Voting and Suffrage

How is the Voting Rights Act of 1965 related to the Fifteenth Amendment?

• Both established limits on campaign spending and campaign contributions.

• Both established term limits for the president and members of Congress.

• The Fifteenth Amendment increased the number of voting rights that were granted by the Voting Rights Act.

• The Voting Rights Act made certain that African Americans got the rights granted by the Fifteenth Amendment.

An important event in women’s suffrage was when

• limits were placed on campaign contributions and expenditures.

• literacy tests and grandfather clauses were outlawed.

• President Woodrow Wilson reversed his opinion on the topic.

• the Twenty-sixth Amendment was ratified.

Which of the following serve the longest terms, as specified in the Constitution?

• members of the U.S. Senate

• members of the U.S. House of Representatives

• presidents

• mayors

If citizens collect enough signatures to place on the ballot a proposed law controlling the number of animals residents can own, they have created a(n)

• grandfather clause.

• initiative.

• legislative referendum.

• popular referendum.

If people begin moving from the country to the city, they are increasingly likely to approve legislation that

• controls donations to candidate's campaigns.

• requires legislative and popular referendums.

• improves and maintains public highways.

• funds public transportation such as subways.

A testimonial ad is likely to be persuasive because

• people may change their point of view due to fear.

• many people like to support candidates who have a high level of popularity.

• many people are swayed by the opinions of those whom they regard highly.

• people tend avoid supporting someone associated with a negative symbol.

If a campaign commercial uses ad hominem, it

• attacks a candidate rather than the issues.

• associates a positive symbol with the candidate.

• cites a prominent person who agrees with a candidate's position.

• makes glittering generalities.

Why was the ruling in Buckley v. Valeo significant?

• It cleared the way for both popular and legislative referendums.

• It made it easier for people to vote a straight party ticket.

• It said that while contributions to candidates could be limited, spending could not.

• It regulated the use of propaganda and false claims in political campaigns.

In order to qualify to vote, you must

• be at least 21 years of age.

• first complete a voter registration form.

• have a minimum of a high school education.

• own property in the state in which you vote.

Encouraging African Americans to register to vote was an important goal of ________.

• Buckley v. Valeo.

• campaign finance reform.

• the Twenty-sixth Amendment.

• the Civil Rights movement.