Ch.8: Political Participation and Voting

Question 1

activities designed to influence government including voting, and facetoface activities such as protesting or volunteering for a campaign

Answer 1

traditional political participation

Question 2

participation that involves assembling crows to confront a government or other official organization

Answer 2

protest

Question 3

the right to vote; also called franchise

Answer 3

suffrage

Question 4

the percentage of eligible individuals who actually vote

Answer 4

turnout

Question 5

activities designed to influence government using the internet, including visiting a candidate’s website, organizing events online, or signing an online petition

Answer 5

online political participation

Question 6

status in society based on level of education, income, and occupational prestige

Answer 6

socioeconomic status

Question 7

when individuals are represented in the government by officials of their same race, ethnicity, or gender

Answer 7

descriptive representation

Question 8

enfranchises black men (1870

Answer 8

15th amendment

Question 9

enfranchises women (1920)

Answer 9

19th amendment

Question 10

ends poll taxes (1964)

Answer 10

24th amendment

Question 11

lowers voting age to 18 (1971)

Answer 11

26th amendment

Question 12

This movement started with one simple email sent to 90,000 individuals.

Answer 12

Occupy wall street

Question 13

Website blackouts or limited services mobilized millions to call Congress in opposition—and it worked.

Answer 13

SOPA AND PIPA

Question 14

Why do people vote?

Answer 14

individual preference traits
political environment
state electoral laws