unit 5-6 Government

a form of government that includes one or more cities and surrounding rural areas is known as -_________

• county

• country

• city

what process is used to elect state legislators?

• Popular Vote

• suffrage

• short lived

what is NOT a long-term trend marking the expansion of suffrage in the United States?

• eliminating requirements based on tax payments

• eliminating requirements based on race

• removing restrictive requirements based on religious beliefs

• the federal government taking less of a role in protecting suffrage rights

literacy tests worked to deny the right to vote to African Americans primarily because-

• African Americans were asked questions that were more difficult than those asked of prospective white voters.

• African Americans where just voted equally as whites

which is a sign of weakened political parties?

• Split-ticket voting

• equal voting

• half voting

what is the role of local governments in the U.S. federalist system?

• local governments are subunits of state government

• local governments are bellow units of state governments

In the United States, a political party is made up of a group of people who -

• work to get candidates elected to political office

• work to get workers to work

which individual power is not included in a governor's power of clemency?

• Pardon

• Reprieve

• parole

• Exocommunication

The national's chairperson of a major political party

• manages the party's headquarters

• manages the people

• manages the community of the house

which of the following statements about suffrage is true?

• states require that any person wishing to vote must meet specific qualifications for citizenship, age and residence

• none of the above

• you have to have an age of 21