Citizenship

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The efforts of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his fellow civil rights workers resulted in

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great political change, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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What do affirmative action programs primarily seek to do?

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Remedy the effects of past discrimination.

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Which minority group is the largest in the United States? Options: Asian Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans

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Hispanic Americans

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What could be said about "African Americans"?

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often moved against their will

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

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gave the Federal Government power regarding all elections, held anywhere in the country.

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Why do States have little discretion regarding age qualifications for voting?

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The Constitution says that the minimum age for voting cannot be set lower than 18 years.

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Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about voters aged 18–20?

• The number of young voters has gone steadily down in every presidential election since 1972.
• Members of this age group consistently vote in higher numbers than Americans 65 and older.
• Turnout for this age group has consistently been the highest of all age groups.
• Members of this age group have shown themselves to be less likely to vote than any other age group.

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Members of this age group have shown themselves to be less likely to vote than any other age group.

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Which information about nonvoters is correct?

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have a strong mistrust of political institutions and processes

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Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to vote Democratic?

• a 25-year-old African American woman from Boston
• a middle-aged farmer from central Pennsylvania
• a young male Protestant from South Carolina
• a retired white schoolteacher from Omaha, Nebraska

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a 25-year-old African American woman from Boston

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What does this excerpt from the text indicate about voter behavior?

“...in 2012, several exit polls indicated that about 7 percent of those voters who regularly identify themselves as Democrats actually marked their ballots for the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney. And just about that same percentage of Republicans crossed over and voted for the Democratic incumbent, President Barack Obama, in that election.”

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Voters are frustrated with the two-party system and deliberately voting across party lines as a form of protest.