Ch. 6 - Voters and Voter Behavior

Question 1

e. political efficacy

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c

Question 2

e. political efficacy

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d

Question 3

e. political efficacy

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b

Question 4

e. political efficacy

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e

Question 5

in the united states, the___ or the potential voting population is made up of nearly 200 million people

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a

Question 6

e. transients

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d

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e. transients

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b

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e. transients

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a

Question 9

e. transients

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e

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e. transients

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c

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d. eliminating requirements based on race

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c

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d. passing political socialization laws

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a

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d. all national, state, and local elections

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d

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d. ballot fatigue

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d

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d. widespread use of religious and literacy tests

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d

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d. practice of voting for candidates of only one specific party in any given election

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b

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d. has been moved forward by amendments and civil rights acts

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d

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d.the tests were only required in southern states

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c

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d. civil rights act of 1957

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d

Question 20

d. display a strong sense of party identification

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c

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d. the constitution gives the federal government the power to set suffrage qualifications

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b

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d. be familiar with the candidates and issues before voting

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b

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d. poll taxes

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b

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d. an actual nonvoter

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a

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d. political efficacy

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b

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d. a law denying the right to vote to any person convicted of a felony

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a

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d. pay a poll tax

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c

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d. it prevented state leaders from acting on behalf of potential voters who were being discriminated against

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c

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d. no one has the right to divide electoral districts for election

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c

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d. in primary or special elections

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c

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d. the north/the south

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b

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d. do not mislead voters as their intentions

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b

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d. unreasonable suffrage requirements were in the east

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a

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d. has been consistently among the highest in the nation

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a

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d. to sell more stamps

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b

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d. all of the above

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b

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d. outside the requirements of the 15th amendment

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c

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d. lack of cause

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a

Question 39

d. all of the above

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d

Question 40

d. find voting for president more important than voting for members of congres

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d

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d. more likely to join a political party

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a

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d. income related

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c

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d. the dominant party since george washingtons day

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b

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d. sociological factors have declined in importance

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c

Question 45

d. boston, Massachusetts

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d