Question 1

One view of voter turnout suggests that both of the major parties became more liberal after the elections of 1896.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In most European countries, voter registration is done automatically, by the government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding the Australian ballot is incorrect?

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A)   It is printed by the government.
B)   It appeared first in the states.
C)   It appeared in the late 1800s.
D)   It is cast in secret.
E)   It eliminated vote fraud.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 4

What view of history do scholars take that believe that there has been a real decline in voter turnout?

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a. During the nineteenth century, the pa...

Question 5

Survey figures on political participation tend to exaggerate the frequency of actual participation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Initially, the U.S. Constitution, not the states, decided who could vote and for what offices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The 1972 elections were the first that allowed eighteen-year-olds to vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In areas where many non-English speaking persons live, election authorities can supply ballots to voters that are written in their own language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the difference between VAP and VEP and note how making this distinction impacts our view of recent elections.

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a. The VAP measures the voting-age popul...

Question 10

The Motor Voter Law has clearly led to an increase in vote turnout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A 2008 study found get-out-the-vote drives have demonstrated statistically significant results when they involved

Accepted Answer

A)   door-to-door canvassing
B)   leaflets and election day festivals
C)   direct mail
D)   phone calls
E)   both A and D.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

The willingness to engage in partisan competition separates which two of the participation groups described by Verba and Nie?

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A)   Campaigners from complete activists
B)   Inactives from campaigners
C)   Parochial participants from communalists
D)   Inactives from parochial participants
E)   Communalists from campaignersF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Inactives and complete activists each constitute about 15 percent of the U.S. population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One unusualbut possible explanation suggested by the text for the low rate of voter registration in the United States is that

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A)   participation in government is denied to so many people.
B)   many local governments do not require voters to register.
C)   the media discourage voter registration.
D)   people are happy with the way government is working.
E)   voters cannot actually find the places where they are supposed to vote.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Compared with citizens of other countries, Americans vote in more elections and for more offices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A 2002 act of Congress created a uniform national voting system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Efforts to reform voting in the aftermath of the Florida vote-count controversy of 2000 might find particular fault with Congress because it

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A)   did not require states to develop systems for counting disputed votes.
B)   did not provide funds for upgrading voting equipment.
C)   stopped short of creating a uniform national voting system.
D)   did not provide funds for training election officials.
E)   did not investigate names that were not on official registration lists.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

The steady decline in U.S. voter turnout appears to be the unintentional result of

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A)   strict voter-registration procedures.
B)   the poll tax.
C)   the fraudulent reporting of election results.
D)   literacy testing.
E)   media campaigns.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Poll taxes and literacy tests were methods used to keep blacks from voting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The VAP is problematic as a baseline measure because some people in that figure are not actually eligible to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Political Participation

A 2002 act of Congress created a uniform national voting system.

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Survey figures on political participation tend to exaggerate the frequency of actual participation.

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Inactives and complete activists each constitute about 15 percent of the U.S. population.

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The 1972 elections were the first that allowed eighteen-year-olds to vote.

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Compared with citizens of other countries, Americans vote in more elections and for more offices.

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A 2008 study found get-out-the-vote drives have demonstrated statistically significant results when they involved

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One view of voter turnout suggests that both of the major parties became more liberal after the elections of 1896.

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What view of history do scholars take that believe that there has been a real decline in voter turnout?

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Initially, the U.S. Constitution, not the states, decided who could vote and for what offices.

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Efforts to reform voting in the aftermath of the Florida vote-count controversy of 2000 might find particular fault with Congress because it

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In most European countries, voter registration is done automatically, by the government.

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In areas where many non-English speaking persons live, election authorities can supply ballots to voters that are written in their own language.

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The VAP is problematic as a baseline measure because some people in that figure are not actually eligible to vote.

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Explain the difference between VAP and VEP and note how making this distinction impacts our view of recent elections.

Correct Answerverifieda. The VAP measures the voting-age popul...View AnswerShow Answer

One unusualbut possible explanation suggested by the text for the low rate of voter registration in the United States is that

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Which of the following statements regarding the Australian ballot is incorrect?

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The willingness to engage in partisan competition separates which two of the participation groups described by Verba and Nie?

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Poll taxes and literacy tests were methods used to keep blacks from voting.

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The steady decline in U.S. voter turnout appears to be the unintentional result of

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The Motor Voter Law has clearly led to an increase in vote turnout.

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