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Test Description: GOVT 11
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is NOT true concerning the expansion of suffrage in the United States?
A
Religious qualifications and property ownership requirements were abolished after the Civil War.
B
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age in federal elections to 18.
C
The 19th Amendment eliminated gender disqualifications.
D
The 15th Amendment eliminated race qualifications.
2) The Electoral College, along with the popular vote of the people in each state determines the winner of a presidential election. What majority of the electoral vote is needed to be declared the winner?
A
538
B
270
C
435
D
271
3) In presidential elections, a swing state is a state
A
where either candidate has a chance to win
B
that has been written off by the campaign organization
C
where a third party has made a major push.
D
in which one side has taken a large lead
4) According to your instructor, which of the following reasons do voters often give for not voting?
A
bad weather
B
forgot
C
out of town
D
too busy
5) This gave African Americans the right to vote.
A
the grandfather clause
B
the 15th Amendment
C
the 19th Amendment
D
the Voting Rights Act of 1980
6) Voters who are in the middle of the political spectrum are called
A
moderates
B
republicans
C
democrats
D
liberals
7) Which of the following helps explain why wealthier citizens are more likely to vote?
A
Wealthy citizens are more likely to be working during the hours polls are open.
B
Wealthy citizens are more likely to believe the political system needs to be reformed.
C
Wealthy citizens are more likely to feel alienated by politics
D
Wealthy citizens are more likely to belive the system works for the,
8) In what year did women win the right to vote?
A
1924
B
1920
C
1850
D
1964
9) On election day, campaigns generally devote fewer resouces to neighborhoods in which
A
the candidate has little support
B
voters need help getting to the polls
C
voting could go either way
D
support for the candidate is high
10) Whci amendment in the US Constitution lowered the voting age to eighteen?
A
26th
B
22nd
C
15th
D
19th
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