Chapter 6/7 Test Review

Chapter 6/7 Test Review

Voter Behavior and the Electoral Process

Test Breakdown

• There are 40 questions on the test

• The questions are each worth 2.5 points

• There is a mix of multiple choice and matching

Multiple Choice

In what type of election is political participation highest?

• Congressional

• Presidential

• Primaries

• Local

Multiple Choice

What group of people were originally allowed to vote in the United States?

• Everyone

• All males

• White, Christian, land owning males.

• White people.

Multiple Choice

Who sets voter qualifications?

• States

• Political Parties

• The President

• The Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a factor that is required for someone to be eligible to vote?

• Age

• Education

• Citizenship

• Residence

Multiple Choice

Which piece of civil rights legislation was most effective?

• Civil Rights Act of 1957

• Civil Rights Act of 1960

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Voting Amendments

• 15th Amendment - African American men got the right to vote.

• 19th Amendment - Women got the right to vote.

• 23rd Amendment - People who live in Washington D.C. can vote in Presidential elections.

• 24th Amendment - Eliminated the poll tax.

• 26th Amendment - Lowered the voting age to 18.

Multiple Choice

How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 work?

• Injunctions

• Registration

• Voting Referees

• Tickets

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Mandated preclearance

• Led to the abolishment of the poll tax

• Registration

• Outlawed use of literacy tests

Multiple Choice

What percentage of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2000 presidential election?

• 90.2%

• 25.6%

• 50.1%

• 75.3%

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why people don't vote?

• It is inconvenient.

• They don't think their vote will make a difference.

• They distrust politics or the political candidates.

• They are worried about voting fraud.

Voting Behavior is studied through

• Results of elections

• Survey research

• Political socializations - how a person gains their political attitudes and opinions. Family is the largest contributor to your political socialization.

Multiple Choice

What is the first step of the election process in the United States?

• General election

• Nomination

• Precinct

• Discussion of issues

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way to nominate a candidate?

• Self-Announcement

• Caucus

• Convention

• Election

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of direct primary?

• Closed

• Runoff

• Petition

• Nonpartisan

Multiple Choice

What is the process by which candidates gather a required number of voters' signatures to get their name on the ballot?

• Open primary

• Petition

• Runoff

• Closed

Multiple Choice

What group of people get on the ballot by means of petition?

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Independents or minor parties

• Incumbents

Voter Turnout

• Decreases in off year elections.

• Increases in Presidential elections.

Multiple Choice

What day has Congress chosen for Congressional and Presidential elections?

• The first Wednesday after Halloween.

• The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

• The second Thursday after the first Monday in March.

• The first Monday in December.

Multiple Choice

How has voting changed over time?

• Orally, bring your own ballot, standardized ballots

• flip a coin, standardized ballots, absentee ballots

• orally, standardized ballots, bring your own ballots

• flip a coin, pulling straws, split-ticket voting

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has been used in the past as a qualification for voting in the United States?

• Literacy tests

• Membership of a political party

• Poll taxes

• Both literacy tests and poll taxes

Multiple Choice

Which word means the same thing as suffrage?

• Franchise

• Electorate

• Registration

• Literacy

Ballot Types

Office group ballots are organized by position.

Party-Column ballots are organized by political affiliation.

Multiple Choice

What is absentee voting?

• Voting before the election when you are unable to get to your polling place on election day.

• Voting without thinking.

• Voting for all the same party on one ballot.

• Voting for different parties on the same ballot.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a source of campaign money?

• Interest groups

• Candidates

• Government subsidies

• All of the answers are sources of campaign money

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does the Federal Election Commission enforce?

• Disclosure of campaign finance information

• Soft money

• Campaign expenditures

• Both the disclosure of campaign finance information and campaign expenditures

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a loophole to campaign spending?

• Issue ads

• Campaign expenditures

• Soft money

• Independent campaign spending

Long term vs. short term impact on voting

• Party Identification has a long term impact on how a person votes.

• Candidates and issues have a short term impact on how a person votes because who runs and what issues are prevalent change frequently.