Chapter 7

Utah

According to the scatterplot chart, which state had the lowest income inequality?

Utah

According to the scatterplot chart, which state had the lowest vote percentage for President Obama in 2012?

Maine

According to the scatterplot, which state had the highest overall voter registration and voter turnout?

increased fraud

Although some people believe it is insignificant, which of the following may result if IDs are not required for voting?

voting in elections

The most common form of participation by Americans is

independents

Which of the following has the lowest voting rates

Its goals were too at odds with American values.

Why did the communist movement fail in America?

turning out to vote on Election Day

Americans participate more in politics than do citizens of other western democracies except in which of the following activities?

less

In general, protest activity is ______ common in the United States than in many Western democracies.

civil rights

What protest movement of the modern era has had the most lasting effect?

Maine

According to the heatmap, which of these states had one of the highest levels of registered voters in 2014?

more

Compared to citizens in Europe, Americans are ______ likely to contribute time and money to political campaigns.

NY

According to the scatterplot chart, which state has the highest income inequality?

sense of duty age education

Differences in which of the following are factors that influence voter participation?

voter turnout

The proportion of eligible adult citizens who actually vote in a given election is known as

Protest activity should be tolerated

Which statement best describes the prevalent view of the public concerning protest activists in the United States?

Florida's governor Parkland students

Who led the impassioned plea for tougher gun control measures after the Parkland shooting?

institutionalize its goals

For a movement to succeed, it must

participation

Free societies thrive on the ______ of citizens in the civic and political life of their communities.

against U.S. military action

Generally, protests ______ have not been popular in the U.S.

social capital.

Harvard's Robert Putnam refers to the sum of face-to-face civic interactions among citizens in a society as

distrust

Higher levels of all of the following except which tend to produce higher voter turnout?

It upheld the Indiana law.

How did the Supreme Court rule on the Indiana law requiring citizens to obtain a government-issued voter identification card in order to vote?

small-donor fundraising

In what area has virtual participation been a tangible asset for political campaigns?

much higher

Senior citizens in the United States have a ______ rate of voter turnout than voters under the age of 30 do.

online voting

Some states have eased the registration and voting processes implementing all of these EXCEPT online registration. mail-in ballots. early voting. online voting.

vote

Suffrage is the right to

disparities in local officials' treatment of black and white citizens.

The Black Lives Matter movement has sought, primarily, to highlight

income inequality

The Occupy Wall Street movement was aimed predominantly at which issue?

midterm congressional elections.

The difference in the age of participating voters is more pronounced in

only vote in national general elections

The majority of Americans

the Tea Party movement

To date, what is the most successful of the recent political movements?

F

True or false: When the United States was founded, all white men were given the right to vote.

26th

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended voting rights to eighteen-year-olds?

lawmakers who supported federal spending and higher taxes

Which of the following lawmakers were the original targets of the Tea Party movement?

belgium

Which of the following nations has the highest voter turnout rates?

Higher-income citizens are the most active because they have the resources to participate effectively.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between income and political participation in the United States?

voter registration requirements

Which of the following voting restrictions increases the burden on citizens who move frequently?

to prevent individuals from voting multiple times in the same election

Why did states start registering voters?

DNE

According to both charts, which state had the most number of votes cast in the 2014 election?

more likely

As compared to other democracies, how likely are Americans to contribute time and money to political and community organizations?

higher

Citizens who are party identifiers have ______ levels of voter turnout rates than those who identify as independent.

the United States has more elected posts than other countries do.

More people in the United States participate in election campaigns than people in other countries do because

civic duty.

People who believe that citizens ought to participate in political affairs are likely to describe voting as an exercise in

National School Walkout Day March for Our Lives demonstrations

The mass killings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resulted in which of the following?

False

True or false: Americans in the lowest 20 percent of income earners have the highest levels of participation in the United States.

a way for disenchanted citizens to voice their displeasure with government policy

What is a social or political movement?

alienation

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?

Hawaii

According to the scatterplot chart, which state had the highest vote percentage for President Obama in the 2012 election?

school-related groups civic organizations church-related groups

Over 70 percent of Americans' political participation via community activities takes place in which of the following

Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington

Rank from highest to lowest the following states according to their voter turnout in 2014.

takes place largely outside established institutions.

Unlike participation through interest groups or political parties, participation in political movements

the killing of unarmed young black men by police officers

What sparked the Black Lives Matter movement?

19th

Which amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote in the United States?

Class-based European organizations encourage participation. Americans face more voter registration requirements.

Which of the following explain why Europeans with less education and income vote at higher rates in their countries than their American counterparts?

increased use of negative campaign ads by all candidates

Which of the following may negatively impact the probability of someone voting?

voter fatigue

Which of the following results from a high frequency of elections, such as having primary, general, and referenda elections?

25%

According to the Department of Labor, roughly ______ percent of Americans participate in volunteer activities annually.

presidential elections

Internet political participation peaks during which of the following?

They allow voters to choose party nominees. They are held more frequently than in other countries.

Which of the following statements are true regarding U.S. elections?

Texas

According to the heatmap, which of these states had one of the lowest percentages of registered voters in 2014?

Alabama

Which of the following states has above average income inequality (top half) AND below average support for President Obama (left half)?

literacy tests publicized lists of voters

Which of the following tactics were used to disenfranchise blacks in the post-Civil War South despite the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment?