Chapter 9 post quiz federal Government

In the American federal system, the responsibility for running elections rests largely with

• the federal government.

  
  

• the two national parties.

  
  

• local governments.

  
  

• state and local governments.

  
  

A reform that could help to boost turnout is

• voter identification laws.

  
  

• same-day registration.

  
  

• the electoral college.

  
  

  
  

• a closed primary.

  
  

The Help America Vote Act of 2003

• authorized $1 billion for civic education in order to increase voter turnout in national elections.

• financed the creation of 2,000 additional polling places across the country for midterm and presidential elections.

• required state governments to use computerized voter registration databases.

• eliminated state-level voter registration requirements.

The first two states to hold a presidential primary or caucus are

• Nevada and South Carolina.

• Iowa and Connecticut.

• Iowa and New Hampshire.

• Puerto Rico and South Carolina.

Suppose more and more states wish to increase their political influence by holding their nominating processes earlier and earlier. This causes the process for nominating the president to become

• gerrymandered

• proportionally represented.

• a closed primary.

• front-loaded.

A party platform is

• the list of all candidates of the same party competing in a primary election.

• a party document that contains the philosophy, principles, and positions of the party.

• the staging, or order, of a party's cycle of primaries and caucuses during a presidential election.

• the stage from which candidates speak at the national nominating convention.

________is the single-most important political act for most Americans.

• Peaceful protest

• Writing a letter to the editor

• Contributing to political campaigns

• Voting

Suffrage is

• the right to protest.

• the right to petition the government.

• the right to vote.

• organizing large numbers of people for political action.

During early national periods of American history, suffrage was generally restricted to White males over the age of

• 18

• 21

• 25

• 30

What is turnout?

• the right to vote

• assemblies or crowds out in public to confront a government or other official organization

• activities designed to influence government

• the percentage of eligible individuals who actually vote