Federal Government Ch. 7
Women were granted universal suffrage in
1920.
The typical procedure for an initiative requires to feature the signatures of _______ of the number of registered voters in a state.
5 to 10 percent
The _____ Amendment to the Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Fifteenth
Citizen mobilization to stop construction of a nuclear waste facility near their homes would be an example of the _________ phenomenon.
NIMBY
One criterion that must be met for a country to be democratic is that it must
have more than one political party.
In 2014, voters approved a number of ballot propositions, including ones in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington that
legalized recreational marijuana.
Typically, a referenda is placed on the ballot by
legislators.
Researchers have found that physical apathy is ______ in the United States compared to almost all other nations
much lower
In Smith Vs. Allwright, the Supreme Court found ________ is(are) unconstitutional.
preventing blacks from voting in primary elections
The effect of the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which enfranchised eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds, was to
reduce the national voter turnout rate.
A legal action brought by a person or group on behalf of a number of people in similar circumstances is also known as a(n)
class action suit.
Relatively routine behaviors that use the established institutions of representative government such as voting in an election are called _____ participation.
conventional
When a leader assembles crowds to confront businesses and local governments to demand a hearing, he or she is engaging in
direct action.
The standard socioeconomic model of participation chiefly refers to
education, income, and occupation.
The percentage of eligible voters who actually vote in a given election is called
voter turnout.
Which of the following was the first known act of unconventional participation in America?
Boston Tea Party
The amendment granting women's suffrage is the
Nineteenth Amendment
Since they were not happy with voting for candidates selected by party leaders, ______ championed the direct primary.
Progressives
Women compared to men, and blacks compared to whites, tend to have political participation rates today that are
about the same.
In general today, women politically participate
at about the same rate as men.
A 2013 supreme court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act allowed numerous states to
enforce now voter identification laws.
Political scientists know less about unconventional forms of political participation because
it is easier to collect data on conventional practices.
Compared with citizens in other democracies, Americans are
not noticeable apathetic.
Which of the qualifications for voting was virtually eliminated in all states by the 1850s?
property ownership
The ______ was backed by the Progressives as they wanted a mechanism to remove elected officials from office.
recall
Serving as an election judge in a nonpartisan election or organizing a holiday parade are examples of
supportive behavior.
Although terrorism is an unconventional political action, it is generally not counted as unconventional political participation because
terrorists do not seek to influence government but destroy it.
According to psychological explanations, voter turnout in the United States is not likely to increase until
the government does something to restore people's faith in the effectiveness of voting.
The framers of the Constitution left the issue of voter enfranchisement to
the states.
One recent criticism of referenda and initiatives is that
they create an expressive "industry" designed around circulating petitions and spending millions.
Compared with other nations in the world in granting suffrage to women, the United States
was among the first.
