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Cards In This Set
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1) Who was the early frontrunner in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary?
A) Mike Huckabee B) Mitt Romney C) Barack Obama D) John Edwards E) Hillary Clinton |
E
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2) The Democratic and Republican candidates who won the New Hampshire primary were ________ and ________, respectively.
A) Hillary Clinton; John McCain
B) Barack Obama; John Edwards C) Barack Obama; John McCain D) Hillary Clinton; Mike Huckabee E) Barack Obama; Mike Huckabee |
A
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3) The U.S. presidential election takes place every four years on the
A) the Tuesday after the second Monday in November. B) third Tuesday in November. C) first Tuesday in November. D) second Tuesday in November. E) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. |
E
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4) Elections in the United States
A) take legitimacy away from government. B) are held infrequently. C) are a means to hold government officials accountable. D) attract, on average, 80 percent of eligible voters. E) prevent citizens from influencing government. |
C
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5) What is the most common method of political participation in the United States?
A) writing letters to government officials B) boycotts C) voting D) protests E) making political contributions |
C
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6) Which of the following is an example of conventional political participation?
A) launching a real anthrax scare at the Capital B) boycotting C) launching a fake anthrax scare at the Capital D) writing letters to members of Congress E) protesting |
D
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7) Which of the following is an example of conventional political participation?
A) Shays's Rebellion B) throwing red paint on those who wear fur coats to protest animal cruelty C) the Boston Tea Party D) a camp-out in front of the Bush ranch to protest the war in Iraq E) letter writing by environmental groups to members of Congress |
E
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) In 2008, members of Code Pink attempted to disrupt the Republican National Convention to protest U.S. involvement in Iraq. This is an example of
A) the Australian ballot.
B) turnout. C) Project Vote Smart. D) unconventional political participation. E) a political action committee. |
D
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9) ________ is an example of unconventional political participation.
A) Writing a letter to a government official B) Contributing to a campaign C) Attending a protest or rally D) Voting on election day E) Registering to vote |
C
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10) ________ is an example of unconventional political participation.
A) The miracle in Philadelphia B) Forming a political action committee C) Giving a hard-money campaign contribution D) Voting for a third-party candidate E) The Boston Tea Party |
E
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11) Approximately ________ percent of eligible voters rarely or never vote.
A) 5 B) 35 C) 65 D) 10 E) 50 |
B
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12) In recent years, states have chosen early dates for their presidential primaries in order to gain influence in the process. This is called A) fish mongering. B) influence peddling. C) primary staging. D) gerrymandering. E) front-loading. |
E
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13) Voter turnout is typically lowest in which of the following countries?
A) Belgium B) the United States C) Sweden D) Italy E) Australia |
B
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14) In general, voter turnout is higher among those who are
A) older and wealthier. B) younger. C) African American. D) older and poor. E) female. |
A
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15) In 1971, the voting age was lowered to 18 by the ________ Amendment.
A) Twenty-Sixth B) Seventeenth C) Eighteenth D) Twenty-Fifth E) Twenty-Seventh |
A
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