American Government Exam Ch 6 -7

A  younger citizens are less active in government and politics, leading politicians to ignore them

B  younger citizens may be unaware of what government provides

C  younger voters are unlikely to be paying high taxes so government can become a distant concept rather than a daily or pressing concern

D  younger citizens move frequently (meaning they have to re-register every time they move)

E  younger citizens tend to want to rebel against their parents so if their parents are politically engaged, younger citizens are less likely to want to be politically involved

A  Supreme Court actions

B  domestic events

C  foreign events

D  presidential actions

A  Oligarchs

B  Libertarians

C  Liberals

D  Fascists

E  Conservatives

A  income

B  ethnic group

C  social status (occupation)

D  education

A  They require a decrease in regulations and laws.

B  They require the government to increase spending.

C  They require people to accept the authority of the government.

D  They require government to balance the rights and liberties of different groups.

A  over forty-five years old

B  residency in the South

C  high school education or less

D  income under $30,000

A  Mississippi; New York

B  Mississippi; Nevada

C  Mississippi; Oregon

D  Mississippi; Vermont

A  media’s support of the candidate

B  gerrymandering of the candidate’s district

C  candidate’s political party

D  candidate’s socioeconomic status

A  retrospective

B  straight ticket

C  pocketbook

D  prospective

A  Bill Clinton in 1996

B  Bill Clinton in 1992

C  John Kerry in 2004

D  Al Gore in 2000

E  John McCain in 2000

A  Operation Iraqi Freedom

B  political protest rallies in the 1960s and 1970s

C  9/11 attacks

D  the Great Depression

A  The state allows online voter registration.

B  The state ended voter registration.

C  The state automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote.

D  The state sends every resident a voter registration ballot.

A  say they will vote for a candidate but then vote against him or her

B  say they will vote for a candidate based on the candidate’s name

C  say they will vote in the next election but instead stay home

D  say they will vote against a candidate because of the candidate’s race

A  a representative sample

B  a low margin of error

C  a leading question

D  a random sample

A  U.S. House of Representatives

B  U.S. Supreme Court

C  the president

D  U.S. Senate

A  higher

B  lower

A  initiative

B  recall

C  proposition

D  referendum

A  social groups

B  media

C  family and school

D  movies

A  primary campaign ads rarely mention political parties and instead focus on issue positions/name recognition

B  general campaign ads rarely mention political parties and instead focus on issue positions/name recognition

A  Retrospective

B  Economic

C  Common sense

D  Prospective

A  government proposes something and the legislature approves it

B  government proposes something and the voters approve it

C  voters propose and approve something but the legislature also approves it

D  voters propose something but the governor approves it

A  those without a college education

B  Hispanics/Latinx

C  middle-aged citizens

D  citizens aged 18-24

A  the abolition of the poll tax

B  the removal of spending limits on corporations

C  the overturning of the Voting Rights Act

D  the implementation of strict spending limits on corporations

A  70%

B  50%

C  60%

D  97%

E  90%

A  fewer registration laws

B  more polling locations

C  more elections

D  compulsory voting laws

A  California

B  New York

C  Maine

D  Oregon

A  initiative

B  recall

C  referendum

A  generally decline over time but may fluctuate based on specific events or policies

B  generally increase over time but may decrease when the president makes an unpopular decision

C  remain consistent over time

A  at their precinct, on Election Day

B  at their state capitol, on Election Day

C  in Washington D.C., in December

D  in their state capitol, in December

A  Belaboring

B  Scrutiny

C  Honeymoon

D  Blitz

E  Horserace

A  approval of initiative petition by state or local government

B  signature or veto by state governor

C  collection of signatures

D  state-wide vote during a ballot election

A  exclusive

B  party

C  open

D  closed

A  midterm

B  special

C  caucuses

D  presidential

A  73.5%; 79.7%

B  79.7%; 73.5%

C  53.6%; 41.2%

D  41.2%; 53.6%

A  men; women

B  high school dropouts; college graduates

C  low-income citizens; high-income citizens

D  women; men

A  over the phone or through the Internet

B  at a polling location

C  in person

D  in group settings

E  at party headquarters

A  Loner effect

B  Bradley effect

C  Loser effect

D  Poll effect

A  Shelby County v. Gonzales

B  Shelby County v. Holder

C  Shelby County v. Johnson

D  Shelby County v. Richardson

A  voters who voted in the last election

B  voting-age population

C  registered voters

D  voting-eligible population

A  slightly more

B  far less

C  slightly less

D  far more