PLSI 2 Test 2 Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote? -
Answer️️ -National Voter Registration Act
Which of the following is a reason to make voter registration more
difficult? - Answer️️ -Decrease election fraud
What unu...
Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote? -
Answer✔️✔️-National Voter Registration Act
Which of the following is a reason to make voter registration more
difficult? - Answer✔️✔️-Decrease election fraud
What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registration? -
Answer✔️✔️-The state automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to
vote
What effect did the National Voter Registration Act have on voter
registration? - Answer✔️✔️-Registration increased by 7%
What's a challenge that college students face with regard to voter
registration? - Answer✔️✔️-They wonder whether to register at home or at
college
If you wanted to prove the United States is suffering from low voter
turnout, a calculation based on which population would yield the lowest
voter turnout rate? - Answer✔️✔️-Voting-age population
What characterizes those most likely to vote in the next election? -
Answer✔️✔️-over forty-five years old
Why do Belgium, Turkey, and Australia have higher voter turnout rates
than the United States? - Answer✔️✔️-Compulsory voting laws
Why does age affect whether a citizen will vote? - Answer✔️✔️-Older voters
have more money, education, and job security
If you were going to predict whether your classmates would vote in the
next election, what questions would you ask them? - Answer✔️✔️-Their age,
educational level, interest in politics, income level, and whether they voted
in the last election
A state might hold a primary instead of a caucus because a primary is
______. - Answer✔️✔️-Faster and has higher turnout
Which of the following citizens is most likely to run for office? -
Answer✔️✔️-Jeffrey Lyons, a 40-year-old lawyer and father of one
Where and when do Electoral College electors vote? - Answer✔️✔️-In their
state capitol, in December
In which type of election are you most likely to see coattail effects? -
Answer✔️✔️-Presidential
What problems will candidates experience with frontloading? -
Answer✔️✔️-Candidates would have less time to campaigns in each state
Why have fewer moderates won primaries than they used to? -
Answer✔️✔️-Primary voters are more ideologically motivated than voters in
general elections
Why do parties prefer closed primaries to open primaries? - Answer✔️✔️-
Only party members get to decide who the candidate will be
Susan is currently working two part-time jobs and is frustrated about the
poor economy. On Election Day, she votes for every challenger on the
ballot, because she feels the president and Congress are not doing enough
to help her. What type of vote did she cast? - Answer✔️✔️-Pocketbook
Which factor is most likely to lead to the incumbency advantage for a
candidate? - Answer✔️✔️-Gerrymandering of the candidate's district
Which of the following is not a step in the initiative process? - Answer✔️✔️-
Signature or veto by state governor
A referendum is not purely direct democracy because the ________. -
Answer✔️✔️-Government proposes something and the voters approve it
What problems would a voter face when trying to pass an initiative or
recall? - Answer✔️✔️-The need to collect signatures, raise money, and
choose the election in which their plan is most likely to pass.
Why do some argue that direct democracy is simply a way for the wealthy
and businesses to get their own policies passed? - Answer✔️✔️-Organizing
interest groups and proposing initiatives is easier when money is readily
available
Can you still vote in California if you aren't registered ahead of time? -
Answer✔️✔️-Yes, but your ballot is a conditional ballot and is only counted
if the vote is close enough for it to matter
How can a person register to vote in California? - Answer✔️✔️-You can
register online or at the DMV
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