Ch. 6: Voting and Voter Behavior

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In the past, some states limited voting rights by

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charging a poll tax.

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Which of these state suffrage laws would violate some provision in the federal Constitution? a law denying the right to vote to any person convicted of a felony. a law allowing voting rights to those 16 and 17 years old. a law permitting aliens to vote. a law setting a maximum age for voting.

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a law setting a maximum age for voting.

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All of the following are significant reasons for not voting in the US elections today EXCEPT: apathy or distrust of politics; long-term mental illness or physical illness on election day; rules and regulations that make registering and voting cumbersome.

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widespread use of religious and literacy tests.

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Literacy requirements were usually aimed at

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minority groups.

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The phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices farther down the ballot is called

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ballot fatigue.

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The _____ was designed to grant voting rights to white males who were unintentionally disqualified by their failure to meet literacy or taxpaying requirements.

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grandfather clause

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When a contest between two candidates is very close, people are

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more likely to vote.

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Which act first instituted judicial action to overcome racial barriers? Options: Civil Rights Act of 1957, Civil Rights Act of 1960, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act of 1965.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Which act first established a federal commission to investigate claims of individual voter discrimination?

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Civil Rights Act of 1957.

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A person who votes in the presidential election, but does not vote for a congressional candidate in the same election is known as a(n)

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nonvoting voter.