AM GOV - Benchmark #2

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Which question would best sway voters to eliminate the Electoral College? Options: Why should we change a long-standing system?, How long would a national recount of the popular vote take?, How would small states be an important part of the electoral process?, Why should candidates who do not win the popular vote become president?

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Why should candidates who do not win the popular vote become president?

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Based on the chart, which statement about New York City voter turnout is correct after the Twenty-Sixth Amendment (1971) extended the right to vote to 18-year-olds? Options: Voter turnout has not been affected by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, Voter turnout in 2012 was the lowest on record since the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, There was a steady trend toward higher voter turnout since the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, There was an initial voter increase, but then a decline in voters since the Twenty-Sixth Amendment.

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There was an initial voter increase, but then a decline in voters since the Twenty-Sixth Amendment.

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Based on this scenario, which option would be best for Janelle to use next time in order for her idea to be made into a law? Options: polling, boycott, initiative, referendum

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initiative

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Which statement best illustrates the role and influence of political parties? Options: political parties are only important at the national level, political parties represent all citizens to protect their natural rights, political parties are mostly focused on elections rather than issues, political parties address issues relevant to the citizens of the country

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political parties address issues relevant to the citizens of the country

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Which statement best explains the difference in presidential election results between 1952 and 1964? Options: more citizens voted for president in 1952, voters preferred the Democratic candidate in 1952, Republicans received broad nationwide support in 1964, There was a political and social shift in the South in 1964

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There was a political and social shift in the South in 1964

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Based on the graph, what conclusion can be made? Options: voters with higher education levels are more likely to participate in elections, high school graduates are more likely to vote than the average registered voter, voters with less than a ninth-grade education are more likely to vote than college graduates, the gap between "Registered to Vote" and "Actually Voted" is greater in groups with higher education levels

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voters with higher education levels are more likely to participate in elections

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Which statement best explains why a citizen would participate in an interest group rather than a political party? Options: political parties get less media coverage, political parties are more expensive to join, interest groups focus on a specific political issue, interest groups have more members than political parties.

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interest groups focus on a specific political issue

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Which election is won in #3?

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primary

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Which election is won in #5?

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general