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The poll tax |
| | A) | was outlawed in 1964. |
| | B) | was banned by the Twenty-fourth Amendment. |
| | C) | never existed in the United States. |
| | D) | was part of the original Constitution. |
| | E) | was outlawed in 1964 by the Twenty-fourth Amendment. |
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Which of the following statements is true? |
| | A) | Voter turnout is lower in America than in other democracies. |
| | B) | Since the 1960s, voter turnout in the United States for presidential elections has averaged about 55 percent. |
| | C) | Voter turnout in a midterm election has seldom exceeded 40 percent since 1970. |
| | D) | Voter turnout is lower in the U.S. than in other democracies; voter turnout in presidential elections has averaged 55 percent since the 1960s, and has seldom exceeded 40 percent in a midterm election since 1970. |
| | E) | Voter turnout in the United States is higher than most other democracies. |
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Why is voter turnout lower in the United States than in other democracies? |
| | A) | Americans must register to vote themselves. |
| | B) | American elections are not held on the weekend. |
| | C) | Americans have never had a viable socialist or labor party. |
| | D) | Americans must register to vote, cannot vote on the weekend, and the country has never had a viable socialist or labor party. |
| | E) | Americans do not get paid to vote as is the case in other democracies. |
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_____ has same-day registration. |
| | A) | California |
| | B) | Maine |
| | C) | New Mexico |
| | D) | Texas |
| | E) | Maryland |
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What fraction of states elect their governors in non-presidential election years? |
| | A) | one-quarter |
| | B) | one-half |
| | C) | four-fifths |
| | D) | nine-tenths |
| | E) | one-third |
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Of the following states, _____ typically has the highest voter turnout in a presidential election. |
| | A) | Minnesota |
| | B) | South Carolina |
| | C) | Texas |
| | D) | Hawaii |
| | E) | Louisiana |
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Which factors are the most accurate predictors of voter turnout? |
| | A) | age and gender |
| | B) | education and income |
| | C) | race and gender |
| | D) | income and race |
| | E) | education and age |
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The last time that voter turnout in midterm elections reached 50 percent was in |
| | A) | 1920. |
| | B) | 1930. |
| | C) | 1940. |
| | D) | 1950. |
| | E) | 1960. |
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Citizens 18-20 years of age were granted the right to vote in |
| | A) | 1912. |
| | B) | 1920. |
| | C) | 1954. |
| | D) | 1971. |
| | E) | 1986. |
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_____ holds more elections than any other nation. |
| | A) | Canada |
| | B) | Great Britain |
| | C) | Japan |
| | D) | Brazil |
| | E) | The United States |
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| 11 | |
MoveOn is an example of |
| | A) | young citizens' continuing indifference to political affairs. |
| | B) | the failure of the internet as a means to mobilize public opinion. |
| | C) | a small movement with few followers. |
| | D) | an influential, Web-based movement. |
| | E) | the near certainty that the internet will substantially alter current forms of political participation. |
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Of the following nations, citizens in _____ are more likely to contribute money and time to election campaigns. |
| | A) | the United States |
| | B) | Germany |
| | C) | Austria |
| | D) | the Netherlands |
| | E) | Great Britain |
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Barack Obama's success in raising money through the internet in 2008 followed the path blazed by which 2004 presidential contender? |
| | A) | John McCain |
| | B) | Joe Lieberman |
| | C) | Richard Gephardt |
| | D) | Howard Dean |
| | E) | Al Sharpton |
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Which of the following is a form of unconventional political activism? |
| | A) | voting |
| | B) | social movement |
| | C) | protest politics |
| | D) | social movement and protest politics |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Which of the following statements is true about protest movements in America? |
| | A) | Protest movements are rare in American history. |
| | B) | Protest movements are an American tradition. |
| | C) | Protest movements routinely receive strong public support. |
| | D) | Protest movements do not generally receive strong public support. |
| | E) | Protest movements are an American tradition, but they do not generally receive strong public support. |
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Registration for voting began around |
| | A) | 1790. |
| | B) | 1828. |
| | C) | 1866. |
| | D) | 1900. |
| | E) | 1932. |
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What phrase do scholars such as Robert Putnam use to describe the sum of the face-to-face interactions among citizens in a society? |
| | A) | community capital |
| | B) | social capital |
| | C) | civic virtue |
| | D) | social engagement |
| | E) | civic pride |
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Which of the following statements is true about voting? |
| | A) | Free and open elections are a defining characteristic of democratic government. |
| | B) | Voting is regarded as the basic duty of all citizens. |
| | C) | Voting is a widespread political activity. |
| | D) | In one sense, voting is a restricted form of participation. |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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Voter turnout among working-class white citizens dropped sharply in 1968 and 1972, largely because of the centrality of which issue? |
| | A) | health care |
| | B) | immigration |
| | C) | the war in Vietnam |
| | D) | the economy |
| | E) | civil rights |
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People who are _____ are unlikely to vote. |
| | A) | apathetic |
| | B) | alienated |
| | C) | civic duty-minded |
| | D) | apathetic and alienated |
| | E) | highly educated |
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