We The People Texas Edition Ch. 8 Quiz

Some people favor the use of caucuses to select party nominees because A) Caucus participants tend to be more knowledgeable B) Caucuses increase the influence of the media C) Caucuses have higher rates of participation D) Caucuses are quicker and easier, an important advantage for those with busy schedules

A) Caucus participants tend to be more knowledgeable

Over the years, the power of labor leaders and machine politicians has A) Declined B) Increased C) Stay about the same D) Disappeared

A) Declined

In General, voter turnout over the last 50 years has A) Declines, then risen recently B) Risen, then declined recently C) Stayed the same as a proportion of eligible voters, but more people are voting, now that many obstacles to voting have been removed D) Declined in presidential elections, but risen in midterm elections

A) Declines, then risen recently

Which of the following is the most important in predicting conventional political participation in American politics? A) Education B) Race C) Gender D) Region

A) Education

Which of the following is an example of voter canvassing? A) Going door to door to solicit votes B) Fundraising activities C) Campaign rallies D) Televised debates

A) Going door to door to solicit votes

The textbook authors believe that the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission will A) Increase the role of money in elections B) Decrease the role of money in elections C) Have little or no effect on elections D) Enfranchise more poor voters

A) Increase the role of money in elections

What was the effect of the Motor Voter Registration Act in the first presidential election after it was passed? A) Voter registration rose, but voter turnout did not B) Both registration and voter turnout rose C) Neither voter registration nor voter turnout rose D) Voter registration did not rise, but voter turnout levels did

A) Voter registration rose, but voter turnout did not

The phenomenon called the "gender gap" refers to the fact that A) Women are more likely to vote for Democrats than men are B) More men turn out to vote than women C) In families, it is usually men who determine how the family votes D) More men than women have their ballots invalidated

A) Women are more likely to vote for Democrats than men are

Which group is the least likely to vote? A) Young adults B) Middle aged adults C) Retirees D) Wealthy people

A) Young adults

Approximately what percentage of senators and representatives in the U.S Congress are women? A) 8% B) 16% C) 26% D) 40%

B) 16%

As Americans are becoming more educated, we are seeing A) Political participation remaining about the same B) A decline in political participation C) A moderate increase in political participation D) A sharp increase in political participation

B) A decline in political participation

In terms of mobilizing their constituents, political parties A) No longer attempt to mobilize voters directly B) Are beginning to reemphasize direct voter mobilization C) Have not changed their level of effort D) Have never mobilized voters in the past, but engaged in massive voter registration drives in the 2008 and 2010 elections

B) Are beginning to reemphasize direct voter mobilization

For many years, analysts have referred to the _____ vote as the "sleeping giant" because this is such a large group with relatively low levels of participation. A) African Americans B) Latino C) Asian D) Labor

B) Latino

When income and education are taken into account, Latinos and African Americans vote at A) The same rate as white ethnics B) The same rate or slightly higher than whites C) A lower rate than whites D) Substantially higher rates than whites

B) The same rate or slightly higher than whites

Americans are taught to equate citizenship with A) Paying taxes B) Voting C) Serving on a jury D) Joining the military

B) Voting

Which of the following is most likely to vote? A) a high school student from a middle-class background B) a 70 year old middle class retired person C) a 30 year old automobile mechanic D) an ex-felon trying to turn his life around

B) a 70 year old middle class retired person

American women got the right to vote in A) 1870 B)1920 C) 1940 D) 1965

B)1920

African Americans voting rates increased substantially A) After the registration of President Nixon B) As a result of Brown vs. Broad of Education C) After the 1965 voting Rights Act was passed D) After the Motor Voter Act was passed

C) After the 1965 voting Rights Act was passed

Voter turnout is highest for ______ A) State elections B) Local elections C) National elections D) School board elections

C) National elections

Participation that involves assembling crowds to confront a government or other official organizations is considered A) Public relations B) A grassroots mobilization C) Protesting D) Lobbying

C) Protesting

Which of the following would be the least likely to improve voter turnout in the United States? A) Easing the absentee ballot process B) Making election day a holiday C) Requiring all voters to show photo identification D) Creating a greater political awareness through education

C) Requiring all voters to show photo identification

Which of the following statements about the voting rights of felons is accurate? A) The supreme Court has ruled that felons cannot be deprived of the constitutional right to vote once they have completed sentences B) The Supreme Court has ruled that convicted felons are no longer U.S. citizens and are therefore ineligible to vote. C) Some states allow felons who have served their sentences to vote, while others do not D) The recent trend is for increasingly strict restrictions on voting rights for felons

C) Some states allow felons who have served their sentences to vote, while others do not

Which is not an obstacle to voting in the United States A) Registration requirements B) Voting bans for convicted C) Voting by mail D) Having elections on a regular workday

C) Voting by mail

Which religious group has become a significant part of the Republican party base starting in the 1980s? A) Jews B) Hindus C) White evangelical Protestants D) Muslims

C) White evangelical Protestants

Which group is most likely to vote for Republican candidates? A) African Americans B) Women C) Whites D) Hispanics

C) Whites

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment A) Allows felons to vote if they have completed their sentence B) Allows felons to vote if they are on probation C) Allows women to vote D) Allows 18 yr olds to vote

D) Allows 18 yr olds to vote

Registering to vote in the United States is A) Easier than in European countries B) Required when you get a driver's license C) Required of you apply for a student loan D) Harder than in European countries

D) Harder than in European countries

______ is the strategy by which organized interests seek to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of the legislature. A) Public relations B) Grassroots mobilization C) Protests D) Lobbying

D) Lobbying

Voter turnout in the United State is _____ than in most other Western democracies. A) Significantly higher B) Slightly higher C) Slightly less D) Significantly less

D) Significantly less

Voting qualifications are determined by the A) Local government B) Federal government C) Constitution D) States, subject to certain federal rules and limits

D) States, subject to certain federal rules and limits

The 2008 Obama campaign used ______ to mobilize existing voters and expand the electorate A) Telephone calls B) Direct mail C) Political parties D) The internet

D) The internet

Registration requirements were instituted in the early twentieth century A) To increase the number of voters B) By Democrats who wanted to disenfranchise Republicans C) To replace poll taxes and literacy test as requirements for voting D) To make voting more difficult

D) To make voting more difficult

Which of the following statements is accurate? A) Hispanics vote more than African Americans; African Americans vote more than whites. B) Hispanics vote more than Whites; Whites vote more than African Americans. C) African Americans vote more than Hispanics; Hispanics vote more than African Americans. D) Whites vote more than African Americans; African Americans vote more than Hispanics.

D) Whites vote more than African Americans; African Americans vote more than Hispanics.