American Gov - Unit 2.2 Review

Because of the fact that elections are getting more and more expensive, what do many D.C. politicians spend most of their time doing?

• Visiting with constituents in their offices

• Doing "meet & greets" with voters and the press in their home districts

• Working on committees and arguing bills on the floor of Congress

• Calling people on the phone and asking them for money

Why was the voter turnout so much higher in the 2016, 2012, 2008 and 2004 elections?

• Senate elections occurred on those years

• Supreme Court elections occurred on those years

• Election day fell on a holiday on those years

• Presidential elections occurred on those years

What could the United States do to increase voter turnout throughout the country?

• Lower the education level that is required to vote

• Lower the voting eligibility age

• Make Election Day a federal holiday

• Move all polling locations to county courthouses

What type of person tends to have the highest voter turnout rate?

• A poor person with no political or partisan affiliation

• An older person with a college degree

• A younger person who is a high school dropout

• A person who lives a long distance from their polling location

What type of controversial voting restriction law has gained popularity in the last decade?

• Voter ID law

• Poll Tax

• Literacy Test

• Property Requirement

What type of voting restriction is still used in some states today?

• Poll Tax

• grandfather clause

• Literacy Test

• Felon Disenfranchisement Record

Why is a literacy test, in relation to politics, considered discriminatory?

• it was only given to unmarried women

• it was given to everyone, but easier versions were given to white men

• it was designed to be purposely difficult to restrict minorities from voting

• felons have to take one when leaving prison and before voting

What war was the main reason why people 18 years of age and older received the right to vote?

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Iraq War

• Civil War

In what time period did women receive the right to vote?

• The 1820s

• The 1860s

• The 1920s

• The 1960s

Of the groups listed, which demographic group was the first to receive the right to vote in the United States thanks to an amendment to the Constitution?

• Foreign citizens

• Black men

• White women

• Native Americans