was computed on the basis of registered voters, about __________ of Americans vote.
80 percent
The __________ to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Fifteenth Amendment
The last governor recalled from office was Governor
Gray Davis of California
Most referenda are placed on the ballot by
Legislatures
Which nation did not extend the vote on equal terms with men until 1971?
Switzerland
The amendment lowering the voting age to eighteen is the
Twenty-sixth Amendment
Women were first given the right to vote in
Wyoming
Direct action includes
a citizen's group appearing before the city council seeking change in an ordinance
A practical test of whether or not a government is democratic is whether
citizens can affect its policies by acting through its institutions.
Americans contributing money to a candidate's campaign is best defined as a form of
influencing behavior
Political scientists know less about unconventional forms of political participation because
it is easier to collect data on conventional practices and they are biased toward institutionalized, or conventional, politics
Americans are less likely to __________ than citizens of other countrie
join demonstrations
In Oregon, everyone votes by
Today, __________ states allow voters to both register and vote on the day of the election.
nine
A direct primary is a
preliminary election to choose party candidates
Studies of Americans who engage in "contacting behavior" like complaining to city hall find
they are not more likely to engage in other forms of political activity
The American emphasis on freedom over equality in political participation works to the benefit of
those with greater resources