Civic Literacy Review: Voting & Politics

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How have Constitutional amendments affected America's national identity among its citizens?

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Constitutional amendments have gradually expanded voting rights.

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What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

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To prohibit denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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How did the Twenty-Fourth Amendment expand the right to vote? Options: It expanded the right to vote to people who did not own property, It removed any requirement that people should pay for the right to vote, It removed any requirement that people should be over the age of 18 to vote, It expanded the right to vote to people who were born outside of the United States

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It removed any requirement that people should pay for the right to vote

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A US Presidential candidate can receive a majority of the popular vote but fail to be elected. This fact could be used to justify the: Establishment of one nationwide primary election, Formation of a coalition system of government, Abolition of the two-term limitation on the presidency, Abolition of the electoral college system

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Abolition of the electoral college system

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One impact of the electoral college system on the election process is that this system encourages candidates to:

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Concentrate their major campaign efforts in the most populous states

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Why do presidential candidates tend to focus their efforts on battleground states?

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The winner-take-all system makes battleground states more relevant to a campaign.

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Which of the following public policies would Democrats be most likely to support? Authorizing additional funding for the military, Securing a universal health care system, Cutting the budget for foreign aid to other countries, Withdrawing from international climate change agreements

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Securing a universal health care system

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Which of the following public policies would Republicans be most likely to support?
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Implementing new standards to reduce pollution,
Instituting paid maternity and paternity leave,
Opening public lands for ranching and oil exploration,
Raising the national minimum wage to $15 an hour

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Opening public lands for ranching and oil exploration

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Which of the following sets of policies would most likely be supported by a libertarian?
- Increase income and capital gains taxes on the wealthy to raise revenue for social security benefits
- Legalization of the commercial use of marijuana and a reduction in government spending on prisons
- Elimination of the estate tax and promotion of government-funded prekindergarten education
- Expansion of the welfare state and a reduction in spending on national defense

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Legalization of the commercial use of marijuana and a reduction in government spending on prisons

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Based on voter turnout data, which of the following is true about American voting patterns? American voters have had decreasing turnout to elections since 2006, American voters regularly turnout for midterm elections rather than presidential elections, American voters had their highest turnout in presidential and midterm elections in 1986, American voters regularly turnout for presidential elections more than midterm elections.

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American voters regularly turnout for presidential elections more than midterm elections.