Voter Behavior

Which statement below best describes an open primary?

• Voters can choose which party's primary election ballot they want to use to vote

• The voting booths are open and the secret ballot is not used

• Voters can cross party lines voting for candidates of different parties in the primary election

• The election is open to all candidates who want on the ballot, not just those approved by the party leadership

Which one of the following is an action that does not involve participation in the political process?

• creating a blog to write about politics

• reading about politics in the newspaper

• signing an internet petition supporting the repeal of a law

• giving money to a Political Action Committee

Which of the following best describes a trend shown in the chart above?

• Voter turnout among African Americans increased substantially between 1988 and 2012.

• Voter turnout among African Americans generally decreased between 1992 and 2004

• Voter turnout among Caucasians consistently increased between 1988 and 2000.

• Voter turnout among Caucasians generally decreased between 2004 and 2016.

It is a group people who seek to control governments through the winning of elections and holding of public office.

• interest group

• political action committee

• political party

• city council

The two main parties in the United States today are the _____________.

• Democrats and Republicans
• Federalist and Anti Federalist
• Democrats and Whigs
• Democrats and Independent

A candidate who is not part of any party is considered?

• independent
• candidate
• campaign
• ward

Third parties play an important political role by

• Getting on the ballot

• Bringing up new issues and ideas

• Raising money

• Winning a majority of the votes

What is the main idea of the above cartoon?

• Americans fail to support the expenses of candidates

• Campaign advertising has no influence on voter turnout

• campaign costs are a major cause of national debt

• High campaign costs negatively affect the political process

What is the age requirement to vote in Virginia?

• 18 years old 29 days before election

• 18 years old during the month of election

• 18 years old by the date of general election

• 18 years old during the year of election

This amendment gave DC residents the right to vote in presidential elections -

• 14th

• 15th

• 19th

• 23rd