WorksheetsPolitical Participation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. What was the main reason that many people were denied suffrage in the early period of U.S. history?
a. Only a small group of people had access to the information needed to make informed decisions
Many of those in power thought wealthy, well-educated white men could make the best choices
a. Each state had its own rules concerning who could vote in national elections
Few people, especially those who did not own property , had any desire to be involved in elections
Registering to vote was an important part of the civil rights movement because it
Gave political power to African Americans
Allowed for the formation of Super PACs
Encouraged both legislative and popular referendums
Protected citizens from propaganda
The main purpose of voter registration is
make it easier to vote
encourage a larger turn out
prevent fraud
promote intelligent voting
Lack of interest
No sense of political efficacy
Ballot fatigue
Those issues are reasons for what?
why people vote
reason people vote democrat
reason people vote for third parties
reasons for not voting
Which level of government is responsible for running elections?
the states
federal
concurrent
all of the above
Which of the following would be the best policy proposal to help lower income people increase their voting percentage?
Reduce the number of voting machines in low income neighborhoods.
providing free education from K - 12
Making election day a national holiday so low-income people would not have to miss a day of work to vote
Enacting stricter voter ID laws to ensure fraud doesn’t exist.
Most polls conducted by newspapers and polling agencies that rely on randomized, large samples are
Straw
mass media
scientific polls
telephone polls
Polls are taken to
Further political socialization
Guarantee the constitutional rights of all people
Determine people’s attitudes and viewpoints
Provide for a system of checks and balances
Unscientific surveys used to gauge opinion on a variety of issues are called
Deliberative polls
Straw polls
exit polls
tracking polls
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
The text above comes from which amendment?
15th
1st
24th
19th
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The above text is from which amendment?
2nd
20th
26th
15th
The type of poll referenced above tend to be unreliable because...
sample is too small
sample is too large
often biased, based on non-scientific data
often represents accurate cross section of population
Which of the following best explains the large increase in African American voter registration referred to above?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
American revolution
Buckley v. Valeo
Harper v. Virginia Board of Education
The long debate over lowering the voting age in America from 21 to 18 began during World War II and intensified during the Vietnam War, when young men denied the right to vote were being conscripted to fight for their country. Amid increasing support for a Constitutional amendment, Congress passed the Amendment in March 1971; the states promptly ratified it, and President Richard M. Nixon signed it into law that July.
The amendment referred to above is the...
15tj
26
24th
19th
1. Which of the following cannot be easily measured by scientific polling?
Political Preference
Intensity
Opinions of local issues
opinions on national issues
