What was the main reason that many people were denied suffrage in the early period of U.S. history?

Many of those in power thought wealthy, well educated white men could make the best choices.

Each state had its own rules concerning who could vote in national elections.

Few people, especially those who did not own property, had any desire to be involved in elections.

Only a small group of people had access to the information needed to make informed decisions.

Which of these resulted in the largest increase in African Americans voting?

Harper v. Virginia Board of Election

A president’s term in office

is twice as long as that of a representative.

is limited to a maximum of three terms.

must be confirmed by either house of Congress.

is twice as long as that of a senator.

Which of these statements concerning political candidates is true?

Due to the media, the importance of a candidate’s image has increased in recent years.

Due to the large amount of information on the Internet, a candidate’s qualifications have become more important while the importance of image has decreased.

During the past 100 years, there has been little change in the importance of either a candidate’s image or qualifications.

The importance of a candidate’s image has decreased due to greater candidate exposure. in the media.

Because of challenges in registering to vote, one idea to increase turnout is to

allow people to register at the polls.

require all citizens to have a voter ID card.

require all citizens to register to vote.

make voter registration a privilege rather than a requirement.

Supporters for congressional term limits say they

eliminate the advantages an incumbent has.

decrease the level of campaign contributions.

increase the advantages an incumbent has.

increase the number of experienced legislators.

Which of these television commercials would probably have a negative impact on voters?

An ad showing a candidate repeatedly changing positions on a specific issue.

An ad emphasizing the issues that are most important to voters.

An ad showing workers driving voters to polling places.

An ad that clearly states a candidate’s position on an issue.

Some people are against limits on campaign contributions because they think

limits are a violation of the right to free speech.

campaign contributions are becoming more important than campaign spending.

limits keep incumbents from becoming overly powerful.

candidates with fewer financial resources will be penalized.

How is a polling place related to a precinct?

A polling place is the location within a precinct where people vote.

A polling place is a single neighborhood within a precinct.

A precinct is a single neighborhood within a polling place.

A precinct is the location within a polling place where people vote.

An important goal of Freedom Summer was to

aid African Americans in registering to vote.

encourage the passage of the Twenty-sixth Amendment.

register more young people between ages 18 and 21 to vote.

work toward financial reform in candidate campaigns.

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. to not allow to vote

direct contributions to a candidate’s political campaign

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