American Government Ch. 9 voting – Flashcards
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The explanations for low voter turnout in the United States include all of the following except
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b) the increase in mail-in and Internet voting.
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Reported voter turnout _____ as age _____.
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a) increases; increases
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The proportion of the voting-age population that actually voted in 2004 was approximately
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half
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In the summer of 2006, the Voting Rights Act was
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a) extended for an additional 25 years in legislation signed by President Bush.
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The last state to eliminate its property test for voting was _____ in 1856.
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e) North Carolina
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Women could vote in all states with the ratification of the _____ Amendment in 1920.
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Nineteenth
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A party-column ballot is a form of general election ballot
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c) in which the candidates are arranged in one column under their respective party.
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The Australian ballot
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d) is secret and is prepared, distributed, and tabulated by government officials.
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Which of the following is true regarding the Indiana ballot?
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c) It increases the coattail effect for strong presidential and gubernatorial candidates.
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The manner in which members of the Electoral College are selected within each state is currently governed by
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a) state laws and party rules.
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Which of the following is true?
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d) The only way that our nation could cease to use the Electoral College is through the process of constitutional amendment.
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The people who cast their ballots in the Electoral College are called
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electors
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The group that tends to be overrepresented in the electorate is
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a) wealthier people.
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It is very clear that the Americans who have the highest voter turnout are those
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c) reaching retirement.
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In a recall election, voters can
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c) remove elected officials from office.
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The most important factor across nations related to increased voter turnout is
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e) competitive elections.
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In the years following the adoption of the Constitution, many states placed legal restrictions on the right to vote because of the
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a) belief that voters should own property because many government decisions affect property.
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The most recent amendment extending the voting franchise to eighteen years and older was the Twenty-sixth Amendment ratified in the
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1970s
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The United States uses a secret ballot that is prepared, distributed, and counted by officials at public expense. This ballot is called the
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b) Australian Ballot.
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A ballot that is secret and is prepared, distributed, and tabulated by government officials in order to make it harder to pressure people to change their votes is known as a(n)
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a) Australian ballot.
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Which of the following is true about voting by mail?
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e) It may result in people casting their votes before meaningful debates and events.
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Proposed reforms of the Electoral College system include all of the following except
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b) changing how the number of state electors is calculated.
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In cases where no presidential candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College vote,
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e) the election is decided in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The number of members each state will have in the Electoral College
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d) is determined by the number of representatives and senators a state has in Congress.
