Ch12 AMSCO Voting & Voting Behavior

Ch12 AMSCO Voting & Voting Behavior

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Ch12 AMSCO Voting & Voting Behavior

Ch12 AMSCO Voting & Voting Behavior

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Brian Gonzalez

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A political science professor is researching the effects that the Fifteenth and Twenty-Sixth Amendments have had on the American political system. Which of the following is the most likely reason the professor is researching these amendments?

To study the expansion of due process rights

To study the expansion of voting rights

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following describes the Twenty-Fourth Amendment?

It reduced barriers to political participation on the basis of gender.

It eliminated poll taxes.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about voting behavior in the United States is correct?

Registration requirements have no significant effect on voter turnout.

College graduates are more likely to vote than are those who have at most a high school diploma.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Of the following, which best predicts the likelihood that citizens will vote?

Their race

their religion

their level of education

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the concept of political efficacy?

It is the belief that the average citizen can make little or no difference in an election.

It is the belief that one can make a difference in politics by expressing an opinion and acting politically.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main intent of “motor voter” laws is to

increase voter turnout by providing transportation to polls for people without cars

increase voter registration

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Of the following groups of eligible voters, which is LEAST likely to vote?

Middle-aged and older women

The young with low education levels

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following scenarios is most related to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?

A woman votes in a local election.

An eighteen-year-old votes in a presidential election.

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A citizen who uses the rational choice model of voting behavior selects candidates for office based on

what is thought to be in the citizen’s own self-interest

the recent performance of the candidates running for office