Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will
Which of the following explain why Europeans with less education and income vote at higher rates in their countries than their American counterparts? Multiple select question. Americans face more voter registration requirements. Class-based European organizations encourage participation. The focus of major socialist parties in the United States has never been on voting. European countries have mandatory voting.
Americans face more voter registration requirements. Class-based European organizations encourage participation.
Which of the following nations has the highest average voter turnout rate?
Belgium
What protest movement of the modern era has had the most lasting effect?
Black civil rights
Opponents of voter ID laws tend to be ______.
Democrats
True or false: Americans in the lowest 20 percent of income earners have the highest levels of participation in the United States.
False
True or false: The Occupy Wall Street movement was limited to New York City.
False
Who led the impassioned plea for tougher gun control measures after the Parkland shooting?
Parkland students
What role does party loyalty play in voting?
Party loyalty heightens interest in voting.
Which statement best describes the prevalent view of the public concerning protest activists in the United States?
Protest activity should be tolerated.
Which of the following arguments drew large support for passing the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, granting eighteen-year-olds the right to vote?
Since eighteen-year-olds were eligible for the draft, they should also be able to vote.
What is a social or political movement?
a way for disenchanted citizens to voice their displeasure with government policy
Generally, protests ______ have not been popular in the United States.
against U.S. military action
Which of the following terms refers to a feeling of powerlessness, such as that rooted in the belief that government pays no attention to an individual's interests?
alienation
Which of the following refers to a total lack of interest, such as a total lack of interest in politics?
apathy
How do Americans participate virtually in politics?
by using resources and joining discussions on social media
People who believe that citizens ought to participate in political affairs are likely to describe voting as an exercise in ______.
civic duty
Citizens who are party identifiers have ______ levels of voter turnout rates than those who identify as independent.
higher
Which group of Americans have the highest level of voter participation?
highest 20 percent of income earners
The Occupy Wall Street movement was aimed predominantly at which issue?
income inequality
For a movement to succeed, it must ______.
institutionalize its goals
In general, protest activity is ______ common in the United States than in many Western democracies.
less
In the United States, the voter turnout rate in presidential elections tends to hover around ______ percent.
60
Which of the following groups has the highest rate of voter turnout?
middle-aged people from the upper class
Compared to citizens in Europe, Americans are ______ likely to contribute time and money to political campaigns.
more
As compared to other democracies, how likely are Americans to contribute time and money to political and community organizations?
more likely
Senior citizens in the United States have a ______ rate of voter turnout than voters under the age of 30 do.
much higher
Free societies thrive on the ______ of citizens in the civic and political life of their communities.
participation
Internet political participation peaks during which of the following?
presidential elections
The #MeToo movement's larger goal was to ______.
raise awareness of sexual misconduct
The social media hashtag #MeToo was intended to ______.
show the extent to which women are subject to sexual assault and harassment
In what area has virtual participation been a tangible asset for political campaigns?
small-donor fundraising
Unlike participation through interest groups or political parties, participation in political movements Blank______.
takes place largely outside established institutions
What law did Congress enact in 1993 that required states to allow people to register to vote when applying for a driver's license or public assistance?
the Motor Voter Act
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended voting rights to eighteen-year-olds?
the Twenty-Sixth Amendment
What sparked the Black Lives Matter movement?
the killing of unarmed young Black men by police officers
Why did states start registering voters?
to prevent individuals from voting multiple times in the same election
Americans participate more in politics than do citizens of other western democracies except in which of the following activities?
turning out to vote on Election Day
The degree to which education level and income are so closely tied to voter participating in the United States is _____ when compared to European countries.
unusual
Which of the following results from a high frequency of elections, such as having primary, general, and referenda elections?
voter fatigue
Which of the following factors are said to adversely affect voter turnout in the United States? Multiple select question. vague voter requirements voter registration laws frequent elections infrequent elections
voter registration laws frequent elections
The proportion of eligible adult citizens who actually vote in a given election is known as ______.
voter turnout
Which of the following has the lowest voting rates?
Independents
Which of the following tactics were used to disenfranchise Blacks in the post-Civil War South despite the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment? Multiple select question. publicized lists of voters literacy tests proof of citizenship requirements nighttime voting
publicized lists of voters literacy tests
Suffrage is the right to .
Blank 1: vote
More people in the United States participate in election campaigns than people in other countries do because ______.
the United States has more elected posts than other countries do
Why is participation in local organizations twice as high in the United States as it is in Europe? Multiple select question. Americans are more likely to attend church and engage in church-related community work. Americans have an incentive to participate because there is more local control over policy in the United States than in Europe. Americans care more about what is happening in their towns and communities than Europeans do. Americans enjoy arguing with one another about policy, whereas Europeans prefer to avoid such arguments.
Americans are more likely to attend church and engage in church-related community work. Americans have an incentive to participate because there is more local control over policy in the United States than in Europe.
True or false: When the United States was founded, all white men were given the right to vote.
False
Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between income and political participation in the United States?
Higher-income citizens are the most active because they have the resources to participate effectively.
How did the Supreme Court rule on the Indiana law requiring citizens to obtain a government-issued voter identification card in order to vote?
It upheld the Indiana law.
Why did the communist movement fail in America?
Its goals were too at odds with American values.
The mass killings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resulted in which of the following? Multiple select question. a federal ban on military-style assault rifles a federal ban on "bump stocks" for semi-automatic weapons National School Walkout Day March for Our Lives demonstrations
National School Walkout Day March for Our Lives demonstrations
True or false: The Tea Party movement was opposed to higher taxes to support government programs.
True
True or false: Voter turnout decreased in the United States once states enacted registration laws around 1900.
True
The Tea Party movement did not support which of the following policies? Multiple select question. reductions in government spending increased federal spending cuts in federal tax rates higher taxes
increased federal spending higher taxes
Although many people believe it is insignificant, which of the following may result if IDs are not required for voting?
increased fraud
Which of the following voting restrictions increases the burden on citizens who move frequently?
voter registration requirements
Which of these groups vote at above average rates? Multiple select question. college students college-educated individuals upper-income Americans lower-income Americans
college-educated individuals upper-income Americans
Which of the following statements are true regarding U.S. elections? Multiple select question. More Americans participate in elections than do voters in other countries. They allow voters to choose party nominees. Elections for chief executive are far less frequent than in other countries. They are held more frequently than in other countries.
They are held more frequently than in other countries. They allow voters to choose party nominees.
Over 70 percent of Americans' political participation via community activities takes place in which of the following? Multiple select question. partisan organizations school-related groups civic organizations church-related groups
school-related groups civic organizations church-related groups
Which amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote in the United States?
the Nineteenth Amendment
The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in 2020 led to:
the largest protests yet of police violence against Black Americans.
Which of the following forms of political participation require citizens to spend a comparatively large amount of personal resources? Multiple select question. volunteering in a political campaign demonstrating for political causes displaying a sign for a political candidate voting in a political campaign
volunteering in a political campaign demonstrating for political causes
