Deck 6: Political Participation

Question 1

Voting, volunteering, protesting, and organizing are all examples of

A)civic action.
B)political participation.
C)civil dissonance.
D)partisan activity.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Voting and supporting candidates are considered part of what category of political participation?

A)inside electoral processes
B)outside political processes
C)inside political processes
D)outside electoral processes

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Proponents of concealed carrying of weapons are criticized for their

A)protest actions.
B)relationship with the NRA.
C)call to change state laws.
D)potential for promoting violence.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Representatives act in the space of government to enact

A)their personal agendas.
B)their constituents' concerns.
C)the president's policies.
D)their party's platform.

Question 5

Civic engagement can best be defined as working to ______.

A)change and implement new laws in order to impact a society
B)impact society by exercising the right to vote in open elections
C)influence governmental decision makers through direct action
D)improve society through political and nonpolitical activities

Question 6

Political participation is composed of the different ways in which individuals take action to shape the

A)results of local political elections.
B)lives and actions of their leaders.
C)laws and policies of a government.
D)consequences of their decisions.

Question 7

According to data presented in your textbook by armedcampuses.org, which of the following states had passed laws allowing concealed carrying of weapons (CCW)on college campuses as of 2016?

A)New Mexico
B)Arizona
C)New York
D)Texas

Question 8

In its "strong women fight back" video, the Leadership Institute called for viewers to

A)organize protest marches.
B)establish a phone bank.
C)invite other "like-minded groups."
D)actively engage their elected representatives.

Question 9

By its nature, a representative democracy requires ______

A)construction
B)restriction
C)action
D)division

Question 10

Amanda Collins claimed the right of herself and others to ______.

A)place signs around campus protesting date rape
B)organize a political action group to stop sexual predators
C)protest against campus based domestic violence
D)legally carry firearms on college and university campuses

Question 11

Besides using legal action to force campuses to address sexual assault incidents, how did Landen Gambill use political participation to call attention to her concerns?

A)She organized active protests against concealed carrying of weapons on campus.
B)She called for others to organize against sexual assault on campus.
C)She petitioned lawmakers to prohibit concealed carrying of weapons on campus.
D)She used organizations like the NRA to publicize and advocate for her concerns regarding sexual assaults on college campuses.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is most correct with regard to political participation today?

A)Both electoral and nonelectoral participation rates have increased over time.
B)Electoral participation has declined, while nonelectoral participation has increased over time.
C)Electoral participation has increased, while nonelectoral participation has decreased over time.
D)Both electoral and nonelectoral participation rates have decreased over time.

Question 13

Because of the efforts of Amanda Collins and other CCW activists, by 2015, ______ state legislatures were considering changing their state laws to allow for CCW on college campuses.

A)five
B)seven
C)10
D)12

Question 14

The NRA donates millions of dollars to political campaigns annually.This is an example of

A)voter activation.
B)candidate support.
C)group influence.
D)elected official contact.

Question 15

An organization such as Black Lives Matter is an example of what form of political participation?

A)voting
B)candidate support
C)group influence
D)elected official contact

Question 16

Which of the following is a view shared by both supporters and opponents of concealed carrying of weapons laws?

A)The American higher education system is failing students with its handling of sexual assault cases.
B)The use of concealed weapons in off-campus situations is appropriate.
C)Concealed weapons may sometimes act as a deterrent to violent crime on and off campus.
D)Higher education leaders have made inroads in handling cases of campus violence and sexual assault.

Question 17

In a recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health, researchers ______.

A)advocated for carrying guns on college campuses
B)challenged the effectiveness of self-defense gun use
C)advocated for open-carry gun use in public buildings
D)found that self-defense gun use is an effective deterrent to crime

Question 18

Which of the following would be considered electoral participation?

A)conducting a "get out the vote" campaign in order to increase voter turnout
B)contacting candidates in order to gain support for a desired law
C)creating a student organization to protest sexual violence on campus
D)organizing a midnight vigil and campus march to protest date rape

Question 19

Joining a group and contacting elected officials are both considered

A)inside electoral processes.
B)inside political processes.
C)outside electoral processes.
D)outside political processes.

Question 20

Which of the following organizations backed Amanda Collins in her fight for concealed weapons on college campuses?

A)NRA
B)NOW
C)NSA
D)NBC

Question 21

The shared purpose of social movements and individual actions is to

A)influence the actions of decision makers.
B)directly impact public voting patterns.
C)make their voices heard in the political process.
D)influence the actions of large groups of politicians.

Question 22

According to recent election data, the number of eligible voters who chose to participate in the national elections dropped from 58.2% in 2012 to 38.6% in 2014.This data could be used as evidence of a decline in which of the following?

A)voter turnout
B)political participation
C)civic responsibility
D)social activity

Question 23

Which of the following groups would most likely be considered voting eligible?

A)those who have not established residency
B)undocumented Americans
C)those convicted of serious felonies
D)U.S. residents 18 years or older

Question 24

According to Senator McCaskill, colleges and universities that fail to respond to sexual assault complaints on their campuses are in violation of

A)the Equal Protection Clause of the14th Amendment.
B)the Discrimination Clause of the Civil Rights Act of 1972.
C)Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972.
D)Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Question 25

What objects did Emma Sulkowicz and other students carry in response to sexual violence on college campuses?

A)guns
B)bookcases
C)mattresses
D)signs

Question 26

A group of individuals that comes together to make social or political changes and to place issues and ideas on the political agenda would best be described as a

A)political ideology.
B)social movement.
C)electoral organization.
D)nonelectoral campaign.

Question 27

According to recent data, which of the following countries has the highest percentage of respondents who reported they participated in a political campaign?

A)Poland
B)Spain
C)the United Kingdom
D)the United States

Question 28

On what basis did Anthony Downs consider the decision not to vote a "rational one"?

A)financial cost and physical effort
B)time commitment and intellectual effort
C)intellectual effort and financial cost
D)physical effort and time commitment

Question 29

In its immediate response to the Carry That Weight activities of Emma Sulkowicz and others, Columbia University chose to

A)charge students up to $1,500 in "cleanup fees" for damages.
B)conduct dismissal hearings for the students involved.
C)investigate student charges of sexual violence on campus.
D)disenroll all students suspected of committing sexual violence on campus.

Question 30

Based on 2014 electoral participation rates, the United States was ranked ______ in comparison to other democratic nations.

A)toward the top
B)in the middle
C)toward the bottom
D)was not ranked

Question 31

In 2014, slightly less than ______% of voting-age Americans showed up at the polls.

A)10
B)20
C)30
D)40

Question 32

The subject of sexual assault on campuses surfaced on the national stage in September 2014 when President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden announced the formation of a national campaign on the issue called ______.

A)Carry That Weight
B)Stop the Madness
C)All Lives Matter
D)It's On Us

Question 33

When comparing voter turnout as a percentage of registered voters, the United States

A)ranks well below most other OECD nations.
B)ranks well above most other OECD nations.
C)ranks along with or above most other OECD nations.
D)cannot be ranked with other OECD nations.

Question 34

At its earliest stages, Emma Sulkowicz's Carry That Weight project could best be classified as a/an

A)group-based political networking activity.
B)individual act of political protest.
C)social media-based campaign of education.
D)nationwide voter-activation project.

Question 35

In February 2015, United States Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO)and 11 other senators introduced which of the following pieces of legislation as an immediate result of the Carry That Weight movement?

A)the Sexual Violence on Campus Act
B)the Campus Accountability and Safety Act
C)the Student Domestic Violence Act
D)the Date Rape on Campus Act

Question 36

In which of the following ways did Emma Sulkowicz convert her private experiences into public political action?

A)through voter activation
B)by circulating petitions around campus
C)through direct candidate support
D)through nontraditional political protest

Question 37

According to data presented by the American National Election Study in 2012, citizens were most likely to do which of the following?

A)work for a party candidate
B)give money to a political candidate
C)attend a political meeting
D)try to influence the voting patterns of others

Question 38

In addition to the time and effort involved, what other factor is cited by many experts when arguing for the rationality of not voting?

A)the small chance any one person's vote will be decisive in any election
B)the divisiveness of many political campaigns today
C)the level of "noise" in the message of politicians who seek office
D)the overall level of distrust and the potential for abusing the public interest

Question 39

The participatory activities of Emma Sulkowicz and others, along with the actions of elected officials in response to them, highlight the reality that

A)political and electoral actions are clearly and easily divided into two distinct categories.
B)the political and electoral actions of individuals and groups are not easily separated.
C)political and electoral actions taken by individuals have little impact on the actions of elected officials.
D)elected officials take a rational actor approach and rarely take account of individual or group activities.

Question 40

Which of the following best describes the political impact of the Carry That Weight project?

A)Students who protested were prosecuted for unlawful assembly, with no further action taken.
B)Columbia University was investigated by the United States Department of Education.
C)Elected officials took notice and introduced proposed legislation aimed at curbing sexual violence.
D)No action was taken by any elected official, and the entire matter was put to rest by the university.

Question 41

Which constitutional amendment gave individuals 18 and over the right to vote?

A)15th
B)19th
C)21st
D)26th

Question 42

Which of the following is the best example of political mobilization?

A)an individual who starts a national political movement
B)a local group that plans and organizes a series of political marches
C)the National Democratic Party establishes moveon.org in order to register young voters
D)the NRA creates a commercial supporting concealed weapons on college campuses

Question 43

As the 2016 presidential election season got underway, it became clear to researchers that ______ was one of the most important issues in determining whether to vote and who to vote for.

A)terrorism
B)the economy
C)crime
D)gun control

Question 44

Besides ethnicity, differences in voter turnout in recent elections between men and women are also connected with

A)wealth.
B)age.
C)marital status.
D)political efficacy.

Question 45

Which of the following ethnic groups is least likely to vote?

A)Anglo Americans
B)African Americans
C)mixed-race Americans
D)Latina and Latino Americans

Question 46

An individual is prohibited from registering to vote because he/she was convicted of a serious crime.This is an example of

A)suffrage requirements.
B)illegal disenfranchisement.
C)potential voter fraud.
D)felon disenfranchisement.

Question 47

Since the presidential election of 1980, which of the following voting trends is most accurate?

A)The voter turnout rates of ethnic Americans have consistently risen.
B)Education has had a diminishing impact on election turnout rates.
C)Socioeconomic status has had little if any impact on voter turnout.
D)Women have voted at a slightly higher rate than men.

Question 48

Political mobilization efforts are divided into which of the following two categories?

A)direct and indirect
B)local and national
C)individual and group
D)active and neutral

Question 49

Which of the following groups is most likely to be disenfranchised by residency requirements ?

A)those who have lived less than one year in a location
B)college students living in on-campus dorms
C)homeless individuals who may lack documentation
D)elderly residents with long-established home ownership

Question 50

Which of the following best defines suffrage?

A)the right to vote
B)the requirement to register
C)partisan political activity
D)nonpartisan political action

Question 51

Which of the following is considered the most important contributor to an individual's socioeconomic status?

A)personal wealth
B)occupation
C)education
D)past electoral experiences

Question 52

Which of the following groups is least likely to vote in a national election?

A)65+
B)50-65
C)35-49
D)18-34

Question 53

The largest percentage of difference between the voting patterns of men and women are seen in which of the following ethnicities?

A)Anglo
B)African American
C)Latina/Latino
D)mixed ethnicity

Question 54

Voting actually involves which of the following two actions?

A)actual attendance and voter participation
B)political decision and specific voter action
C)voter registration and casting the ballot
D)partisan choice and voter participation

Question 55

A person's belief that he/she can make effective political change is defined as

A)political competence.
B)political involvement.
C)political interest.
D)political efficacy.

Question 56

Which of the following requirements has been seen by many as an unfair hindrance to the voter registration process?

A)local registration requirements
B)felon disenfranchisement
C)age requirements
D)residency requirements

Question 57

The turnout rate for voting-age Americans is highly correlated with which of the following?

A)degree of political interest
B)racial and ethnic identity
C)degree of political controversy
D)effectiveness of political campaigns

Question 58

Institutional factors to voting are

A)shaped by laws and procedures surrounding the election process.
B)dependent upon the particulars of a specific election.
C)centered upon the characteristics of potential voters.
D)aimed at holding political candidates accountable for their actions.

Question 59

Which of the following is a clear and consistent pattern in electoral participation?

A)Little correlation exists between socioeconomic status and electoral behavior.
B)No correlation exists between socioeconomic status and electoral behavior.
C)A high degree of correlation exists between socioeconomic status and electoral behavior.
D)Socioeconomic status and electoral behavior are negatively correlated.

Question 60

The measure that captures an individual's wealth, income, occupation, and educational attainment is best defined as
D) sociopathic tendency.

A) socioeconomic status.
B) sociopolitical determination.
C) socioethnic affiliation.

Question 61

Rules that are established at the federal and state levels in order to govern who can vote and how, when, and where they vote are categorized as

A)registration requirements.
B)felon disenfranchisement.
C)disenfranchisement actions.
D)voter identification laws.

Question 62

In order to lessen the "cost" of voting, some reformers have recommended holding national elections

A)on the first day of November.
B)only in the summer months when most people are on vacation.
C)on weekends or by declaring Election Day a national holiday.
D)online so as to better accommodate time and travel costs.

Question 63

According to political scientist Russell J.Dalton, the current challenge for American democracy is

A)improving civic education and political involvement so as to better prepare young-adult voters for the political and electoral process.
B)convincing young adults to carry on the political traditions of their elders so as to carry on the democratic process.
C)understanding the changing values and norms of young-adult voters and integrating them into the political process.
D)revising governmental policies, procedures, and institutions in order to better account for the current lack of civic engagement.

Question 64

Recent data shows that young-adult voters are becoming

A)less involved in political matters and lack political knowledge.
B)highly involved in nontraditional political participation.
C)more involved in traditional electoral politics.
D)decreasingly involved in group or social political movements.

Question 65

Which of the following best describes the primary cause of ballot roll-off?

A)incomplete knowledge of candidates
B)overwhelming partisan voter cues
C)failure to meet voter registration requirements
D)lack of partisan affiliation

Question 66

According to at least one political science professor, the decline of young-adult voting can best be attributed to

A)the belief that young voters have no stake in the outcome of elections.
B)the rise of partisan politics in electoral campaigns.
C)a lack of basic civic education at the high school and college level.
D)a desire to silently protest the lack of effective ballot choices.

Question 67

Around what percentage of states require a photo identification in order to vote?

A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20

Question 68

Half of the Millennials surveyed in a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center self-identified as

A)Democrats
B)Republicans
C)Libertarians
D)political independents

Question 69

A strategy that calls for campuswide education in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault and the action of individuals to diffuse potentially violent or abusive situations is known as

A)bystander intervention.
B)organizational education.
C)action-based inclusion.
D)groupwide attention.

Question 70

According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, young-adult Americans today are

A)racially diverse and relatively unattached to organized politics.
B)attracted to partisan politics and voting in higher numbers.
C)poorly educated and lacking political competence.
D)highly organized and motivated toward nontraditional civic engagement.

Question 71

National political and congressional elections are, by tradition, held on

A)the fifteenth of November.
B)the second Monday following the first Tuesday in November.
C)the first Tuesday following the second Monday in November.
D)the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.

Question 72

Ballot roll-off refers to a situation in which voters

A)fail to attend the polls on election day.
B)show up at the polls but are turned off by long lines.
C)start the voting process but fail to complete the ballot.
D)complete the ballot without making informed decisions.

Question 73

The nation's largest living generation of potential voters belongs to

A)senior citizens.
B)Millennials.
C)children of the sixties.
D)middle-aged voters.

Question 74

According to data presented in your textbook, voter turnout is likely to be highest for

A)congressional elections.
B)mayoral elections.
C)statewide elections.
D)presidential elections.

Question 75

Which off the following is central to the strategies of the Green Dot movement?

A)legislation and intercession
B)intervention and policy change
C)action and commitment
D)education and intervention

Question 76

Many political experts believe young people are increasingly choosing to protest because

A)they wish to get electorally and politically connected.
B)they feel that they lack political power.
C)they see it as a way of increasing civic engagement.
D)they wish to influence the outcome of electoral campaigns.

Question 77

According to data presented in your textbook, which of the following states allows online voter registration?

A)Texas
B)Oklahoma
C)New Mexico
D)Florida

Question 78

The national law that allows someone to register to vote while getting or renewing their driver's license has been nicknamed the ______ law

A)"motor-voter"
B)"turnout-burnout"
C)"disabled enabled"
D)"rocket-ballot"

Question 79

Votes completed and submitted by a voter prior to the day of an election are best described as ______ ballots.

A)preferential
B)absentee
C)emergency
D)provisional

Question 80

According to data presented in your textbook, in which of the following states must you show a photo ID in order to vote?

A)Mississippi
B)New Mexico
C)New York
D)Colorado