Question 1

Civic duty and apathy are attitudes that are usually acquired from

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A)  one's economic status.
B)  one's community.
C)  one's education.
D)  one's parents.
E)  one's experience with voting.

Question 2

Give three reasons why some Americans vote regularly while others do not.

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One reason some Americans vote more regu...

Question 3

Voter identification cards find the most support among

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A)  Democrats.
B)  Republicans.
C)  libertarians.
D)  liberals.
E)  poorer citizens.

Question 4

Compared with U.S.citizens of higher income,those of lower income are

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A)  much less likely to vote in elections.
B)  about equally likely to vote in elections.
C)  much more likely to vote in elections.
D)  much less likely to vote in elections-a pattern that is also true in European democracies.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

Harvard's Robert Putnam argues in his book Bowling Alone that

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A)  the increase in frequency of elections in the United States has increased the level of general voter apathy.
B)  community participation among young adults has risen in the past two decades because of new media technologies like Internet activism.
C)  voter apathy is only going to increase as long as we maintain a two-party system.
D)  a proportional representation system in the legislature would increase voter turnout.
E)  America has been undergoing a long-term decline in its social capital.

Question 6

Should elections be held on weekends or perhaps as national holidays-why or why not?
This is an open-ended question.Conducting elections on weekends or as national holidays would make turnout easier,but would apathetic citizens change their behavior and vote,or would they ignore elections as usual? Also,making elections national holidays would have consequences for the national economy.

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Question 7

The chief obstacle to Americans' participation in community activities is the

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A)  lack of opportunity,because there are few groups active at this level.
B)  lack of personal motivation to get involved.
C)  low potential for success,since key decisions are made at the national level.
D)  low potential for success,since key decisions are made at the state level.
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 8

All of the following tend to decrease voter turnout EXCEPT

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A)  sharp policy differences between major parties.
B)  alienation.
C)  frequent elections.
D)  difficult registration requirements.
E)  lack of interest in politics.

Question 9

When the nation was founded,who was eligible to vote?

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A)  everyone-there was universal suffrage
B)  all males and females who were at least 21 years of age
C)  only white males who owned property
D)  only citizens who had lived in the nation for at least ten years
E)  All native-born citizens could vote.

Question 10

In the twenty-first century,voting rates in the United States have

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A)  shown little difference from those of the late twentieth century.
B)  increased in presidential elections,while continuing to remain lowest in local ones.
C)  demonstrated that the apathy of young citizens has worsened considerably since the early 1990s.
D)  increased in all elections.
E)  declined in all elections.

Question 11

Voter registration in the United States

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A)  was introduced as a means of keeping white males without property from voting.
B)  began as a way of preventing voters from casting more than one ballot on election day.
C)  is the responsibility of the government,which adds legally qualified individuals automatically to the registration rolls.
D)  applies to voting in general elections but not in primary elections.
E)  has vastly increased voter turnout.

Question 12

Why are people of higher income and education levels more likely to be politically active?

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Question 13

In the United States,the primary responsibility for registration of the individual voter rests with the

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A)  state and local governments.
B)  local courts.
C)  employer.
D)  individual.
E)  federal government.

Question 14

Citizens in which of the following countries are most likely to volunteer time and money to promote community causes?

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A)  Germany
B)  France
C)  Great Britain
D)  the United States
E)  There is no difference among the four nations.

Question 15

Unlike in many other democracies,elections in the United States are traditionally held on

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A)  Mondays.
B)  Tuesdays.
C)  Fridays.
D)  Saturdays.
E)  Sundays.

Question 16

Historically speaking,states with the most restrictive voting registration laws are concentrated in which region?

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A)  South
B)  Midwest
C)  Northeast
D)  Pacific Coast
E)  Great Plains

Question 17

________ elections tend to draw the largest percentage of voters in the U.S.

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A)  Primary
B)  Mayoral
C)  Congressional
D)  Gubernatorial
E)  Presidential

Question 18

The adoption of voter identification cards by several states

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A)  will likely cause a decline in voter turnout.
B)  is a policy intended to further the gains of the motor voter law.
C)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
D)  will increase the voting power of poorer citizens.
E)  was a response to well-documented accounts of widespread electoral fraud.

Question 19

Protest activity is a reversal to the pattern of voting in that it

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A)  has broad public support.
B)  is supportive of existing policies.
C)  is more likely to involve younger citizens rather than older ones.
D)  is rooted in prejudice.
E)  usually takes place in the evenings.

Question 20

Which of the following groups of people is most adversely affected by the country's registration system?

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A)  senior citizens
B)  those with less income and education
C)  young adults
D)  women
E)  people with college degrees

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