US Chapter 8

________ is usually a "safe" state for the Republican Party in presidential elections; ________ is usually a "safe" state for the Democratic Party.

Alabama; California

Which age group votes the most?

Americans 65+

Which of the following statements about socioeconomic status and political participation is accurate?

Americans of higher socioeconomic status participate more in politics, including voting

The number-one reason Americans gave for not voting in 2018 was that they

Did not like the candidates or campaign issues (WRONG)

Which of the following is the best characterization of digital political participation?

Digital political participation includes activities like visiting a candidate's website or signing an online petition

Latinos and Latinas tend to favor Democratic Party candidates in national elections because they

Disagree with the Republican Party's stance on immigration

What was the main cause for reducing the legal voting age to 18?

Government officials hoped it would lead to a decline in disruptive student protests against the Vietnam War

Laws that automatically register residents to vote in elections

Have been enacted by 19 states and the District of Columbia

Compared to the 1996 presidential election, turnout in the 2008 and 2016 presidential elections has been

Higher

Which of the following statements about voter identification laws is most accurate?

In every state with a voter identification law, a person must have a photo ID issued by the federal government in order to cast a legal ballot (WRONG)

Which of the following characteristics constitutes one's socioeconomic status?

Level of income, level of education, and prestige of occupation

The belief among African Americans that their own self-interests are linked to the interests of their race is called

Linked Fate

Compared to other developed countries, voter turnout in the United States is

Lower

Women are disadvantaged as candidates for office because

Male candidates are more likely to have the advantage of incumbency in office

________ is the only state that does not require voter registration.

North Dakota

How did the decline of party machines during the early twentieth century contribute to a drop in turnout?

Party machines were no longer mobilizing voters as in the past

Studies show that people are most likely to participate in politics when

Someone they know asks them to get involved

Under the Constitution, ________ the power to control voter registration.

State legislatures

What of the following is the best definition of mobilization?

The process by which large numbers of people are organized for a political activity

Suppose you were hired to work on the campaign of a 2020 presidential candidate. Your job was to reach out to the group of people most likely to vote. Which group should you target first?

Women

Which statement explains why there are less women than men in political office?

Women are less likely to win elections than men when they run (WRONG)

Which of the following statements about voter participation among young people is most accurate?

Youth voter turnout is much lower in midterm congressional elections than in presidential elections

The Jim Crow era refers to the period

after the Civil War and before the 1960s. (After reconstruction and before the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act)

The main goal of the group Rock the Vote is to

encourage young people to vote

The 1965 Voting Rights Act

ended literacy tests and poll taxes; allowed officers to register voters

The digital divide refers to the

line separating citizens with Internet access from those without

Which of the following election reforms is designed to make voting easier?

Same-day voter registration

When was the Twenty-Sixth Amendment ratified?

during the Vietnam War, 1971

Fake political ads and posts published on Facebook from accounts controlled by Russian operatives are estimated to have reached ________ Americans.

126 million

During the colonial and early national periods of American history, suffrage was generally restricted to White males over the age of

21

________ have an initiative process that lets citizens draft legislation, circulate petitions, and place the issue on the ballot for a popular vote.

24 of the 50 states

About ________ million Americans have lost their voting rights as a result of felony convictions.

5 million

The modern low for voter turnout in a presidential election was ________ of eligible voters in the ________ election.

52%; 1996

Voter turnout in state and local elections is generally ________ turnout in national elections.

About the same as (WRONG)

Which of the following statements about race and political participation is most accurate?

African Americans and Latinos are less likely to participate in politics than Whites

A state with a roughly equal number of Democrats and Republicans in the population is often referred to as a ________ state.

Battleground

Digital forms of participation that require little effort and may not actually translate into offline acts of political engagement are often referred to as

Clicktivism

Which of the following statements about political parties and voter mobilization is correct?

During the nineteenth century, political parties were more interested in fundraising than in organizing and mobilizing voters (WRONG)

What is the most important factor in predicting whether an individual votes?

Education Level

When millions of people posted an image of a black square on social media to protest police brutality against African Americans, it was an example of:

Expressive Politics

When millions of people used Facebook's tool to add a rainbow-colored background to their profile pictures after the Supreme Court's 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage it was an example of

Expressive Politics

Voting rights for Black men were established in the Constitution by the ________ Amendment.

Fifteenth

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between education, income, and voting?

In the United States, but not in other Western democracies, those who vote tend to have a higher income and more education

The goal of the EMILY's List organization is to

Raise money for pro-choice, Democratic women candidates interested in running for office

What is one reason that political parties and politicians view Latinos and Latinas as a critically important group?

The Latino and Latina population in the United States is large and rapidly growing

What is the gender gap?

The difference in support for Republicans and Democrats among men and women

Which of the following is the best characterization of traditional political participation?

Traditional political participation includes activities designed to influence the government, from voting, to donating to candidates, or attending political meetings

What was notable about the 2018 midterm elections?

Turnout reached an all-time high, surpassing turnout seen in most presidential elections (wrong)

Which of the following statements about government regulation of political advertisements is most accurate?

Unlike traditional media, political ads on Google, Twitter, and Facebook are not regulated

________ is the single most important political act for most Americans.

Voting

expressive political participation

activities primarily giving voice to the political aims, feelings, or intentions of citizens; ex individual or group activity on the Internet

Statewide controversial initiatives on the ballot

increase voter turnout in elections

Accidental mobilization occurs when

individuals are exposed to political information that they did not explicitly seek out