Ch. 6: Voting and Voter Behavior

In the past, some states limited voting rights by

• passing political socialization laws.

• charging a poll tax.

• eliminating the literacy test.

• overruling grandfather clauses.

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.

All of the following are significant reasons for not voting in the US elections today EXCEPT

• widespread use of religious and literacy tests.

• apathy or distrust of politics.

• long-term mental illness or physical illness on election day.

• rules and regulations that make registering and voting cumbersome.

Literacy requirements were usually aimed at

• poor whites.

• young voters.

• minority groups.

• all these choices are correct

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

• voter alienation.

• straight-ticket voting.

• split-ticket voting.

• ballot fatigue.

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

• gender gap

• grandfather clause

• understanding clause

• Motor Voter Law

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

• more likely to vote.

• less likely to vote.

• unlikely to notice.

• more likely to join a political party.

Which act first instituted judicial action to overcome racial barriers?

• Civil Rights Act of 1957.

• Civil Rights Act of 1960.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Civil Rights Act of 1965.

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

• Civil Rights Act of 1957.

• Civil Rights Act of 1960.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Civil Rights Act of 1965.

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)

• actual nonvoter.

• nonvoting voter.

• cannot voter.

• independent voter.