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Which of the following is NOT true concerning the expansion of suffrage in the United States?
a) The 15th Amendment eliminated race qualifications.
b) Religious qualifications and property ownership requirements were abolished after the Civil War.
c) The 19th Amendment eliminated gender disqualifications.
d) The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age in federal elections to 18.
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) 435
b) 271
c) 538
d) 270
In presidential elections, a swing state is a state
a) that has been written off by the campaign organization
b) in which one side has taken a large lead
c) where either candidate has a chance to win
d) where a third party has made a major push.
According to your instructor, which of the following reasons do voters often give for not voting?
a) too busy
b) out of town
c) forgot
d) bad weather
This gave African Americans the right to vote.
a) the grandfather clause
b) the Voting Rights Act of 1980
c) the 15th Amendment
d) the 19th Amendment
Voters who are in the middle of the political spectrum are called
a) moderates
b) republicans
c) democrats
d) liberals
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 belive the system works for the,
c) Wealthy citizens are more likely to feel alienated by politics
d) Wealthy citizens are more likely to believe the political system needs to be reformed.
In what year did women win the right to vote?
a) 1920
b) 1850
c) 1924
d) 1964
On election day, campaigns generally devote fewer resouces to neighborhoods in which
a) voting could go either way
b) voters need help getting to the polls
c) the candidate has little support
d) support for the candidate is high
Whci amendment in the US Constitution lowered the voting age to eighteen?
a) 19th
b) 15th
c) 22nd
d) 26th
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