POLS 102 Exam #3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT | NEW
UPDATE 2025
A series of experiments by Donald Green and Alan Gerber showed that face-to-
face interaction may increase voter turnout by - ANSWER 10%
An example of ____ was the Black Lives Matters campaign starting in Ferguson but
spreading to New York City, Baltimore and dozens of other locations in 2015. -
ANSWER Protests
Apart from voting, this form of political participation is the most common way
citizens participate in American politics. - ANSWER Digital Political
Participation
Over the past two centuries of American history, which of the following has been
the MOST persistent barrier to increased suffrage for disenfranchised groups? -
ANSWER state laws
Political scientist Russell Dalton argues that social media such as Twitter and
Facebook is making participation in politics much more - ANSWER expressive
Reversing decades of negative trends, digital media may foster community
building. Digital media may also increase Americans' social capital, which is
defined as - ANSWER Community networks that motivate political
participation
, The Latino vote is often referred to by analysts as the - ANSWER sleeping giant
The concept defined as "when individuals are represented in government by
officials of their same race, ethnicity, or gender" is known as - ANSWER
descriptive representation
What is the single MOST important factor in predicting not only whether an
individual will vote but also most kinds of political participation? - ANSWER
education level
Which factor in particular helped the Democratic Party in the 2008 presidential
election? - ANSWER better mobilization efforts by Democrats
Which group won suffrage in 1920? - ANSWER women
Which of the following granted 18-year-olds the right to vote? - ANSWER
twenty-sixth amendment
Which of the following individuals would be MOST likely to vote? - ANSWER
white middle-aged college graduate
Which of the following is a voting practice that most European countries have but
that the United States does not? - ANSWER holding elections on nonworking
days
Which of the following is true of Asian American voting patterns and political
participation? - ANSWER Asian Americans often vote similarly to whites
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT | NEW
UPDATE 2025
A series of experiments by Donald Green and Alan Gerber showed that face-to-
face interaction may increase voter turnout by - ANSWER 10%
An example of ____ was the Black Lives Matters campaign starting in Ferguson but
spreading to New York City, Baltimore and dozens of other locations in 2015. -
ANSWER Protests
Apart from voting, this form of political participation is the most common way
citizens participate in American politics. - ANSWER Digital Political
Participation
Over the past two centuries of American history, which of the following has been
the MOST persistent barrier to increased suffrage for disenfranchised groups? -
ANSWER state laws
Political scientist Russell Dalton argues that social media such as Twitter and
Facebook is making participation in politics much more - ANSWER expressive
Reversing decades of negative trends, digital media may foster community
building. Digital media may also increase Americans' social capital, which is
defined as - ANSWER Community networks that motivate political
participation
, The Latino vote is often referred to by analysts as the - ANSWER sleeping giant
The concept defined as "when individuals are represented in government by
officials of their same race, ethnicity, or gender" is known as - ANSWER
descriptive representation
What is the single MOST important factor in predicting not only whether an
individual will vote but also most kinds of political participation? - ANSWER
education level
Which factor in particular helped the Democratic Party in the 2008 presidential
election? - ANSWER better mobilization efforts by Democrats
Which group won suffrage in 1920? - ANSWER women
Which of the following granted 18-year-olds the right to vote? - ANSWER
twenty-sixth amendment
Which of the following individuals would be MOST likely to vote? - ANSWER
white middle-aged college graduate
Which of the following is a voting practice that most European countries have but
that the United States does not? - ANSWER holding elections on nonworking
days
Which of the following is true of Asian American voting patterns and political
participation? - ANSWER Asian Americans often vote similarly to whites
