CHAPTER 8 Political Participation

CHAPTER 8 Political Participation

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

a.	Voting
b.	Keeping informed about government.
c.	Giving money to a candidate.
d.	Attending a school board meeting.
e.	All of the above are true.

ANS: E REF: 172 NOT: A OBJ: LO1

The ___________ to the U.S. Constitution ensured that the residents of the District of Columbia could vote in presidential elections.

ANS: E REF: 172 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

In 1971, ratification of the __________ to the U.S. Constitution extended voter eligibility to all persons age 18 or older.

ANS: D REF: 172 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

a.	higher than they were for previous generations.
b.	lower than they were for previous generations.
c.	higher than most European democracies.
d.	about the same as previous generations.
e.	not recorded by scholars.

ANS: B REF: 172 NOT: F OBJ: LO2

a.	No state may restrict voting based on discriminatory tests, taxes, or residency requirements.
b.	People can register to vote when they apply for a driver’s license in half of the states.
c.	Most states allow absentee ballot voting prior to election day.
d.	Some states allow people to register on the same day that they vote.
e.	In areas where many non-English speakers live, election authorities must supply ballots written in their own language.

ANS: B REF: 172 NOT: F OBJ: LO2

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