8 Political Participation

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One of the reasons credited for low voting participation is

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not voting is costless

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the motor-voter debate is controversial in california because

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it would make voting more open to illegal immigrants

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which of the following generalizations about group voting tendencies is true

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Protestant voters tend to be more liberal than Roman Catholics on economic issues

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While 80% of the people vote in many European elections, about ____ people typically vote in American presidential elections.

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d) 50%

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Those who prefer to participate in politics by forming and joining non partisan groups and dealing with various issues in them are referred to as

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communalists

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Those who stay out of electoral contests and community organizations but will contact officials to deal with specific problems are called

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parochial participants

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studies of non-voters suggest that, had they voted in recent presidential elections,

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the outcome of most elections would have been about the same

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About ___ percent of the American population are completel inactive (they rarely discuss politics or vote and are not involved in organizations)

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20

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Compared with Europeans, American voters are offered the opportunity to vote

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more frequently

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Campaigners are distinguished from the general population by their

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higher education levels and stronger opinions

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which of the following statements about the voting habits of men and women is correct?

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men and women vote at about the same rate

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adoption of the australian ballot enabled United State citizens to vote

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in secret

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individuals between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one could vote in a presidential election for the first time in

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1972

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In the 20th Century voter turnout in US presidential elections has generally varied between

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50 & 60 percent

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In the latter part of the nineteenth century (1860-1896) voter turnout in US presidential elections generally varied between

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70&80 percent

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Until about 1890 ballots were printed by the

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political parties

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In this country about ___ of the voting age population is registered to vote

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2/3

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The most important changes in elections have included all of the following except

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direct populat electionof Representatives in the House

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those who are inactive in politics tend to

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be relatively young

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in states that have instituted same day voter registration, the effect on voter turnout has been

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a slight increase

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The best evidence suggest that Americans

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are voting less, and participating in politics more

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When one refocuses analyses of voter turnout in the last fourteen presidential elections to VEP measures, it is clear that

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voter turnout has generally declined in the most recent elections

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Political demonstrations have been used by

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antiwar activists, farmers, truckers, civil rights activists, teachers

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Those who cast ballots in elections but engage in no other form of political participation are called

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voting specialists

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All of the following were methods to keep African-Americans from voting in the South except

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marital status