Matching
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement
below. You will not use all the terms. a. | electorate | b. | poll
tax | c. | literacy | d. | preclearance | e. | political
efficacy | f. | independent | g. | gerrymandering | h. | split-ticket
voting |
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a person's ability to read or write, is no longer used to qualify
voters.
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Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group
is known as ____.
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is the term regularly used to describe those people who have no specific major
party affiliation.
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People who do not believe their actions can affect politics have no sense of
____.
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In the United States, the ____, or the potential voting population, is made up
of nearly 200 million people.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement
below. You will not use all the terms. a. | party
identification | b. | straight-ticket voting | c. | franchise | d. | preclearance | e. | literacy | f. | transients | g. | split-ticket voting | h. | political
socialization |
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 declared that no new election laws could be
enacted in any State without ____ from the Department of Justice.
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____ is the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party in any one
election.
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People who are strongly loyal to a given party have strong ____.
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Persons living in a State for a short period of time are sometimes called
____.
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The right to vote is known as suffrage, or ____.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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MAIN IDEAS
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Which of the following is NOT a long-term trend marking the expansion of
suffrage in the United States?
a. | removing restrictive requirements based on religious belief | b. | the Federal
Government taking less of a role in protecting suffrage rights | c. | eliminating
requirements based on race | d. | eliminating requirements based on tax
payments |
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In the past, some States limited voting rights by
a. | passing political socialization laws. | b. | charging a poll tax. | c. | eliminating the
literacy test. | d. | overruling grandfather clauses. |
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The provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its amendments of 1970,
1975, and 1982 apply to
a. | all national, State, and local elections. | b. | federal elections
only. | c. | State and local elections only. | d. | all federal and State elections, but not to all
local elections. |
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The phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices farther down the ballot
is called
a. | voter alienation. | b. | straight-ticket voting. | c. | split-ticket
voting. | d. | ballot fatigue. |
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All of the following are significant reasons for nonvoting in United States
elections today EXCEPT
a. | long-term mental or physical illness or illness on an election
day. | b. | rules and regulations that make registration and voting
cumbersome. | c. | widespread use of religious and literacy tests. | d. | apathy or distrust
of politics. |
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The term political socialization can be defined as the
a. | process in which individual initiative is abandoned in favor of party
politics. | b. | belief that one's vote does not count. | c. | process by which
people formulate their political attitudes and opinions. | d. | practice of voting
for candidates of only one specific party in any given election. |
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The expansion of suffrage in the United States
a. | was outlined in the text of the Constitution. | b. | was accomplished
outside the United States legal system. | c. | is the subject of all constitutional amendments
made since 1810. | d. | has been moved forward by amendments and civil rights
acts. |
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Literacy tests worked to deny the right to vote to African Americans primarily
because
a. | all white voters had higher literacy rates. | b. | the tests were only
required in Southern States. | c. | African Americans were asked questions that
were more difficult than those asked of prospective white voters. | d. | it was specifically
provided for in the Constitution. |
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Which act first established a federal commission to investigate claims of
individual voter discrimination?
a. | Civil Rights Act of 1957 | b. | Civil Rights Act of 1960 | c. | Civil Rights Act of
1964 | d. | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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People with no sense of political efficacy
a. | are also known as "cannot-voters." | b. | only vote in
off-year elections. | c. | display a strong sense of party
identification. | d. | feel that any choice they make will have no effect. |
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Which of the following statements about suffrage is TRUE?
a. | States may set only qualifications that relate to citizenship and
age. | b. | The Constitution gives the Federal Government the power to set suffrage
qualifications. | c. | States may require the payment of a tax as a condition for voting in federal
elections. | d. | States require that any person wishing to vote must meet specific qualifications for
citizenship, age and residence. |
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Today many States require that all voters
a. | be citizens of the United States and residents of the State. | b. | meet specific
literacy requirements. | c. | be familiar with the candidates and issues
before voting. | d. | be natural-born citizens of the United States. |
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All of the following have been used to keep African Americans from voting
EXCEPT
a. | poll taxes. | b. | literacy tests. | c. | federal court
orders. | d. | threats and social pressures. |
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A person who votes in the presidential election but does not vote for a
congressional candidate in the same election is known as
a. | a "cannot-voter." | b. | a "nonvoting
voter." | c. | an independent voter. | d. | an actual
nonvoter. |
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The single most significant predictor of a person's partisan voting
behavior is his or her
a. | party identification. | b. | educational background. | c. | political
efficacy. | d. | perceptions of government. |
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Which of these State suffrage laws would violate some provision in the federal
Constitution?
a. | a law allowing voting rights to those 16 and 17 years old | b. | a law denying the
right to vote to any person convicted of a felony | c. | a law setting a maximum age for
voting | d. | a law permitting aliens to vote |
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To prevent fraudulent voting, most States require voters to
a. | register. | b. | be able to read and write. | c. | pay a poll
tax. | d. | be a natural-born citizen. |
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The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, did not secure the right of African
Americans to vote primarily because
a. | it did not state that voting rights could not be denied to African
Americans. | b. | the Federal Government did not intervene to uphold the amendment. | c. | it was repealed by
Congress shortly after ratification. | d. | it prevented State leaders from acting on
behalf of potential voters who were being discriminated against. |
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Gerrymandering is unfair because
a. | no one has the right to divide electoral districts for elections. | b. | it sets district
boundaries to decrease one group's voting strength. | c. | it makes voter
registration difficult for uneducated white males. | d. | it increases the voting power of minority
groups. |
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In general, more of the electorate votes
a. | in primary or special elections. | b. | in general federal
elections. | c. | in off-year elections. | d. | for county offices, rather than for State
offices. |
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The expansion of suffrage to African Americans took place in two stages, one
that granted suffrage in ____ and one that accomplished suffrage in _____.
a. | the North/the South | b. | State elections/federal
elections | c. | response to petitions/response to Supreme Court rulings | d. | theory/fact |
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The States can set any qualifications they choose for voting, so long as those
qualifications
a. | do not violate any restriction or provision set out in the
Constitution. | b. | do not mislead voters as to their intentions. | c. | are clearly set out
in the State constitution. | d. | are not repetitive of federal voting
guidelines. |
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The fact that the western States allowed aliens who had applied for
naturalization to vote in order to attract settlers makes a clear statement about how
a. | difficult life was for aliens in the late 1800s. | b. | confident westerners
were that few aliens would settle there. | c. | valuable the settlers found the right to
vote. | d. | unreasonable suffrage requirements were in the East. |
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Voter turnout among 18-year-olds
a. | has been consistently among the highest in the nation. | b. | was higher
immediately after passage of the 26th Amendment, but then dropped significantly. | c. | was low at first,
but gradually rose. | d. | demonstrates that this age group is more
politically involved than are older Americans. |
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Why did Congress require States to allow voter registration by mail?
a. | to make it easier to register to vote | b. | to lighten the work load of State
employees | c. | to sell more stamps | d. | to ensure that those who register really intend
to vote |
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Literacy requirements were usually aimed at
a. | young voters. | b. | minority groups. | c. | poor
whites. | d. | all of the above |
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One step that helped clear the way for African American suffrage was the Supreme
Court’s ruling that at least some functions of political parties are
a. | outside the requirements of the 15th Amendment. | b. | illegal. | c. | preferable to others. | d. | public, not
private. |
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For which of the following reasons might African Americans have been reluctant
to sue States for voter discrimination?
a. | gerrymandering | b. | lack of cause | c. | longstanding
patterns of violence and threats against African Americans | d. | low voter turnout
throughout the South |
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The amendments to the 1965 Voting Rights Act
a. | eliminated all literacy qualifications. | b. | broadened the
law’s preclearance provisions to cover other minority groups. | c. | required ballots to
be printed in both English and the language of the minority involved | d. | all of the
above |
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Based on voter turnout statistics, it is clear that many people
a. | believe voting is too time consuming. | b. | have never voted. | c. | find voting for
President more important than voting for members of Congress. | d. | tend to vote in
off-year elections if the ballot is not too long. |
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When a contest between two candidates is very close, people are
a. | more likely to vote. | b. | less likely to vote. | c. | unlikely to
notice.` | d. | more likely to join a political party. |
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The differences in voting patterns between men and women have been shown to
be
a. | too small to measure. | b. | income-related. | c. | issue-oriented. | d. | a recent
phenomenon. |
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One factor that drew northern African Americans to the Republican Party before
the 1930s was its status as
a. | the first American political party. | b. | the party of Abraham
Lincoln. | c. | the dominant party since George Washington’s day. | d. | the party of the
“rich and well-born.” |
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As party identification has weakened,
a. | the number of independents has grown. | b. | sociological factors have declined in
importance. | c. | the need for candidates of outstanding capability has declined. | d. | voters have tended
toward the Democratic Party. |
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In which of the following locations would voters show the most support for a
Democratic candidate for President?
a. | rural Nebraska | b. | Boston, Massachusetts | c. | Maine | d. | suburban New
Jersey |
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