Political Participation

1.       What was the main reason that many people were denied suffrage in the early period of U.S. history?

• a.       Only a small group of people had access to the information needed to make informed decisions

• Many of those in power thought wealthy, well-educated white men could make the best choices

• a.       Each state had its own rules concerning who could vote in national elections

• Few people, especially those who did not own property , had any desire to be involved in elections

Registering to vote was an important part of the civil rights movement because it

• Gave political power to African Americans

• Allowed for the formation of Super PACs

• Encouraged both legislative and popular referendums

• Protected citizens from propaganda

The main purpose of voter registration is

• make it easier to vote

• encourage a larger turn out

• prevent fraud

• promote intelligent voting

Lack of interest

No sense of political efficacy

Ballot fatigue

Those issues are reasons for what?

• why people vote

• reason people vote democrat

• reason people vote for third parties

• reasons for not voting

Which level of government is responsible for running elections?

• the states

• federal

• concurrent

• all of the above

Which of the following would be the best policy proposal to help lower income people increase their voting percentage?

• Reduce the number of voting machines in low income neighborhoods.

• providing free education from K - 12

• Making election day a national holiday so low-income people would not have to miss a day of work to vote

• Enacting stricter voter ID laws to ensure fraud doesn’t exist.

Most polls conducted by newspapers and polling agencies that rely on randomized, large samples are

• Straw

• mass media

• scientific polls

• telephone polls

Polls are taken to

• Further political socialization

• Guarantee the constitutional rights of all people

• Determine people’s attitudes and viewpoints

• Provide for a system of checks and balances

Unscientific surveys used to gauge opinion on a variety of issues are called

• Deliberative polls 

• Straw polls

• exit polls

• tracking polls

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

The text above comes from which amendment?

• 15th

• 1st

• 24th

• 19th