PLSC Chapter 14

An example of when an election marked a major turning point in American policymaking was in ______.

1932 when the election of Franklin Roosevelt inaugurated the New Deal

In Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the Supreme Court ______.

invalidated part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Barbour and Wright survey the research concerning non-voters and conclude that ______.

it is unclear whether higher voter turnout would have an effect on election outcomes

A consequence of many voters refusing to participate in elections might be that the ______.

legitimacy of the political system comes into question

Barbour and Wright contend that one easily forgotten advantage of elections is that ______.

voters pay attention to politics during elections and thus learn something about their political system