POSC AG21 13
American Government 100 Part IV
Patterson, pgs. 215-228
Woll, pgs. 177-182, AG21-13 Political Participation
True Or False Questions
1. Compared with other Western democracies, the United States has relatively high levels of voter participation. False
2. Only a small proportion of Americans can be classified as political activists. True
3. Americans are more likely than citizens of other democracies to contribute time and money to political and community organizations. True
4. According to Patterson, today nearly any American adult who is determined to vote can legally and actually do so. True
5. Millions of Americans shirk their duty to vote regularly, a tendency that sets Americans apart from citizens of other Western democracies. True
6. Turnout in U.S. elections increased after registration requirements were instituted because corruption was finally halted. False
7. One of the reasons for the low turnout among American voters is that the individual in the U.S. assumes responsibility for registering to vote, whereas in most other democracies voters are registered automatically by government officials. True
8. The reason for introducing voter identification cards in Georgia and Indiana was to stamp out the widespread fraud and abuse during recent elections. False
9. Within the United States, there is little variation in voter participation from state-to-state. False
10. Although the Democratic Party represents the working class and the poor to a degree, it is chiefly responsive to middle-class voters, who hold the balance of power in U. S. elections. True
11. Americans with less income and education are the people most adversely affected by the country’s registration system. True
12. No other Western European democracy has elections for the lower chamber of its national legislature or for its chief executive as often as the United States. True
13. Similar to the United States, in other democracies primary elections select the party
Patterson, pgs. 215-228
Woll, pgs. 177-182, AG21-13 Political Participation
True Or False Questions
1. Compared with other Western democracies, the United States has relatively high levels of voter participation. False
2. Only a small proportion of Americans can be classified as political activists. True
3. Americans are more likely than citizens of other democracies to contribute time and money to political and community organizations. True
4. According to Patterson, today nearly any American adult who is determined to vote can legally and actually do so. True
5. Millions of Americans shirk their duty to vote regularly, a tendency that sets Americans apart from citizens of other Western democracies. True
6. Turnout in U.S. elections increased after registration requirements were instituted because corruption was finally halted. False
7. One of the reasons for the low turnout among American voters is that the individual in the U.S. assumes responsibility for registering to vote, whereas in most other democracies voters are registered automatically by government officials. True
8. The reason for introducing voter identification cards in Georgia and Indiana was to stamp out the widespread fraud and abuse during recent elections. False
9. Within the United States, there is little variation in voter participation from state-to-state. False
10. Although the Democratic Party represents the working class and the poor to a degree, it is chiefly responsive to middle-class voters, who hold the balance of power in U. S. elections. True
11. Americans with less income and education are the people most adversely affected by the country’s registration system. True
12. No other Western European democracy has elections for the lower chamber of its national legislature or for its chief executive as often as the United States. True
13. Similar to the United States, in other democracies primary elections select the party