GOVT 2305 Exam 2
11. Party identification refers to
. An emotional attachment to a political party
15. Historically dramatic change in party identification is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of
. Major upheaval (p172)
24. What percentage of states hold their gubernatorial election nonpresidential years?
75 percent
30. As distinct from alienation, apathy is
A general lack of interest in politics
32. Which of the following groups is MOST closely aligned with the Democratic Party, voting more than 80 percent Democratic in presidential elections?
Africans Americans
17. Friedrich Engels believed that communism would not take root in the United States because
American workers lacked sufficient class consciousness
18. A general belief about the role and purpose of government is called
An ideology
31. _______ lost the 1964 presidential election in a landslide because his views were seen as too extreme
Barry Goldwater
40. A candidate for which minor party in 1912 managed to earn more votes than one of his major party opponents?
Bull Moose
5. One example of a policy that aimed chiefly to overcome de facto discrimination is
Busing to achieve racial integration
13. Which of the following statements about party identification is true?
Currently, more people identify as Democrats than as Republicans
8. In 2007 the Supreme Court ruled that the pursuit of racial integration in public schools through busing
Deprived student of the Fourteenth Amendment right to equal right protection
4. The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas ruling (1954) held that racial segregation schools violated the
Equal protection clause o the fourteenth amendment
39. In twentieth-century American history, the most important minor parties were ____parties.
Factional
34. Which of the following groups is NOT typically a part of the Democratic coalition?
Fundamentalist Christians
38. Which of the following is an example of a single issue party?
Greenback Party
35. Which demographics is key to the future of both parties?
Hispanic voters
36. In the recent elections, which voting demographic has become a more cohesive voting bloc and has sided heavily with the Democratic Party, seeing it as more closely aligned with their interests?
Hispanics
23. The frequency of elections in the United States reduces voter turnout by
Increasing the personal effort needed to participate in all elections
1. The focus of civil liberties is the_______and the focus of civil rights is the _____.
Individual; group
10. The Supreme Court concept of suspect classification suggest that
Laws that classify people differently on the basis of their race or ethnicity are presumed to have discrimination as their purpose
27. Education and income affect voter turnout
More in the United States than in Europe
26. Compared with U.S citizens of higher incomes, those of lower incomes are
Much less likely to vote in elections
37. If a minor part gains a large following, it is almost certain that
One or both major parties will absorb its issues, and the minor part will lose support
19. Which of the following statements about Americans and ideology and political thinking is true?
Only a minority of Americans can be classified as true ideologues
16. Selective perception is primarily a result of
Partisanship
33. What party has made big gains in recent decades among white fundamentalist Christians based on its positions on topics like abortion and school prayer?
Republican
21. Voter identification cards find the most support among
Republicans
12. In terms of party identification, about two-thirds of adults call themselves
Republicans or Democrats
29. All of the following tend to decrease voter turnout EXCEPT
Sharp policy differences between major parties
25. Which of the following groups of people is MOST adversely affected by our country voter registration systems?
Those with less income
2. Disadvantaged Americans have generally gained their rights
Through struggle against entrenched interest
9. Since the height of the busing era, the trend in public schools has been
Toward greater segregation
20. Which of the following states is solidly Democratic?
Washington
22. Which of the following states has a voter identification card law?
Wisconsin (but it says Indiana in the thing)
28. Voter turnout is LOWEST in which age group?
Young adults
6. Which of the following is true?
all of these answers are correct
7. The Supreme Court's ruling in the Swann case on busing differed from the Brown decision in that Swann
all of these answers are correct
3. Culminating in a historic victory in 1954, black activists in the early twentieth century generally pursued civil rights through
legal action