Chapter 7: Voting and Elections UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote?
a.grandfather clause
b.lengthy residency requirement
c.National Voter Registration Act
d.competency requirement - CORRECT ANSWER- c.National Voter Registration Act
Which of the following is a reason to make voter registration more difficult?
a.increase voter turnout
b.decrease election fraud
c.decrease the cost of elections
d.make the registration process faster - CORRECT ANSWER- b.decrease election fraud
What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registration?
a.The state automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote.
b.The state ended voter registration.
c.The state sends every resident a voter registration ballot.
d.The state allows online voter registration. - CORRECT ANSWER- a.The state
automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote.
If you wanted to prove the United States is suffering from low voter turnout, a calculation
based on which population would yield the lowest voter turnout rate?
a.registered voters
b.voting-eligible population
c.voting-age population
d.voters who voted in the last election - CORRECT ANSWER- d.voters who voted in the last
election
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote?
a.grandfather clause
b.lengthy residency requirement
c.National Voter Registration Act
d.competency requirement - CORRECT ANSWER- c.National Voter Registration Act
Which of the following is a reason to make voter registration more difficult?
a.increase voter turnout
b.decrease election fraud
c.decrease the cost of elections
d.make the registration process faster - CORRECT ANSWER- b.decrease election fraud
What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registration?
a.The state automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote.
b.The state ended voter registration.
c.The state sends every resident a voter registration ballot.
d.The state allows online voter registration. - CORRECT ANSWER- a.The state
automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote.
If you wanted to prove the United States is suffering from low voter turnout, a calculation
based on which population would yield the lowest voter turnout rate?
a.registered voters
b.voting-eligible population
c.voting-age population
d.voters who voted in the last election - CORRECT ANSWER- d.voters who voted in the last
election
