Voter Qualifications

As the right to vote has been extended,

• voter turnout has increased proportionately.
• proportionally fewer of those eligible have chosen to vote.
• voter turnout has actually remained about the same.
• the scope of American government has shrunk.

Voter registration procedures were adopted around the turn of the century as a means to 

• prevent African Americans from voting.
• increase voter population.
• prevent corruption associated with stuffing ballot boxes
• establish minimum voting qualifications, such as passing the Political Literacy Test or a civic education course.

Compared to other industrialized democracies, the United States has a _______ voter turnout.

• much higher
• slightly higher
• slightly lower 
• much lower

The group of people with the lowest voter turnout rate is 

• college graduates.
• young people.
• women.
• senior citizens over 70.

Which basic principle of the Constitution means that government can govern only with the consent of the governed?

• popular sovereignty
• checks and balances
• federalism
• judicial review

Which has been a trend in the history of American voting rights?

• higher and higher minimum voting age
• higher and higher voter turnouts
• less and less people granted suffrage
• more and more people granted suffrage

Which voting requirement was the first to be eliminated?

• poll tax
• race
• gender
• property ownership

The 26th Amendment says that states have to allow the right to vote in which case?

• if the voter has no income
• if the voter is 18 or over
• if the voter is female
• if the voter pays taxes

Which federal law passed in 1993 was intended to make voter registration easier?

• Motor Voter Law
• 24th Amendment
• Civil Rights Act
• Voting Rights Act

Which group of people cannot vote?

• those in the West
• those who lack interest
• those who are undeducated
• those in prison