Voting, Public Opinion, And Polling Ch 10 Magruder's Question Preview (ID: 40432)


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The elections that produce the largest voter turnout are the
a) local elections
b) midterm elections
c) presidential elections
d) senatorial elections

In most American states, candidates for the office of president are chosen by
a) conventions
b) primaries
c) caucuses
d) Senators

This is equal to the number of representatives and senators from the states, plus three votes from Washington, D.C.
a) poll tax
b) Governors vote
c) primary election vote
d) Electoral College

When a district is drawn in a bizarre or unusual shape to assist a candidate, it is
a) unconstitutional.
b) partisan.
c) gerrymandered.
d) malapportioned.

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is
a) Veteran's Day
b) Election Day
c) President's Day
d) Thanksgiving

Democrats have lost their once strong hold on all of the following EXCEPT
a) southerners
b) Catholics
c) African Americans
d) Union workers

This gave African Americans the right to vote.
a) 15th Amendment
b) Civil Rights Acts of 1964
c) Grandfather Clauses
d) 13th Amendment

In general, women who vote favor which party?
a) Green
b) Socialist
c) Republican
d) Democrat

According to your instructor, which of the following reasons do voters most often give for not voting?
a) too many elections
b) difficulty in registering
c) too busy
d) forgot

In American presidential elections, voter turnout is typically
a) below 60 percent
b) below 30 percent
c) over 80 percent
d) nearly 100 percent

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