Ch 8 Public Opinion and Voting Test Review

Which of these is the most accurate way of gauging overall public opinion between elections?

• Through public opinion polls.
• Through direct mailings to the public.
• Through phone calls to individuals.
• Through public opinion strategies.

Typically, liberals and some moderates vote for Democrats, and conservatives vote for Republicans. This exemplifies the effect of ___ on voting behavior.

• ideology
• economic status
• the media
• the peer group

The Twenty-fourth Amendment outlawed ___ in national elections.

• literacy tests
• poll taxes
• discrimination based on race
• the grandfather clause

The ___ was passed in 1965 to prohibit state and local governments, particularly in the South, from interfering with the voting privileges of African Americans.

• National Voter Registration Act
• Congressional Act
• Civil Rights Act
• Voting Rights Act

Which is part of the Motor Voter Law?

• You can vote at the BMV.
• You are offered voter registration at the BMV.
• You can have a vote for every car you have.
• Only people who own a car can vote.

This Amendment gave Washington DC three electors in the Electoral College.

• 15th
• 19th
• 23rd
• 24th

What is the most influential factor affecting people's political opinions?

• opinion leaders
• media
• peer groups
• family

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

• 15th
• 19th
• 24th
• 26th

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 15th
• 19th
• 24th
• 26th

Which amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote?

• 15th
• 19th
• 24th
• 26th