Government Unit 4: Political Beliefs and Behaviors

The history of voting in America is the history of the expansion of which of the following?

• ballots

• suffrage

• political socialization

• poll taxes

Which of these statements describes the state of voting rights from colonial times until 1971?

• they became more limited

• they became more complicated

• they were extended to more people

• they were extended to only selected groups

What did the Nineteenth Amendment to the constitution change about voting?

• Gave voting rights to women

• Lowered the voting age to 18

• Prohibited poll taxes

• Gave the vote to freed slaves

What did the 26th Amendment to the Constitution change about voting?

• Gave voting rights to 18-year-old citizens

• Gave voting rights to women

• Gave voting rights to Native Americans

• Gave voting rights to citizens living in Washington D.C.

Which of the following is a way to affect political change?

• staying home on Election Day

• complaining about lawmakers

• writing to your representative

• studying scientific law

Which term is applied to personal characteristics that influence how our political attributes develop?

• social factors

• political polls

• demographic factors

• political factors

What did Susan B. Anthony do in 1872 to advance women's suffrage?

• She wrote a book about women's rights

• She supported the Democratic candidate for president

• She cast an illegal vote

• She made her own political party

The idea of political efficacy means that people will vote it they believe which of the following?

• it doesn't matter who wins

• the election is already decided

• their vote can make a difference

• their neighbors agree with them

A person from New York City and one from Montana might have different political opinions due to what factor?

• marital status

• region

• ethnicity

• religion

Which term applies to the process by which our political attitudes are formed by our environment?

• political diversity

• political socialization

• political spectrum

• random factors