Question 1

Until 1920,women were generally kept from voting by

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A)  intimidation.
B)  social custom.
C)  their own choice.
D)  tradition.
E)  law.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

VEP measures of turnout might be preferable to VAP measures because they

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A)  usually render a lower,more conservative,estimate.
B)  round fractions up to the nearest tenth.
C)  are derived from representative samples in telephone interviews.
D)  are based on census data.
E)  remove ineligible voters from the equation.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

In 1856,this state became the last one to require voters to own property to vote.

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A)  South Carolina
B)  North Carolina
C)  New Hampshire
D)  Georgia
E)  KentuckyF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The Motor Voter Law allows citizens in 25 states to register to vote when they obtain their driver's license.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In many European nations,voters get to vote just once every four or five years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following was required by the U.S.Constitution?

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A)  Adult free male suffrage
B)  Popularly elected presidential electors
C)  Nonpartisan election commissions
D)  Popularly elected senators
E)  Popularly elected House membersF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Those who see the decline of voter turnout as a function of party organization change believe all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  parties originally aimed to increase mass political participation.
B)  parties used caucuses and conventions and fought against legal barriers to voting to increase participation.
C)  the nation was split by region in the late 1890s,and two-party competition decreased in many places.
D)  both parties became more liberal.
E)  citizens lost interest in politics because the parties did not respond to their needs.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

One explanation given by the text for the decline in U.S.voter participation in presidential elections after 1900 is that

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A)  parties began functioning to mobilize mass voter turnout.
B)  fewer citizens were directly affected by the outcome of presidential elections.
C)  other forms of political participation became more accessible to citizens.
D)  election fraud was rampant during the nineteenth century.
E)  the Republican Party began to attempt to mobilize individuals who were least likely to vote.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following statements about U.S.voter participation in presidential elections is correct?

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A)  It increased sharply after the suffrage rights of women,blacks,and youths were protected.
B)  It has remained steady since at least the 1950s.
C)  It has declined since the latter part of the 1900s.
D)  It rose steadily throughout the first half of the 1900s but has recently declined.
E)  It has risen steadily since the campaign of Ralph Nader.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The most common form of political participation is

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A)  voting.
B)  contributing money.
C)  writing letters to newspapers.
D)  attending political rallies.
E)  joining political organizations.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

With respect to impact of motor voter laws,the evidence suggests

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A)  the number of registrants has not increased but voter turnout has increased slightly.
B)  the number of registrants has increased somewhat but voter turnout has not increased significantly.
C)  vote turnout and registration has increased significantly.
D)  vote turnout and registration has not increased significantly.
E)  None of these choices is true.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Several states permitted women to vote prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Two of the participation groups that Verba and Nie describe,campaigners and communalists,differ primarily in their

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A)  taste for conflict.
B)  political ideology.
C)  socioeconomic status.
D)  general level of participation.
E)  intensity of religious sentiment.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Today,voter turnout in midterm national elections has

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A)  averaged below 50 percent.
B)  increased compared to the 1800s.
C)  stayed about the same as the mid-1900s.
D)  ranged between 65 percent and 80 percent.
E)  averaged below 25 percent.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

During the nineteenth century,voting ballots were printed by

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A)  the government.
B)  Congress.
C)  the courts.
D)  state legislatures.
E)  political parties.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Americans typically have higher rates of political participation than citizens in other democracies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

By the start of this president's administration,suffrage had been extended to include virtually all white males by the administration of

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A)  John Adams.
B)  Thomas Jefferson.
C)  Andrew Jackson.
D)  James Monroe.
E)  James Madison.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Between 1860 and1900,the percentage of eligible voters participating in presidential elections

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A)  was rarely above 30 percent.
B)  was rarely above 40 percent.
C)  was usually around 50 percent.
D)  was generally comparable to vote turnout today.
E)  ranged between 65 and 80 percent.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Define political participation.Discuss the major forms of political participation in a democracy.

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Question 20

Presidential electors were at first picked by

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A)  state legislatures rather than by the voters directly.
B)  the voters directly.
C)  federal judges.
D)  the U.S.Senate.
E)  the U.S.House.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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In 1856,this state became the last one to require voters to own property to vote.

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The Motor Voter Law allows citizens in 25 states to register to vote when they obtain their driver's license.

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VEP measures of turnout might be preferable to VAP measures because they

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