Chapter 6 Practice Quiz b

10. In U.S. presidential elections, voter turnout is typically a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. less than 25 percent. less than 30 percent. less than 60 percent. more than 80 percent. nearly 100 percent.

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The adoption of motor-voter programs has resulted in a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. significantly more Republicans being registered. significantly more Democrats being registered. an increase in independent registrations. a drop-off in voter registration. a string of victories for the Democrats.

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Which of the following statements about the right to vote in the United States is correct? a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. Not every U.S. citizen of voting age is allowed to vote. The original U.S. Constitution ensured women the right to vote. In 1880 a higher percentage of British than Americans could vote. The original U.S. Constitution specifically prohibited setting property restrictions on the right to vote. The states originally had little say as to who could and could not vote.

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Which of the following was not a device intended to prevent blacks from voting? a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. the grandfather clause the poll tax the literacy test the Australian ballot the white primary

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The number of voters eligible to vote in the 1972 presidential election rose dramatically from the previous election, in large measure because voting was extended to a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. persons between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one. all blacks through passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1970. women through ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. aliens through passage of the Alien Rights Act. None of these.

60.

The _____ Amendment gave voters in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections. a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. Fifteenth Twentieth Twenty-second Twenty-third Twenty-sixth

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Scholars who see a genuine voting decline from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries attribute it largely to the fact that a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. individuals pay less attention to politics. interest groups make partisanship irrelevant. nonelected officials control policy making. political leaders pay too much attention to polls. the major parties have become more honest.

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In a typical survey, one might expect ________ percent of respondents to claim to have voted when, in fact, they did not. a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. 2 to 4 6 to 8 8 to 10 15 to 20 30 to 40

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Which of the following participation groups is distinguished from the others by its higher education and willingness to take strong stands on issues? a0. b0. c0. d0. e0. voting specialists campaigners communalists parochial participants inactives

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Sample Free Response Discuss the causes of political participation. What factors are correlated with political participation? Answer f0. The more education one has, the more likely one is to vote. g0. No gender differences, but whites vote more than blacks or Hispanics. h0. Churchgoers are more likely to vote and take part in politics than nonchurchgoers. i0. j0. Young people vote less frequently than older people. More affluent participate more often than the poor.

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