4.11 Unit exam 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

What did the Twenty-fourth 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.

What did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton have in common?

• They were both strong supporters of the Confederacy.

• They were both committed to gaining the right to vote.

• They were both Democrats elected to statewide office.

• They were the first women admitted to Harvard University.

Which of the following is not a way of participating in the political process?

• writing to your representative

• displaying a bumper sticker

• signing a petition

• watching television news

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

• social factors

• political polls

• demographic factors

• political factors

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

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

• political diversity

• political socialization

• political demography

• random factors

What term applies to a graphic used to describe a political reality?

• political demographic

• political poll

• political plot

• political model