Deck 5: How Californians Participate

Question 1

Polls indicate that almost a third of non-voters in the state say they

A)lack enough knowledge.
B)are too busy.
C)see voting as useless.
D)see no reason to vote.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Straw polls are conducted with folks who may be

A)part of a scientific poll.
B)on the street.
C)randomly selected.
D)part of a large sample study.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Identification with either major political party is

A)decreasing.
B)increasing.
C)remaining steady.
D)hard to measure.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is a form of political participation?

A)Reading about elections voting
B)Contributing to a candidate
C)Watching TV coverage of elected officials
D)None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is a "civil society?"

A)Political parties
B)Government officials
C)Churches or synagogues
D)All of the above

Question 6

Some people respond to political dissatisfaction by

A)reforming the political system.
B)exiting the system.
C)joining the system.
D)overthrowing the system.

Question 7

Soft money provides funds for

A)the candidate directly.
B)campaign expenses.
C)get-out-the vote activities.
D)candidate media activities.

Question 8

Political behavior in California shows growing conflict

A)among party candidates.
B)among dissimilar groups in the electorate.
C)in the governor's office.
D)within the bureaucracy.

Question 9

The U.S.Constitution leaves election administration to

A)political parties.
B)Supreme Court justices.
C)states.
D)interest groups.

Question 10

Campaign managers tend to be

A)media specialists.
B)civil servants.
C)former judges.
D)none of the above.

Question 11

California's 55 electoral votes are used in

A)state-level candidate elections.
B)presidential elections.
C)local elections.
D)none of the above.

Question 12

The type of election likely to have the lowest turnout is

A)state primary election.
B)state special election.
C)local election.
D)local special election.

Question 13

The motor voter law allows one to register to vote at

A)truck stops.
B)the DMV.
C)rest stops.
D)County clerk offices.

Question 14

Structural voting relates to those who are

A)not allowed to vote.
B)not residents of the state.
C)apathetic residents.
D)nonvoting residents.

Question 15

California pollsters measure

A)government spending.
B)attitudes and values of the public.
C)interest group activity.
D)election machine accuracy.

Question 16

The majority of voters have an education level that is

A)less than high school.
B)some college.
C)an associate college degree.
D)a college degree.

Question 17

Universal suffrage means that

A)not all people get to vote.
B)all people get to vote.
C)minorities can vote.
D)prisoners are included in the electorate.

Question 18

The largest age group of voters is

A)under 21.
B)30-45 years old.
C)over 55 years old.
D)over 70 years old.

Question 19

Affiliation or support for a political party is called

A)frame of reference.
B)party identification.
C)party loyalty.
D)ideology.

Question 20

Most protests and violence incidents in the state have been

A)religious in nature.
B)political in nature.
C)economic in nature.
D)racial/ethnic in nature.

Question 21

Those satisfied with local politics express it by _____ .

Question 22

African Americans identify mostly with the _____ party.

Question 23

Regarding civic life, more Americans are _____ .

Question 24

In 2004, the party with the most registered voters in California was the __________ .

Question 25

Frequent elections plus too much media coverage combine to create voter ________ .

Question 26

Turnout relative to the entire voting age population is _______ .

Question 27

The most widely shared political activity is _____ .

Question 28

Most incidents of protest in California have been about differences that are primarily _____ .

Question 29

Voter turnout refers to those who vote in person or as _____ .

Question 30

The highest voter turnout occurs in _____ .

Question 31

When it comes to politics, California is divided by its ________ .

Question 32

The federal motor-voter law allows a state to allow folks to _____ .

Question 33

Political participation consists of activity intent on exercising _____ .

Question 34

Universal suffrage includes those ____ .

Question 35

Preferential nonvoting refers to those who feel _____ .

Question 36

One registers to vote at an office of the_____ .

Question 37

California's economy is characterized by a gap between its rich and _____ .

Question 38

The 1992 Los Angeles riot to some was an example of _____ .

Question 39

A majority of California voters have attained an education at the level of _____ .

Question 40

Californians exit the political system because they are fed up with _____ .

Question 41

Why are many Californians disengaged from politics?

Question 42

What are the implications of division among the electorate in California?

Question 43

How do ethnicity and geography affect party politics?