Ch 6: Voters and Voter Behavior KNOW IT, SHOW IT! Ch 6: Voters and Voter Behavior
1. To whom does the Constitution give the power to set suffrage qualifications? A: Congress B: the Justice Department C: the States D: the Supreme Court Answer: C
2. Which of the following allow new voters time to become familiar with local candidates? A: literacy tests B: citizenship requirements C: age requirements D: residency requirements Answer: d
3. What is the feeling of one’s ability to influence politics? A: political efficacy B: political socialization C: transient D: electorate Answer: A
4. What is the main reason for nonvoting? A: Congress B: the “time-zone fallout” problem C: lack of interest D: bad weather Answer: C
5. What is a provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that requires prior approval by the Justice Department before election laws in certain States can be changed? A: Gerrymandering B: Injunction C: Political Socialization D: Preclearance Answer: d
6. Which of the following voters is most likely to practice split-ticket voting? A: a party loyalist B: a registered Republican C: a registered Democrat D: an independent Answer: d
7. The most recent expansion of the electorate involved: A: eliminating the poll tax B: lowering the minimum age for voting C: abolishing literacy requirements D: the enfranchisement of women Answer: b
8. Which Act changed voting requirements by banning the discriminatory use of registration requirements? A: Voting Rights Act of 1965 B: Civil Rights Act of 1964 C: Civil Rights Act of 1960 D: Election Laws Act of 1968 Answer: b
9. In 1920, Which Amendment changed the electorate by adding women suffrage? A: 21st Amendment B: 24th Amendment C: 14th Amendment D: 19th Amendment Answer: d
10. The United States Commission on Civil Rights was set up by which act of Congress? A: The 26th Amendment B: Civil Rights Act of 1960 C: Civil Rights Act of 1957 D: The 15th Amendment Answer: c
11. Which correctly describes the only group able to vote in 1789? A: citizens that could read and write B: citizens in the District of Columbia C: white, male property owners D: white and African American males in northern states Answer: C
12. Which person would not meet the universal requirements for voting? A: a 21 year old legal resident who does not belong to a political party. B: A 17 year old with a job who has lived in a state for one week. C: A 21 year old without a job who has lived in a state for three months. D: An 18 year old legal resident who doesn’t know the issues or candidates. Answer: b
13. Which amendment ended the poll tax as a requirement to vote? A: 19th Amendment B: 13th Amendment C: 14th Amendment D: 24th Amendment Answer: d
14. Which of the following is not a reason for nonvoting? A: higher income B: bad weather C: lack of interest D: long lines Answer: a
15. Which Act required preclearance to keep states from discriminating in election laws? A: Voting Rights Act of 1965 B: Civil Rights Act of 1960 C: Election Laws Act of 1965 D: Voting Rights Act of 1968 Answer: a
16. Which type of voting often results from strong loyalty to a political party? A: political voting B: straight-ticket voting C: split-ticket voting D: independent voting Answer: b
17. What does it mean to remove names of ineligible voters from voting lists? A: party identification B: injunction C: preclearance D: purge Answer: d
18. What is the Justice Department’s prior approval of changes to election laws called? A: party identification B: injunction C: preclearance D: purge Answer: c
19. What is a court order that limits a certain action? A: party identification B: injunction C: preclearance D: purge Answer: b
20. What word describes citizens who are not allowed to vote? A: disenfranchised B: franchise C: preclearance D: purge Answer: a
21. What is loyalty to a certain political party called? A: party identification B: injunction C: preclearance D: purge Answer: a
22. How are the differences in the way men and women vote described? A: party identification B: gender gap C: injunction D: literacy Answer: b
23. What is the congressional election between presidential elections years? A: purge B: injunction C: independent D: off-year election Answer: d
24. What is a person who does not belong to a political party? A: independent B: party identification C: non-aligned D: emancipated ANSWER: A
25. What occurs when a voter experiences a decrease in voting as they move down the ballot? A: gerrymandering B: political socialization C: transient D: ballot fatigue Answer: d