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Voting And Elections Vol III
Test Description: GOVT 11
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In American presidential elections, voter turnout is typically
A
over 80 percent
B
nearly 100 percent
C
below 60 percent
D
below 30 percent
2) Conventional political participation includes all of the following activities EXCEPT
A
writing your Congressman
B
putting a candidate's sign on your front lawn.
C
paying your taxes
D
voting
3) The poll tax was a device used to prevent electoral participation by
A
southern blacks.
B
blacks throughout the nation.
C
poor people in the North.
D
poor people throughout the nation.
4) Until 1920, women were kept from voting by
A
their own choice
B
law
C
social custom
D
intimidation
5) The elections that produce the largest voter turnout are the
A
House elections
B
local elections
C
senatorial elections
D
presidential elections
6) Democrats have lost their once strong hold on all of the following EXCEPT
A
union members
B
southerners
C
African Americans
D
Catholics
7) In most American states, candidates for the office of president are chosen by
A
party leaders
B
primary elections
C
the people
D
conventions
8) Which Democratic candidate entered the race one month after Hillary Clinton and dropped out right after the Iowa caucus in 2016?
A
Martin O'Malley
B
Donald Trump
C
Barack Obama
D
Oprah Winfrey
9) Registered voters directly elect which of the following? I. The Presidfent and Vice President II. SCOTUS Justices III. Members of the Senate IV. Members of the House of Representatives
A
IV only
B
I only
C
I and II only
D
III and IV only
10) All of the following contribute to lower voting rates among Americans in the 18-to-25 age bracket EXCEPT
A
the remoteness of most political issues to the daily lives of young people.
B
frequent relocation of one's primary address
C
college attendance in a state other than one's home state
D
the fact that the minimum voting age in some states is 21
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