Question 1

Which of the following is an example of someone who is eligible to vote in the United States?

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A)  an immigrant who is applying for citizenship
B)  a 16-year-old high school student
C)  a permanent resident from Canada
D)  an 18-year-old high school student
E)  a French foreign exchange student

Question 2

Which of the following explains why Minnesota and Wisconsin tend to experience higher voter turnout rates?

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A)  Residents of Minnesota and Wisconsin participate more often because they are more interested in politics.
B)  Both states make it easier to participate by eliminating registration requirements.
C)  Both states ease participation restrictions by giving voters the opportunity to register and vote on the same day.
D)  Residents of Minnesota and Wisconsin participate more often because they are simply asked to vote more often by grassroots organizations.
E)  Both states ease participation restrictions because they allow residents to register at least six months prior to becoming 18.

Question 3

An individual's attachment to a particular political party is called

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A)  party identification.
B)  party ideology.
C)  partisan aptitude.
D)  partisan proclivity.
E)  partisan score.

Question 4

Both Minnesota and Wisconsin allow individuals to register to vote on the same day as the election.This opportunity to register on the day of the election is also known as

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A)  same-day registration.
B)  all-in-one registration day.
C)  ballot-day registration.
D)  registration day.
E)  democracy day.

Question 5

In 1971,the Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age in American elections to

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A)  16.
B)  18.
C)  20.
D)  21.
E)  25.

Question 6

Individuals who vote on the basis of past performance are said to be retrospective voters.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Voter turnout declined sharply around the turn of the twentieth century because a two-party system replaced the multiparty system of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The textbook identifies several factors that influence voters' decisions when they go to the polls.Apply these different explanations of voting behavior to the 2016 presidential election.Did some of these explanations of voting behavior matter more than others?

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1) Voters are highly likely to support c...

Question 9

Discuss the politics surrounding congressional redistricting.

Accepted Answer

.Districts based on population must be r...

Question 10

An electoral system in which the candidate who gets the most votes wins the election is called a majority rule system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which term best describes the apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to one political party?

Accepted Answer

A)  el bridging
B)  gerrymandering
C)  line drawing
D)  party mongering
E)  partisan warfare

Question 12

A type of electoral process in which a candidate must receive more than 50 percent of all votes cast in the relevant district to win a seat in a legislative body is

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A)  a majority system.
B)  a plurality system.
C)  a minority system.
D)  proportional representation.
E)  a Borda count system.

Question 13

The electoral format that presents the names of all candidates for any given office on the same ballot,allowing voters to select any candidate of their choice for each office,is called the __________ ballot.

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A)  American
B)  Populist
C)  Australian
D)  ticket-splitting
E)  partisan

Question 14

The U.S.House of Representatives is an example of a legislative body with representatives selected from

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A)  single-member districts.
B)  multimember districts.
C)  state legislatures.
D)  one-representative districts.
E)  unirepresentational districts.

Question 15

In presidential elections,every state is allocated votes in the Electoral College equal to the number of

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A)  representatives in the House.
B)  senators.
C)  representatives in the House and Senate combined.
D)  states in the Union.
E)  years since the state was granted statehood.

Question 16

In the 2016 general election,Republicans won a majority of seats in the U.S.House of Representatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss whether the Electoral College should be retained or abolished.

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Question 18

Most Americans identify more or less strongly with one or the other of the two major political parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the United States,the proportion of eligible voters actually going to the polls was considerably smaller in the nineteenth century than it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The single strongest predictor of how a person will vote is that individual's

Accepted Answer

A)  party identification.
B)  political ideology.
C)  issue positions.
D)  economic well-being.
E)  level of income.

Exam 10: Elections

An individual's attachment to a particular political party is called

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Both Minnesota and Wisconsin allow individuals to register to vote on the same day as the election.This opportunity to register on the day of the election is also known as

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Discuss whether the Electoral College should be retained or abolished.

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Voter turnout declined sharply around the turn of the twentieth century because a two-party system replaced the multiparty system of the nineteenth century.

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The textbook identifies several factors that influence voters' decisions when they go to the polls.Apply these different explanations of voting behavior to the 2016 presidential election.Did some of these explanations of voting behavior matter more than others?

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Which of the following explains why Minnesota and Wisconsin tend to experience higher voter turnout rates?

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In 1971,the Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age in American elections to

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Most Americans identify more or less strongly with one or the other of the two major political parties.

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The U.S.House of Representatives is an example of a legislative body with representatives selected from

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In presidential elections,every state is allocated votes in the Electoral College equal to the number of

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In the United States,the proportion of eligible voters actually going to the polls was considerably smaller in the nineteenth century than it is today.

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Which term best describes the apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to one political party?

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The electoral format that presents the names of all candidates for any given office on the same ballot,allowing voters to select any candidate of their choice for each office,is called the __________ ballot.

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Which of the following is an example of someone who is eligible to vote in the United States?

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The single strongest predictor of how a person will vote is that individual's

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Discuss the politics surrounding congressional redistricting.

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Individuals who vote on the basis of past performance are said to be retrospective voters.

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A type of electoral process in which a candidate must receive more than 50 percent of all votes cast in the relevant district to win a seat in a legislative body is

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In the 2016 general election,Republicans won a majority of seats in the U.S.House of Representatives.

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An electoral system in which the candidate who gets the most votes wins the election is called a majority rule system.

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