Factors that Affect voter choice

Question 1

Which voting grp is the smallest in the US?

Answer 1

Registered voters. Not all eligible voters have chosen to register.

Question 2

he percentage of citizens who, whether registered or not, are eligible to vote because they meet age and citizenship qualifications and are mentally competent and not imprisoned

Answer 2

voting-eligible population (VEP):

Question 3

What are the 5 main factors that can affect voter turnout?

Answer 3

1. socio-economic factors (occupation, money, education)
   2.status
   3.age
   4.race
   5.gender

Question 4

In Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (2008), the Supreme Court decided that …

Answer 4

Indiana’s voter identification requirement was constitutional although the decision left open the possibility that another case might meet the burden of proof required to overturn the law.

Question 5

In Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the Supreme Court agreed…

Answer 5

Justices in the majority said the formula for placing states on the VRA pre-clearance list was outdated and interfered with the states’ authority to oversee elections.10 States and counties on the preclearance list were released, and Congress was told to design new guidelines for placing states on the list.

Question 6

an approach to voting where a voter selects all candidates on the ballot from a single party

Answer 6

straight-ticket voting:

Question 7

the tendency of a voter to select a candidate in an important office and then stop voting before selecting candidates for lower offices

Answer 7

ballot fatigue

Question 8

a vote cast by a citizen based on events that have happened in the past

Answer 8

retrospective voting

Question 9

a vote cast by a citizen based on what a candidate is expected to do in the future

Answer 9

prospective voting

Question 10

the tendency of voters to re-elect the candidate who is currently serving in a position or to select candidates who have previously served

Answer 10

incumbency advantage

Question 11

What is the term for laws that require citizens to vote?

Answer 11

compulsory voting laws compel (or require) all eligible citizens to vote.

Question 12

which describes the statistic about voter turnout that will generally be larger than any of the others?

Answer 12

Turnout as a proportion of registered voters

Question 12

The requirement of photo identification to vote has had which of the following outcomes on voter turnout?

Answer 12

The people most adversely affected were young, less educated, or racial minorities.