Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
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
nearly 100 percent
B
below 30 percent
C
over 80 percent
D
below 60 percent
2) Conventional political participation includes all of the following activities EXCEPT
A
writing your Congressman
B
voting
C
paying your taxes
D
putting a candidate's sign on your front lawn.
3) The poll tax was a device used to prevent electoral participation by
A
poor people throughout the nation.
B
southern blacks.
C
poor people in the North.
D
blacks throughout the nation.
4) Until 1920, women were kept from voting by
A
social custom
B
intimidation
C
their own choice
D
law
5) The elections that produce the largest voter turnout are the
A
House elections
B
presidential elections
C
senatorial elections
D
local elections
6) Democrats have lost their once strong hold on all of the following EXCEPT
A
African Americans
B
union members
C
southerners
D
Catholics
7) In most American states, candidates for the office of president are chosen by
A
party leaders
B
conventions
C
the people
D
primary elections
8) Which Democratic candidate entered the race one month after Hillary Clinton and dropped out right after the Iowa caucus in 2016?
A
Oprah Winfrey
B
Martin O'Malley
C
Donald Trump
D
Barack Obama
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
III and IV only
B
I only
C
I and II only
D
IV only
10) All of the following contribute to lower voting rates among Americans in the 18-to-25 age bracket EXCEPT
A
college attendance in a state other than one's home state
B
frequent relocation of one's primary address
C
the fact that the minimum voting age in some states is 21
D
the remoteness of most political issues to the daily lives of young people.
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?