Government 10.4

Which of the following BEST explains why punch-card voting is no longer legal? A. Punch cards cannot be printed in more than one language. B. Voters did not completely punch through their cards, resulting in unreadable ballots. C. Punch-card readers are extremely expensive, and so are unavailable in poorer districts. D. Optical scanning devices proved to be much more reasonable and accurate.

Voters did not completely punch through their cards, resulting in unreadable ballots

One important benefit of "no-excuse" mail-in absentee voting is that it A. enables people to vote without going to a polling place. B. allows all votes to be tallied well in advance of election day. C. safeguards the principle of the secret ballot and eliminates any possibility for fraud. D. appeals to the masses of young people, ages 18 to 20, who are now eligible to vote.

enables people to vote without going to a polling place

America's first elections involved public voting by voice. What made that method of voting unworkable? A. the invention of the first voting machine B. the growing number of eligible voters C. the adoption of the Australian ballot D. the move to secret ballots

the growing number of eligible voters

An advantage of holding State elections separately from federal elections is that A. voters would be more likely to go the polls. B. the probability of voter fraud would be much lower. C. the coattail effect would be totally eliminated. D. voters would focus more on State-level issues and candidates.

voters would focus more on State-level issues and candidates

Which of the following is an example of the coattail effect? A. Republicans winning elections at the same time as the popular Democratic President Franklin Roosevelt B. Democrats and Republicans manipulating voting districts to ensure that their candidate wins the election C. Republicans being elected at the same time as the popular Republican President Ronald Reagan D. Democrats and Republicans using their positions in government to fund favorite projects

Republicans being elected at the same time as the popular Republican President Ronald Reagan