5.1 and 5.2 Quiz

The 26th amendment gave what group the right to vote?

• Women

• African Americans

• Land Owners

• 18-20 year olds

The belief that you can influencce politics is called

• political efficacy

• political participation

• political ideology

• political socialization

The media, elections, interest groups and political parties are all

• linkage institutions

• biased groups

• types of political polls

• groups that charge membership fees

Which of these is NOT true?

• Poll taxes are banned

• Literacy tests are banned

• Non English ballots must be provided in areas with large non English speaking populations

• Most states have closed primaries

Another name for the right to vote is (select all that apply)

• Suffrage

• Franchise

• Efficacy

• Socialization

The slogan Make America Great, Again applies which type of voting model?

• Rational Choice

• Prospective

• Retrospective

• Party Line

The political slogans: Hope. Change. applies what type of voting model?

• Rational Choice

• Prospective

• Retrostpective

• Party Line

Which of these statements is NOT true?

• People vote more in presidential election years than midterm elections.

• The US has higher rates of voter turnout than other Western democracies.

• People with higher incomes tend to vote more.

• Older people tend to vote more.

Which of these statements IS true?

• Women vote at higher rates than men.

• In Florida, you do not have to register to vote.

• Weekday elections lead to higher voter turnout.

• Motor Voter Laws make it so people MUST register to vote when getting their license.

Which level of government writes election laws?

(a)