POLS 207 Exam 2 Questions Answered Correctly Latest Update

POLS 207 Exam 2 Questions Answered Correctly Latest Update Popular participation in government is the very definition of A. politics. B. democracy. C. voting. D. lobbying. - Answers democracy Voting consistently in state and national elections is called A. active political participation. B. selective political participation. C. obsessive political participation. D. sustained political participation. - Answers sustained political participation The textbook defines voter turnout as A. the percentage of the voting age population that votes. B. the percentage of registered voters that cast ballots. C. the raw number of people who vote. D. the number of senior citizens who vote. - Answers the percentage of the voting age population that votes A voter who seeks to maximize personal benefits and minimize costs is viewed as a/n A. personal voter. B. rational voter. C. irrational voter. D. dedicated voter. - Answers rational voter All of the following are intrinsic rewards of voting EXCEPT A. direct personal benefits. B. patriotism. C. sense of duty. D. allegiance to democracy. - Answers direct personal benefits Nonvoters tend to be A. younger. B. less educated. C. Independents. D. all of the above. - Answers all of the above Higher voter turnout levels in some states can be attributed to A. little or no party competition. B. stringent voter registration requirements. C. states with strong party organizations. D. states with a less educated and poorer population. - Answers states with strong party organizations Most states require some kind of voter registration in order to A. know how the voters live. B. provide addresses for telemarketing. C. prevent fraud. D. assist the national census. - Answers prevent fraud Legislation mandating states provide people the opportunity to register to vote at drivers' license and welfare agencies is commonly known as the A. "Licensed Voter" Act. B. "Motor Voter" Act. C. Civil Rights Act. D. Voting Rights Act. - Answers "motor voter" act Increasing voter turnout may be accomplished by A. same day voter registration. B. personal contacts made by candidates or political parties. C. increased media coverage of elections. D. all of the above. - Answers all of the above The 2000 presidential election demonstrated the need for reform in A. states' electoral systems. B. media coverage because of the flaws in exit polling data used to "call" an election. C. how ballots are cast and counted. D. all of the above. - Answers all of the above The major drawbacks to voting online include all of the following EXCEPT A. a possible decrease in voter turnout. B. inability to accurately verify a voter's identification. C. difficulty preventing hackers from "stealing" an election. D. increasing the "digital divide" that exists between rich and poor in America. - Answers a possible decrease in voter turnout Voter participation rates among Hispanics are A. higher than those for African Americans. B. lower than those for African Americans. C. higher than those for whites. D. lower than those for Asians. - Answers lower than those for african americans States have largely lost their monopoly in determining voting qualifications for all of the following reasons EXCEPT through A. constitutional amendments. B. state statutes. C. congressional statutes. D. Supreme Court decisions. - Answers state statutes At the founding of this country, voting was limited to males who met all of the following qualifications EXCEPT A. occupations in the legal profession. B. twenty-one years of age. C. resided in the voting district for a certain period. D. owned a considerable amount of land. - Answers occupations in the legal profession The object of the Fifteenth Amendment was to extend the franchise to former black slaves and A. discourage them from running for political office. B. prohibit voter discrimination on the basis of race. C. limit the number of whites who could vote. D. grant suffrage to women. - Answers prohibit voter discrimination on the basis of race The Nineteenth Amendment constitutionally guarantees voting rights for A. former slaves. B. nonproperty owners. C. eighteen-year-olds. D. women. - Answers women One of the most effective ways southern state legislatures legally disenfranchised black voters was through A. simplified registration procedures. B. a motor voter requirement. C. the "white primary." D. an "open primary." - Answers the "white primary" The Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplished all of the following EXCEPT A. the abolishment of literacy tests. B. a ban on poll taxes. C. the replacement of some local registrars with federal registrars.