AP Government and Politics

AP US Gov - Political Participation

Poll

How are you doing on your reading?

• I'm caught up through yesterday

• I'm a few days behind

• I forgot about it

• Everything makes sense

• The book is difficult to read & comprehend

Multiple Select

Which constitutional amendments made sure that America's voting populace included more than just wealthy white males? (Multiple Answers)

• 1st Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Multiple Choice

What conclusion can be drawn from analyzing the chart?

• The majority of Americans take get involved in the political process through donating money to a campaign.

• Volunteering for a political campaign is the way that most baby boomers participate in politics.

• Attendance at political rallies has increased in the last decade.

• Casting a vote is the primary way that most Americans participate in government.

Multiple Choice

Someone who was born in the U.S. or born to U.S. citizens.

• Qualification

• Requirement

• Natural Born Citizen

• Issue Based Platform

Multiple Choice

An organization that tries to get political power by electing members to public office so that their political ideas can become laws or policies

• Political System

• Government

• Party Platform

• Political Party

Multiple Choice

A political party that believes in individual freedom and believes the only purpose of government is to protect this freedom.

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Libertarian Party

• Socialist Party

Multiple Choice

A political party that believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need.

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Libertarian Party

• Socialist Party

Multiple Choice

A Political System consisting primarily of two major political parties, more or less equal in strength.

• Two-Party System

• Socialist Party

• Political System

• Third Party

Multiple Choice

A Political Party that is not one of the two major parties in the country; a minor party

• Two-Party System

• Socialist Party

• Political System

• Third Party

Multiple Choice

In 2020, your mom wants to run for President. She is 42 years old and has a high school diploma. She was born in Canada, but became a naturalized U.S. citizen ten years ago. Your Civics teacher says your mom isn't qualified to run for President. Why isn't your mom qualified to run for President?

• She isn't a natural-born citizen of the U.S.

• She's too old.

• She doesn't have a college degree.

• She has no government experience.

Multiple Choice

What would be the most accurate source to find information about candidates' views during an election?

• a private interest group's website

• a record of the candidates' voting history on issues-related legislation

• a TV commercial sponsored by a political party

• a newspaper editorial

Multiple Choice

Why is the same event sometimes reported differently by different news networks?

• Newspapers and networks hold certain political beliefs (biases) that are shown in their reporting.

• Newspapers and networks don't get enough information to report events accurately.

• Some newspapers and networks just want to trick the public into believing things that aren't true.

• Political parties pay newspapers and news networks to make them look good, leading to false reporting.

Multiple Choice

Which political party wants the LEAST amount of government involvement in public life?

• Green Party

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Libertarian Party

Multiple Choice

Which major political party believes that the government should provide a "safety net" of government programs, so that its citizens' basic needs are met?

• Constitution Party

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Libertarian Party

Multiple Choice

What did the Motor Voter Act do?

• It requires you to renew your driver's license in order to vote.

• It requires states to transport you to the polls on election day.

• It requires states to let you register to vote when you apply for or renew your driver's license.

• It requires you to have a state ID to vote.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Motor voter laws

• Grandfather Clauses

• Literacy Tests

• Poll taxes

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 23rd

• 18th

• 21st

• 19th

Multiple Choice

Based on the original wording of the Constitution, who elected Senators?

• the people in the State

• the state legislature

• the Electoral College

• the governor of the State

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment led to the direct election of Senators?

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

Multiple Choice

Who the the right to vote before the Civil War?

• All men

• Land owning men

• Men and women

• All White men

Multiple Choice

Voting rights have __________ over time.

• Increased

• Decreased

Multiple Choice

Voting rights have __________ over time.

• Increased

• Decreased

What has shaped our system so much?

Duverger's Law

Duverger’s Law holds that electoral systems, where the highest vote getter is the winner (such as the first-past-the-post method), tend to become two-party systems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo

Multiple Select

What is the name of the system where the person who gets the most votes WINS?

• First Past the Post

• FPTP

• Winner Take All

• Simple Majority

Multiple Select

First Past the Post leads to...

• Minority Rule

• Two-Party Rule

• Strategic Voting

• Changes in which candidate voters really want

Multiple Choice

What is it called when voters are strategically grouped together (or separated)?

• Drawing the lines

• Gerrymandering

• Safe Seats

• Spoiler Effect

Multiple Select

When third party candidates run, they play a role as a ---?

• Total loss for third-party voters

• More people voted for winner

• More choices

• Spoiler effect

Poll

In your opinion, what should we do with our voting system?

• Keep it the same. It works.

• Change it. Anything has to be better!

• Parliamentary system

• Ranked-Choice

• Oligarchy

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about voting?

What has shaped our system so much?