Carm Gov

Question 1

Each of the 50 states imposes a voting qualification based upon all but which of these factors?

A. age
B. residence
C. property ownership
D. citizenship

Answer 1

C. property ownership

Question 2

The major purpose of voter registration is…

Answer 2

to prevent fraudulent voting

Question 3

Which of these State Suffrage laws would violate some provision in the federal Constitution?

Answer 3

A law setting a minimum voting age for males at 18 and females at 21

Question 4

The major reason for non-voting in American elections is?

Answer 4

Lack of interest

Question 5

The provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and its Amendments of 1970, 1975, and 1982, apply to…

Answer 5

all elections in the US national, State, and local

Question 6

Which of these provisions in the Constitution forbids a state to deprive any person of the right to vote because of their race or color?

Answer 6

15th Amendment

Question 7

In Dunn v. Blumstein the Supreme Court held that residence requirements for voting which are significantly longer than _______ violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause

Answer 7

30 days

Question 8

Political socialization is

Answer 8

The process by which individuals acquire their political attitudes and opinions

Question 9

The 19th Amendment prohibits the denial of the rights to vote on account of…

Answer 9

sex

Question 10

A person who is ______________ is more likely to be a Democrat then a Republican

Answer 10

a college graduate

Question 11

When the Constitution was drafted by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention the Democratic Party…

Answer 11

Did not exist

Question 12

Which of these is not a significant factor in the recent decline of the role of parties in American Politics…

A. an increase in straight-ticket voting
B. an increase in number of independents
C. an increase in split ticket voting
D. television

Answer 12

A. an increase in straight-ticket voting

Question 13

Which party was first to hold a national nominating conventions?

Answer 13

Anti-Masonic

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a major element in the structure of major national political parties?

A. national convention
B. congressional campaign committee
C. state and local party members
D. citizens action committee

Answer 14

D. citizens action committee

Question 15

Congressional Campaign Committees are organized to…

Answer 15

all the preceding *

Question 16

The national chairperson of each major parties national committee works to accomplish all of the following goals except…

A. promoting party unity
B. recruiting new voters
C. maintaining strict control over local party organizations
D. preparing for the presidential election

Answer 16

C. maintaining strict control over local party organizations

Question 17

Which of these presidents was not a Democrat?

A. Lincoln
B. Kennedy
C. Roosevelt
D. Truman

Answer 17

A. Lincoln

Question 18

Which of these present-day minor parties is a single-issue party?

A. Socialist party
B. Libertarian party
C. Right-to-Life party
D. Citizens party

Answer 18

C. Rights-to-Life party

Question 19

As a general rule, those people who are ________ are more likely to vote for Republican than for Democratic candidates?

A. Protestant
B. Catholic
C. Black
D. Poor

Answer 19

A. Protestant

Question 20

Which of these minor parties was a splinter party in American politics?

A. Bull Moose party
B. American Independent party
C. Populist party
D. Pig party

Answer 20

A. Bull Moose party

Question 21

The national committee of each of the major parties…

Answer 21

is composed of members from each state

Question 22

The origins of our two-party system can be traced to the…

Answer 22

struggle for ratification of the Constitution

Question 23

Membership in either of the two major parties is…

Answer 23

a personal and voluntary matter

Question 24

In organizational terms, both our major parties are…

Answer 24

highly decentralized

Question 25

The two major parties hold their national conventions to select their presidential candidates…

Answer 25

every fourth year

Question 26

Minor parties have…

Answer 26

on various occasions won offices at the national, state and local levels

Question 27

The functions of the major parties in American politics include…

A. Nominating candidates for office
B. insuring the good performance of their elected candidates
C. providing a mechanism for the conduct of government
D. all of the preceding

Answer 27

D. all of the preceding

Question 28

Which term most clearly describes the nature of the two major parties in American politics?

Answer 28

cohesive

Question 29

That it is often difficult to pass meaningful legislation reflects…

Answer 29

the fact that parties are, in most respects, more polarized on the political spectrum.

Question 30

The Republican party…

Answer 30

Was once a minor party

Question 31

Which of these is NOT an important reason for the existence of two-party systems in this country?

A. the controversy over the ratification of the Constitution
B. the force of tradition
C. the pattern of single-member district elections
D. the frequent appearance of a strong third-party in presidential elections

Answer 31

D. the frequent appearance of a strong third-party in presidential elections.