American Government Exam Ch 6 -7

A  younger citizens may be unaware of what government provides

B  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

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

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

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

A  Supreme Court actions

B  presidential actions

C  domestic events

D  foreign events

A  Liberals

B  Oligarchs

C  Conservatives

D  Libertarians

E  Fascists

A  social status (occupation)

B  education

C  income

D  ethnic group

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

B  They require the government to increase spending.

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

D  They require a decrease in regulations and laws.

A  residency in the South

B  income under $30,000

C  high school education or less

D  over forty-five years old

A  Mississippi; Oregon

B  Mississippi; Vermont

C  Mississippi; Nevada

D  Mississippi; New York

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  pocketbook

B  prospective

C  straight ticket

D  retrospective

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  the Great Depression

B  9/11 attacks

C  political protest rallies in the 1960s and 1970s

D  Operation Iraqi Freedom

A  The state sends every resident a voter registration ballot.

B  The state allows online voter registration.

C  The state ended voter registration.

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

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

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

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

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

A  a low margin of error

B  a random sample

C  a representative sample

D  a leading question

A  the president

B  U.S. House of Representatives

C  U.S. Senate

D  U.S. Supreme Court

A  lower

B  higher

A  proposition

B  referendum

C  recall

D  initiative

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  Prospective

B  Retrospective

C  Economic

D  Common sense

A  government proposes something and the legislature approves it

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

C  voters propose something but the governor approves it

D  government proposes something and the voters approve it

A  those without a college education

B  Hispanics/Latinx

C  citizens aged 18-24

D  middle-aged citizens

A  the abolition of the poll tax

B  the overturning of the Voting Rights Act

C  the implementation of strict spending limits on corporations

D  the removal of spending limits on corporations

A  97%

B  90%

C  70%

D  50%

E  60%

A  more elections

B  fewer registration laws

C  more polling locations

D  compulsory voting laws

A  Oregon

B  California

C  Maine

D  New York

A  recall

B  initiative

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  in Washington D.C., in December

B  at their precinct, on Election Day

C  in their state capitol, in December

D  at their state capitol, on Election Day

A  Blitz

B  Belaboring

C  Honeymoon

D  Scrutiny

E  Horserace

A  signature or veto by state governor

B  approval of initiative petition by state or local government

C  collection of signatures

D  state-wide vote during a ballot election

A  closed

B  party

C  open

D  exclusive

A  presidential

B  midterm

C  caucuses

D  special

A  41.2%; 53.6%

B  53.6%; 41.2%

C  79.7%; 73.5%

D  73.5%; 79.7%

A  women; men

B  high school dropouts; college graduates

C  men; women

D  low-income citizens; high-income citizens

A  in group settings

B  over the phone or through the Internet

C  in person

D  at party headquarters

E  at a polling location

A  Bradley effect

B  Loner effect

C  Poll effect

D  Loser effect

A  Shelby County v. Richardson

B  Shelby County v. Gonzales

C  Shelby County v. Johnson

D  Shelby County v. Holder

A  voting-age population

B  voting-eligible population

C  voters who voted in the last election

D  registered voters

A  slightly less

B  far less

C  slightly more

D  far more