Mr. Backman Voting Behavior and Elections Test Review

Question 1

In a blanket primary you can split ticket vote

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

A realigning election usually has lower turnout

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Best predictor of how a person will vote

Accepted Answer

Partisanship

Question 4

Women voters turn out in much higher numbers than men

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Old voters turn out more than young voters

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Voter turnout is highest in this group

Accepted Answer

College educated

Question 7

Democrats have lost support from this group in the last 50 years

Accepted Answer

White southerners

Question 8

The more money you make the more likely you are to vote

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

A value of American political culture:

Accepted Answer

Belief in limited government

Question 10

Which right is NOT one given to resident aliens?

Accepted Answer

Voting or running for office

Question 11

Voters who don't think their vote counts are showing a

Accepted Answer

Low level of political efficacy

Question 12

Which of the following best describes a liberal opinion?

Accepted Answer

Funding to help the poor needs to be increased

Question 13

NOT an explanation for low voter turnout

Accepted Answer

Laws protecting minority voting rights

Question 14

If both parents have strong ties to the same political party their child will:

Accepted Answer

Identify with the parents party

Question 15

A closed primary means you must belong one of the two major parties in order to participate

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Most likely to vote in a republican primary

Accepted Answer

45 year old white, church going businessman

Question 17

A realigning election has clear policy differences between the two parties

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Biggest affect on voters as they age

Accepted Answer

Economic issues

Question 19

The Motor Voter Act of 1993 has done little to increase voter turnout

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Dealignment is best described by the following statement:

Accepted Answer

People are increasingly moving away from political parties

Question 21

The biggest reason for the continued support of the two party system is

Accepted Answer

The single - member district system

Question 22

Most public opinion polls today are conducted by

Accepted Answer

Telephone

Question 23

Who controls the voter registration process?

Accepted Answer

State and local government w/ some federal regulation

Question 24

An open primary allows for independents to vote

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Acquiring political views and knowledge best describes

Accepted Answer

Political socialization

Question 26

Which is true about random sampling

Accepted Answer

Each individual has the same chance of being selected

Question 27

The Motor Voter Act of 1993 was meant to increase voter registration

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

A realigning election has a mass shift of support from one party to the other

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

What group is LEAST affected from political pressure?

Accepted Answer

The judiciary

Question 30

The biggest form of political participation in the US

Accepted Answer

Voting in presidential elections

Question 31

Why has the power of both parties declined in the US?

Accepted Answer

Candidates no longer count on the party for fundrasiing

Question 32

Split ticket voting means you vote for both Democrats and Republicans on the same ballot

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

Winner take all, single - member district plurality is best described by

Accepted Answer

The candidate that received the most votes wins

Question 34

The phrasing of a poll question affects the accuracy

Accepted Answer

True

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