chap 8 review

 

Which of the following statements about voter identification laws is most accurate? 

• a. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to favor laws that require identification in order to vote.

• b. Every state requires all voters to show identification before voting at the polls.

• c. The Supreme Court justices ruled that voter identification laws would not go into effect until after the 2022 elections.

• d. In every state with a voter identification law, a person must have a photo ID issued by the federal government in order to cast a legal ballot.

 

A low-income individual without internet access did not vote in a recent statewide election due to lack of political knowledge. This individual not having voted could be best explained by 

• a. permanent absentee ballots.

• b. poll taxes.

• c. the digital divide.

• d. motor voter laws.

 

What was the main cause for reducing the legal voting age to 18?

• a. Young American citizens formally organized and protested for the right to vote.

• b. The Constitution mandated that the draft age be equivalent to the voting age.

• c. Government officials hoped it would lead to a decline in disruptive student protests against the Vietnam War.

• d. A decision by the Supreme Court justices determined that voting requirements based on age were unconstitutional.

 

It is likely that eliminating state-level voter registration laws would ________ voter turnout among ________ voters. 

• a. decrease; younger

• b. decrease; older

• c. decrease; all

• d. increase; younger

 

African Americans represented by an African American member of Congress are

• a. no different in terms of their political behavior and beliefs than African Americans not represented by an African American member of Congress.

• b. less likely to have a strong sense of political efficacy than African Americans not represented by an African American member of Congress.

• c. less likely to vote than African Americans not represented by an African American member of Congress.

• d. more likely to vote than African Americans not represented by an African American member of Congress.

 

Under the Constitution, ________ the power to control voter registration. 

• a. Congress has

• b. the president has

• c. the Federal Election Commission has

• d. state legislatures have

 

Women are disadvantaged as candidates for office because 

• a. too many women run in elections every year.

• b. male voters almost never support female candidates.

• c. male candidates are more likely to have the advantage of incumbency in office.

• d. there are still many state laws that prevent women from running in elections.

Gerrymandering may

• a. reduce voter turnout by creating fewer competitive elections.

• b. reduce voter turnout by increasing the amount of money that is spent on advertising.

• c. increase voter turnout by creating fewer competitive elections.

• d. increase voter turnout, by increasing the amount of money that is spent on advertising.

The Hispanic vote was once referred to as “the sleeping giant” because

• a. Latinos vote at higher rates than African Americans.

• b. Latinos vote at low rates relative to the group’s size in the population.

• c. Latinos vote at high rates in the “giant” states of California and Texas.

• d. The vast majority of Latinos report an affiliation with the Republican party in surveys, but do not participate at equal rates as White Americans.

 

Which statement best characterizes the relationship between participation and electoral competition? 

• a. The same number of people are likely to participate in competitive elections as they would in uncompetitive elections.

• b. People are more likely to participate in an election if it is uncompetitive

• c. People are more likely to participate in an election if it is competitive.

• d. Competitive elections drive down participation.