Poli-Sci (Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

In the United States, the voter turnout rate in presidential elections tends to hover around ______ percent.

60

Why is participation in local organizations twice as high in the United States as it is in Europe?

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.

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

Black civil rights

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.

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 of the following forms of political participation require citizens to spend a comparatively large amount of personal resources?

demonstrating for political causes volunteering in a political campaign

Which of the following groups has the highest rate of voter turnout?

middle-aged people from the upper class

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

school-related groups civic organizations church-related groups

The social media hashtag #MeToo was intended to ______.

show the extent to which women are subject to sexual assault and harassment

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

The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in 2020 led to:

the largest protests yet of police violence against Black Americans.

Suffrage is the right to

vote

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

How do Americans participate virtually in politics?

by using resources and joining discussions on social media

True or false: The Occupy Wall Street movement was limited to New York City.

False Reason: Though it began near Wall Street in New York City's Zuccotti Park, it soon spread to dozens of other cities in the United States.

The #MeToo movement's larger goal was to ______.

raise awareness of sexual misconduct

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

much higher

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

publicized lists of voters literacy tests

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

social capital

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

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

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

the Tea Party movement

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

the Twenty-Sixth Amendment

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

Which of these groups vote at above average rates?

upper-income Americans college-educated individuals

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?

voter registration laws frequent elections

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

voter registration requirements

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

voter turnout

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

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

Opponents of voter ID laws tend to be ______.

Democrats

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

False Reason: Recall that suffrage was limited to property owners.

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

March for Our Lives demonstrations National School Walkout Day

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

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

What is a social or political movement?

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

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

civic duty

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

The Tea Party movement did not support which of the following policies?

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

True or false: The #MeToo movement did not have much of an impact on the people whose behavior it was targeting.

False Reason: The #MeToo movement led to the resignation or firing of a large number of powerful men.

Which of the following has the lowest voting rates?

Independents

Generally, protests ______ have not been popular in the United States.

against U.S. military action

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

disparities in local officials' treatment of Black and white citizens

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

lawmakers who supported federal spending and higher taxes

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

less

Internet political participation peaks during which of the following?

presidential elections

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 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.

Which of the following is a primary reason for low voter-turnout rates among young adults?

They change addresses frequently and need to re-register.

True or false: The Tea Party movement was opposed to higher taxes to support government programs.

True Reason: The Tea Party movement took its name and inspiration from the Boston Tea Party, which was a protest against the imposition of taxes on the colonies in the lead-up to the American Revolution.

For a movement to succeed, it must ______.

institutionalize its goals

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

participation

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

more Reason: One study found that Americans were about five times more likely to take an active part in political campaigns.