Question 1

The citizens of ________ are most likely to participate as campaign volunteers during an election.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Netherlands
B)  Great Britain
C)  the United States
D)  Germany
E)  FranceF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Citizens in which of the following countries are MOST likely to engage in political activities,such as volunteering for political campaigns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany
B)  France
C)  Great Britain
D)  the United States
E)  There is no difference among the four nations.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

The percentage who are registered to vote is HIGHEST in the ________ income level.

Accepted Answer

A)  lowest 20%
B)  next-to-lowest 20%
C)  middle 20%
D)  next-to-highest 20%
E)  highest 20%F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Women gained the right to vote

Accepted Answer

A)  with passage of the Bill of Rights.
B)  shortly after the Civil War.
C)  early in the twentieth century.
D)  with passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
E)  during the era of Jacksonian democracy.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Many white,working-class citizens failed to vote in the 1968 and 1972 elections because they felt alienated by the centrality of which political issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  civil rights
B)  the Vietnam War
C)  the economy
D)  immigration
E)  youth protestF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

Since the 1960s,the level of turnout in presidential elections has averaged about ___ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  75
B)  65
C)  60
D)  45
E)  35F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Compared with U.S.citizens of higher income,those of lower income are

Accepted Answer

A)  much less likely to vote in elections.
B)  about equally likely to vote in elections.
C)  much more likely to vote in elections.
D)  much less likely to vote in elections-a pattern that is also true in European democracies.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 8

African American men technically gained suffrage with the passage of the ________ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifteenth
B)  Nineteenth
C)  Twenty-first
D)  Twenty-third
E)  Twenty-sixthF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 9

Citizens in which of the following countries are MOST likely to talk to people about politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany
B)  France
C)  Great Britain
D)  the United States
E)  There is no difference among the four nations.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 10

When it comes to protest activities,a majority of Americans are

Accepted Answer

A)  actively involved in protests at one time or another in their lives.
B)  willing to contribute through financial support but not through active participation.
C)  not highly supportive of such activities,despite America's tradition of free expression.
D)  actively involved only later in their lives,when they feel more secure that a protest is justified.
E)  supportive of violent activities if the cause warrants such an approach.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following groups of people is MOST adversely affected by our country's voter registration system?

Accepted Answer

A)  senior citizens
B)  those with less income and education
C)  young adults
D)  women
E)  people with college degreesF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Voter identification cards find the most support among

Accepted Answer

A)  Democrats.
B)  Republicans.
C)  libertarians.
D)  liberals.
E)  poorer citizens.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

In the United States,the primary responsibility for registration of the individual voter rests with the

Accepted Answer

A)  state and local governments.
B)  local courts.
C)  employer.
D)  individual.
E)  federal government.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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