Am. Gov. Chapter 7

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 of the following refers to a total lack of interest, such as a total lack of interest in politics??

apathy

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

education age sense of duty

Which of the following factors are said to adversely affect voter turnout in the united states?

frequent elections voter registration laws

The tea party movement did not support which of the following policies?

government subsidies for health insurance

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

higher

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.

The occupy wall street movement was aimed predominantly at which issue?

income inequality

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

increased fraud

Which of the following lawmakers were the original targets of the tea party movement?

lawmakers who supported bank bailouts

Protest activity is _________ common today in the United States than in many Western democracies.

less

Which of the following tactics were used to disenfranchise blacks in the post-civil war south despite the passage of the fifteenth amendment?

literacy tests publicized lists of voters

which of the following are common recommendations to enhance voter participation in the united states?

making election day a national holiday opening poll centers for several days before election day keeping polls open longer on election day

compared to citizens in europe, americans are _________ likely to contribute time and money to political campaigns.

more

the process by which citizens engage in the civic and political life of their communities is called

political participation

Harvard's Robert Putnam defined the sum of face-to-face civic interactions among citizens in a society as its ________ capital

social

True or false: voter turnout decreased in the united states once states enacted registration laws around 1900

true

suffrage is the right to

vote

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

voter fatigue

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

How can Americans participate virtually in politics?

by using resources and joining discussions on the internet

which amendment to the constitution granted women the right to vote in the united states?

the nineteenth amendment

which amendment to the u.s. constitution extended voting rights to eighteen-year-olds?

the twenty-sixth amendment

how do the tactical political protests of today differ from the traditional protests that arose as a desperate act?

today's protests are commonly staged for television. today's protests serve primarily to bring attention to a cause. today's protests usually involve a large amount of planning.

which of the following are conventional forms of political participation?

voting on election day contributing time to a political campaign donating money to a political cause

Which of these groups vote at above average rates?

college-educated individuals upper-income Americans

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

young people with college experience