Government Unit 4 review

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

• ballots

• suffrage

• political socialization

• poll taxes

What did the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution change about voting?

• It gave the vote to 18- to 20-year-old citizens.

• It gave the vote to women.

• It prohibited poll taxes.

• It gave the vote to freed slaves.

In 1872, who cast an illegal vote to prove that women were citizens?

• Lucretia Mott

• Susan B. Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Emmeline Pankhurst

Which of the following is not a form of political participation?

• joining a party

• canvassing for a candidate

• reading the newspaper

• writing to your representative

Demographic factors may influence our political participation. What is a demographic factor?

• a personal choice

• a political decision

• a kind of poll

• a personal characteristic

The idea of political efficacy means that people will vote if 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.

Which demographic group is correctly matched with its issue?

• married people with children - school funding

• Midwesterners - affirmative action

• environmentalists - farm subsidies

• All are matched correctly.

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

• marital status

• region

• ethnicity

• religion

The term political socialization is the process that forms which of the following?

• political parties

• demographic factors

• political attitudes

• poll techniques

What is the Nolan chart?

• a two-axis political demographic

• a two-axis political poll

• a two-axis political plot

• a two-axis political model