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American government brief version 13th edition Terms in this set (109)Which of the following statements is incorrect? a. b Between 1860 and1900, the percentage of eligible voters participating in presidential elections a. e VEP measures of turnout might be preferable to VAP measures because they a. e In recent years, the gap between the VAP and VEP has a. a What percentage of registered voters has typically participated in presidential elections since 1968? a. e When registered nonvoters are asked why they did not vote, the most common response that they give refers to a. b In most European countries, voter registration is a. e In 1993, Congress attempted to facilitate voter registration by linking it to processes related to a. d With respect to impact of motor voter laws, the evidence suggests a. e A 2008 study found get-out-the-vote drives have demonstrated statistically significant results when they involved a. e One unusual, but possible, explanation suggested by the text for the low rate of voter registration in the United States is that a. d Suffrage was extended to include virtually all white males by the administration of a. c Which of the following was required by the U.S. Constitution? a. e In 1842, a federal law required that all House members be elected by a. d Which amendment states that "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"? a. c One way that whites prevented blacks from voting prior to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was by requiring them to a. c Blacks first voted in large numbers in the South a. b By federal law, those areas in which less than 50 percent of the population has voted in presidential elections a. e Which of the following was not a device intended to prevent blacks from voting? a. d Until 1920, women were generally kept from voting by a. e Between 1915 and 1925, the size of the eligible voting population in the United States almost doubled. The main reason for this was that a. b When Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1970 and lowered the voting age to eighteen, a. c The Twenty-sixth Amendment extended suffrage to a. a The first elections in which all persons between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one were able to vote were held in a. c When those below the age of 21 were first allowed to vote in presidential elections, they a. e Which of the following statements regarding turnout of the youth vote (those under thirty) in 2008 is correct? a. d In the late 1800s, voter turnout in a typical presidential election might be as high as a. d Which of the following statements about U.S. voter participation in presidential elections is correct? a. c Those who see the decline of voter turnout as a function of party organization change believe all of the following except that a. d One explanation given by the text for the decline in U.S. voter participation in presidential elections after 1900 is that a. d During the nineteenth century, voting ballots were printed by a. e During the nineteenth century, the term floaters referred to a. b ... ... Which of the following statements regarding the Australian ballot is incorrect? a. e The steady decline in U.S. voter turnout appears to be the unintentional result of a. a Efforts to reform voting in the aftermath of the Florida vote-count controversy of 2000 might find particular fault with Congress because it a. c In the aftermath of the 2002 reforms, ________ are to be used by voters in presidential elections. a. e The text suggests that calls for reform in voting were somewhat muted in the aftermath of the 2004 national elections because a. e It has long been argued that universal voter turnout would strongly benefit a. c Youth, low income, and minority status are associated with which of the following participation groups? a. a Compared with the rest of the population, voting specialists tend to be a. d Campaigners are distinguished from the general population by their a. a The willingness to engage in partisan competition separates which two of the participation groups described by Verba and Nie? a. e Two of the participation groups that Verba and Nie describe, campaigners and communalists, differ primarily in their a. a Which of the following participation groups avoids both elections and community groups in its political activity? a. d Rates of political participation tend to be higher among those who a. e The text suggests there has been little decrease, and some increase, in the percentage of Americans who a. e Which of the following are more likely to join voluntary associations? a. b Compared with voters in the United States, most European voters have the opportunity to cast ballots a. c Writing a letter to the editor would be an example of political participation. true or not true In areas where many non-English speaking persons live, election authorities can supply ballots to voters that are written in their own language. true or not true The VAP is problematic as a baseline measure because some people in that figure are not actually eligible to vote. true or not true When VEP is used instead of VAP, estimates of voter turnout tend to decrease. true or not false The gap between the VEP and the VAP is increasing. true or not true Voter registration rates vary by age true or not true Voter registration rates vary by age true or not true Every state allows voters to cast ballots prior to Election Day via the mail. true or not true Every state allows voters to cast ballots prior to Election Day via the mail. true or not true The Motor Voter Law allows citizens in 25 states to register to vote when they obtain their driver's license. true or not false The Motor Voter Law has clearly led to an increase in the number of registered voters. true or not true The Motor Voter Law has clearly led to an increase in vote turnout true or not false The text identifies voting as the sole measure of citizen participation in politics. true or not false Other and perhaps more significant measures of political participation exist besides voter turnout. true or not true Very high levels of registration and voting, suggests the text, could be a measure of citizen dissatisfaction. true or not true Women did not receive the right to vote in all U.S. elections until the twentieth century. true or not true In the 1800s, Chinese Americans were widely denied the right to vote. true or not true Initially, the U.S. Constitution, not the states, decided who could vote and for what offices. true or not false The Fifteenth Amendment conferred the right to vote on any U.S. citizen. true or not false Poll taxes and literacy tests were methods used to keep blacks from voting. true or not true Blacks did not begin to vote in large numbers until passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. true or not true The Voting Rights Act of 1965 suspended the use of literacy tests. true or not true Women were first allowed to vote in the South. true or not false Several states permitted women to vote prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment true The number of eligible voters doubled when women were allowed to vote in 1920. true or false false For decades after receiving suffrage, women voted in smaller proportions than men. true or false true The Twenty-sixth Amendment gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote in state elections. true or false true The 1972 elections were the first that allowed eighteen-year-olds to vote. true or false true When the voting age was lowered to eighteen, those eighteen to twenty-one years of age voted in impressive numbers. true or false false
Every presidential election year since 1972 has been accompanied by predictions that the "youth vote" is likely to surge. true or false true The 2008 presidential election featured a record level of voter turnout among young persons (below thirty years of age). true or false true Voter turnout in U.S. presidential elections was generally higher in the later part of the nineteenth century. true or not true The diminishing role of parties in voter registration and turnout is one probable reason for the decline in voting. true or not true One view of voter turnout suggests that both of the major parties became more liberal after the elections of 1896. true or not false Voter fraud today is more prevalent than in the nineteenth century and helps explain declining voter turnout. true or not false In the nineteenth century, political parties printed voting ballots. true or not true States first began adopting the Australian ballot around 1890. true or not true The Australian ballot was cast in secret. true or not true Strict voter registration requirements accomplished two things: They reduced fraud and they reduced voter turnout. true or not true A 2002 act of Congress created a uniform national voting system. true or not false Conventional wisdom suggests that if those who did not vote voted, the Democrats would benefit the most. true or not true For Americans, voting is the most common form of political participation. true or not true Survey figures on political participation tend to exaggerate the frequency of actual participation. true or false true Inactives and complete activists each constitute about 15 percent of the U.S. population. true or false false Communalists are like campaigners, but with a keener interest in the tension and conflict of campaigns. true or false false Parochial participants contact local officials about specific, often personal problems. true or not true People who are college educated tend to have higher rates of political participation. true or not true Americans typically have higher rates of political participation than citizens in other democracies true or not true In many European nations, voters get to vote just once every four or five years. true or not true Religious citizens at all income levels are more likely to give to charities than comparable citizens who are religiously unaffiliated. true or not true Religion is not a significant factor in determining who votes and who does not vote. true or not false Latinos are the most underrepresented group among all voters. true or not true Latinos represented about 9 percent of voters participating in the 2008 presidential election. true or not true Compared with citizens of other countries, Americans vote in more elections and for more offices. true or not true Explain the difference between VAP and VEP and note how making this distinction impacts our view of recent elections. ANS: Identify the most important changes in elections and, where relevant, note associated constitutional amendments. ANS: Identify some of the ways that African-Americans were discouraged from participating in elections. ANS: Summarize what the text says about the youth vote in the historic 1972 election and in elections since that time. ANS:
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