American Gov - Unit 3.2 Review

Front

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

Back

Calling people on the phone and asking them for money

Front

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

Back

Presidential elections occurred on those years

Front

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

Back

Make Election Day a federal holiday

Front

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

Back

An older person with a college degree

Front

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

Back

Voter ID law

Front

What type of voting restriction is still used in some states today? Poll Tax, grandfather clause, Literacy Test, Felon Disenfranchisement Record

Back

Felon Disenfranchisement Record

Front

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

Back

It was designed to be purposely difficult to restrict minorities from voting.

Front

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

Back

Vietnam War

Front

In what time period did women receive the right to vote? Options: The 1820s, The 1860s, The 1920s, The 1960s

Back

The 1920s

Front

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

Back

Black men