Chapter 7:
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
Which of the following qualifications for voting was virtually eliminated in all states by the 1850s?
Property ownership
Psychological explanations of turnout suggest that voting will rise if
more Americans believe that government is responsive.
According to the text, with respect to political participation, "_________ is the great equalizer,..."
protest
Unconventional political participation involving assembling crowds to confront businesses and local governments is known as
direct action
The standard socioeconomic model of participation chiefly refers to
education, income, and occupation.
The majoritarian model of democracy favors
voting as the primary means of participation.
Compared with other nations in the world in granting suffrage to women, the United States
was among the first
The text defines suffrage and franchise as the right to
vote
According to the text, violent unconventional political participation is
sometimes worth the risk.
In general today, women politically participate
at about the same rate as men.
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
____________ championed the direct primary.
progressives
Although terrorism is an unconventional political action, it is generally not counted as unconventional political participation because
terrorists do not seek to influence government but to destroy it.
One recent criticism of referenda and initiatives is that
they create an expensive "industry" designed around circulating petitions and spending millions.
