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Terms in this set (46)
As compared to other democracies, how likely are Americans to contribute time and money to political and community organizations?
more likely
Suffrage is the right to
to vote
The proportion of eligible adult citizens who actually vote in a given election is known as
Voter turnout
Which of the following voting restrictions increases the burden on citizens who move frequently?
voter registration requirements
Opponents of voter ID laws tend to be ______.
Democrats
Free societies thrive on the ______ of citizens in the civic and political life of their communities.
participation
Which of the following tactics were used to disenfranchise Blacks in the post-Civil War South despite the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment?
publicized lists of voters
literacy tests
literacy tests
The proportion of eligible adult citizens who actually vote in a given election is known as ______.
voter turnout
Which of these groups vote at above average rates?
upper-income Americans
college-educated individuals
college-educated individuals
True or false: Voter turnout decreased in the United States once states enacted registration laws around 1900.
True
Senior citizens in the United States have a ______ rate of voter turnout than voters under the age of 30 do.
much higher
Although many people believe it is insignificant, which of the following may result if IDs are not required for voting?
increased fraud
People who believe that citizens ought to participate in political affairs are likely to describe voting as an exercise in ______.
civic duty
Citizens who are party identifiers have ______ levels of voter turnout rates than those who identify as independent.
higher
More people in the United States participate in election campaigns than people in other countries do because ______.
the United States has more elected posts than other countries do