Deck 8: Political Participation

Question 1

Political participation is

A) Hacking to solve education problems
B) Marching to the capital for gun control
C) Cheering on a candidate
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

When people donate funds simply by pointing a mouse at a computer screen, they are practicing

A) clicktocracy.
B) clicktivism.
C) clicktograms.
D) clickticity.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The estimated number of podcasts in 2004 was

A) 20.
B) 32.
C) 24.
D) over 1,000.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The estimated number of podcasts in 2021 was

A) under 50,000.
B) 50,000-75,000.
C) 75,000-100,000.
D) over 850,000.

Question 5

Writing letters to the editor is an example of

A) traditional participation.
B) civic voluntarism.
C) direct action.
D) institutional participation.

Question 6

The first step in the voting process is

A) choosing a candidate.
B) registering.
C) choosing a party.
D) casting a vote.

Question 7

How many states allow same-day voting?

A) Thirteen
B) Fifteen
C) Twenty-one
D) Nineteen

Question 8

If you fill out your ballot and mail it in along with most other voters in your state, you likely live in

A) New Hampshire.
B) Montana.
C) California.
D) Oregon.

Question 9

Sitting at a table on Election Day and verifying voter addresses is an example of

A) political participation.
B) direct action.
C) volunteer voting.
D) institutional participation.

Question 10

Standing on a street corner holding a political sign and waving at traffic is an example of

A) direct action.
B) electoral activities.
C) institutional participation.
D) political voice.

Question 11

Writing a letter to a state senator after the election is an example of

A) direct action.
B) electoral activities.
C) political voice.
D) institutional participation.

Question 12

Concerning which of the following topics can citizens use their political voice to contact government officials?

A) Potholes
B) Immigration policy
C) Nuclear-weapons agreements
D) All of the above

Question 13

When contacting government officials, it is important to

A) contact the right official.
B) word the letter professionally.
C) use enough postage.
D) send the letter via e-mail.

Question 14

The first state to automatically register voters was

A) Washington.
B) California.
C) Oregon.
D) South Dakota.

Question 15

Alexis de Tocqueville was impressed with Americans' propensity to

A) vote.
B) write letters to the editor.
C) get involved.
D) ignore party politics.

Question 16

The most active group in U.S. history for volunteering their time are the

A) baby boomers.
B) members of Generation X.
C) members of the Silent Generation.
D) millennials.

Question 17

Taking time on Thanksgiving to serve food at a local women's shelter is an example of

A) voluntary engagement.
B) direct action.
C) institutional engagement.
D) clicktocracy.

Question 18

A person who volunteers is more likely to

A) work.
B) vote.
C) pay taxes.
D) contact officials.

Question 19

A person who volunteers is more likely to

A) work.
B) pay taxes.
C) engage in public life.
D) contact officials.

Question 20

Working outside normal channels to institute change is

A) civic voluntarism.
B) public contribution.
C) illegal activity.
D) direct action.

Question 21

A group of people getting together and marching on the capital is an example of

A) direct action.
B) traditional voluntarism.
C) public contribution.
D) civic voluntarism.

Question 22

The goal of direct action is to

A) create trouble.
B) call attention to a cause.
C) achieve fifteen minutes of fame.
D) overthrow the government.

Question 23

Illegally sitting on a bus and getting arrested is an example of

A) traditional participation.
B) public contribution.
C) civil disobedience.
D) civil discourse.

Question 24

According to Thoreau "if [the law] requires you to be the agent of injustice to another," you should

A) petition elected officials.
B) protest against the law.
C) rewrite the law.
D) break the law.

Question 25

Although the First Amendment guarantees the right to assemble, local authorities can

A) require a permit.
B) stop the assembly.
C) change the assembly date.
D) change the assembly location.

Question 26

Direct action can reflect the

A) best of times.
B) worst of times.
C) government overthrow.
D) bright future.

Question 27

Great American rallies mark _______ points in political history.

A) low
B) transitional
C) high
D) stagnant

Question 28

Congress passed clean air legislation after what event?

A) Bus boycott
B) Los Angeles earthquake
C) United Nations environmental declaration
D) Earth Day

Question 29

The line between traditional participation and direct action can be

A) clear cut.
B) nonexistent.
C) blurred.
D) too political for many.

Question 30

What percentage of the voting-age population votes in presidential elections?

A) 75-80 percent
B) Under 60 percent
C) Over 60 percent
D) 45 percent

Question 31

Voter turnout rates in the United States are

A) about the same as the rates in Belgium.
B) higher than rates in Israel.
C) comparatively low.
D) comparatively high.

Question 32

Voter turnout in congressional midterm elections is

A) 75-80 percent.
B) 60-65 percent.
C) 53-62 percent.
D) 35-40 percent.

Question 33

Why would states restrict the vote?

A) To keep African Americans from voting
B) To keep Democrats from voting
C) To keep Republicans from voting
D) To keep poor people from voting

Question 34

What led to more African Americans' availability for the civil rights movement?

A) Better working hours
B) Boll weevil infestation
C) New media
D) Better education

Question 35

The founding of the United States could be considered the result of

A) civic participation. Inorrect
B) traditional participation.
C) direct action.
D) civic voluntarism.

Question 36

Americans tend to volunteer _______ citizens in other countries

A) less than Inorrect
B) at similar levels as Inorrect
C) differently than
D) more than

Question 37

Which of the following factors spurs individuals to participate?

A) Interacting with family and friends
B) Having a job
C) Being born in America
D) Having parents who were immigrants

Question 38

Living in a neighborhood that involves all residents in a Neighborhood Watch program is one way to build

A) social action.
B) social capital.
C) social gains.
D) social movement.

Question 39

Which of the following is more likely to vote?

A) Young high-school dropout
B) Young person living in poverty
C) Older college-educated person
D) Older low-income high-school dropout

Question 40

Mark Twain referred to a time of vast differences in wealth as a

A) wealthy time.
B) wealthy age.
C) gilded time.
D) gilded age.

Question 41

Which of the following is more likely to get involved as a volunteer?

A) Young man getting assistance through GI Bill
B) Mother receiving food stamps
C) Middle-aged man on Medicaid
D) Young woman with no health insurance

Question 42

Which of the following is more likely to have access to political leaders?

A) A worker who makes $225,000 a year
B) A worker who makes $375,000 a year
C) A worker who makes $82,000 a year
D) A worker who makes $12,000 a year

Question 43

Citizens with college degrees are how much more likely to vote than those who do not finish high school?

A) Six times
B) Four times
C) Two times
D) No real difference

Question 44

What percentage of people who do not finish high school vote in presidential elections?

A) 75 percent
B) 54 percent
C) 38 percent
D) Less than 30 percent

Question 45

Which type of voter played a critical role in electing Donald Trump in 2016?

A) Voters who were working class
B) Voters with undergraduate degrees
C) Voters with some college
D) Voters with graduate degrees

Question 46

In what election did Blacks vote at a higher rate than whites for the first time?

A) 2016
B) 2012
C) 2008
D) 2004

Question 47

There were more Black voters in 2012 due to the presence of _______ on the ballot.

A) John McCain
B) Sarah Palin
C) Barack Obama
D) Hillary Clinton

Question 48

An Asian American is _______ percent less likely to vote than a white voter.

A) 80
B) 70
C) 60
D) 50

Question 49

A Latino is _______ percent less likely to vote than a white voter.

A) 50
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80

Question 50

Which of the following is most likely to vote?

A) An isolated person who lives alone
B) A person whose parents vote
C) A person whose parents have never voted
D) A person whose friends refuse to vote

Question 51

Which of the following actions is most likely to cause someone to vote?

A) A political ad urges people to vote.
B) The governor of the state encourages people to vote in a televised speech.
C) Your best friend tells you to vote over dinner.
D) Your boss tells employees to vote during a staff meeting.

Question 52

People who live in _______ neighborhoods are more likely to get involved.

A) suburban
B) rural
C) inner city
D) civically active

Question 53

Compared with previous groups of young Americans, millennials exhibit _______ levels of trust.

A) lower
B) higher
C) equal
D) more varied

Question 54

Which is true of people who watch a lot of television rather than belonging to a book club?

A) They are more likely to become politically involved.
B) They are less likely to become politically involved.
C) They are equally likely to become politically involved.
D) None of the answer choices is correct; their likelihood of participating is based on other factors.

Question 55

One key to political participation is living in a

A) suburban neighborhood.
B) low-key neighborhood.
C) highly participatory community.
D) heavily liberal community.

Question 56

What city helped transform the city by boosting social capital?

A) San Jose, California
B) Tijuana, Mexico
C) Yuma, Arizona
D) San Jose, Costa Rica

Question 57

Citizens in what city used social media to call out those ruining their neighborhood by dumping trash?

A) Detroit
B) Chicago
C) Topeka
D) Waco

Question 58

After they began taking action, what did the residents of a Detroit neighborhood do to continue improving their neighborhood?

A) Hire more police
B) Plant community gardens
C) Restrict cars in the neighborhood
D) Tear down vacant homes

Question 59

Political mobilization has traditionally been carried out by

A) neighborhoods.
B) candidates.
C) party organizations.
D) election authorities.

Question 60

Who asked young people to "ask what they could do for their country"?

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Harry Truman
C) Lyndon Johnson
D) John F. Kennedy

Question 61

In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan drew _______ into politics.

A) Evangelicals
B) Muslims
C) Italians
D) Cubans

Question 62

Donald Trump is pulling _______ into political involvement.

A) corporate executives
B) working-class people
C) lower-class people
D) housewives

Question 63

In issue advocacy campaigns, who are the chief mobilizers?

A) Political organizations
B) Candidates
C) Interest groups
D) Candidates' support staffs

Question 64

What movement threatened to take over the Republican Party after 2009?

A) Occupy Wall Street
B) Gun Control for America
C) Revolution Now
D) Tea Party Movement

Question 65

For professional mobilizers, individuals are potential

A) resources.
B) activists.
C) candidates.
D) members.

Question 66

A movement from the ground up is known as _______ movement in political language.

A) an Astroturf
B) a grassroots
C) a dog whistling
D) an actorvist

Question 67

An apparent grassroots movement that has actually been mobilized by political professionals is

A) an actorvist movement.
B) a dog whistling movement.
C) an Astroturf movement.
D) a grassweed movement.

Question 68

Which of the following uses insider, coded language that rouses constituents?

A) The actorvist approach
B) The grassroots approach
C) The Astroturf approach
D) The dog whistling approach

Question 69

When Chuck Norris speaks to get others to join his cause, he is acting according to which of the following?

A) An actorvist approach
B) A grassroots approach
C) An Astroturf approach
D) A dog whistling approach

Question 70

Which of the following beneficiaries of government benefits is more likely to vote?

A) A food stamp recipient
B) A student loan recipient
C) A Medicaid recipient
D) A user of TANF benefits

Question 71

Which of the following beneficiaries of government benefits is less likely to vote?

A) A Social Security recipient
B) A student loan recipient
C) A food stamp recipient
D) A GI Bill recipient

Question 72

A raptivist is a _______ who gets involved in political causes.

A) Republican
B) Russian
C) rapper
D) renegade

Question 73

Which of the following was more likely to be politically involved?

A) A worker in the 1930s
B) A student in the 1930s
C) A worker in the 1970s
D) A student in the 1970s

Question 74

Which of the following was more likely to be politically involved?

A) A worker in the 1960s
B) A student in the 1960s
C) A worker in the 1980s
D) A student in the 1980s

Question 75

Which of the following discourages political participation?

A) Elections on Saturdays
B) Few elections
C) Frequent elections
D) Ease of voter registration

Question 76

Which of the following discourages political participation?

A) Elections on Saturdays
B) Few elections
C) Few candidates
D) Complicated voter registration

Question 77

Which of the following discourages political participation?

A) Elections on Tuesdays
B) Few elections
C) Few candidates
D) Ease of voter registration

Question 78

Which of the following discourages political participation?

A) Elections on Saturdays
B) Elections on workdays
C) Few candidates
D) Ease of voter registration

Question 79

Which of the following proposes that it makes little sense for individuals to expend the time and resources necessary to vote?

A) Voting inconsistency
B) Rational voter rule
C) Paradox of voting
D) Paradox of rationality

Question 80

Most stable democracies have voter turnout rates in which range?

A) 35-50 percent
B) 45-60 percent
C) 55-70 percent
D) 65-80 percent