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