POLS 207 – Exam 2 – Jason Smith – Texas A&M
University Questions and Guide Answers
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1. How do most people participate in the political system?
Answer: Voting, running for oflce, participating in marches or demonstrations, giving money or time to
ettorts, attending rallies or events, writing letters or emails, wearing a button
2. What is the most common form of participation in the political system?
Answer: Voting
3. What is sustained political participation?
Answer: Consistent voting in presidential and non-presiden- tial elections
4. What is a rational voter?
Answer: One who will vote only if the personal benefits outweigh the costs
5. Who is most likely to vote?
Answer: Older, employed, high income, white
,6. Who is most likely to not vote?
Answer: Young, unemployed, uneducated, low income, hispanic/black race, mentally incompetent
7. Why do some states have a higher voter turnout?
Answer: Swing states- receive more candidate visits/ads.
Media predicting turnout early-discourages people from voting
Ditterences in registration procedure, voting experience- time, place, equipment, ballots, and poll workers
Socioeconomic factors-population with higher education & income is more likely to vote
8. What is motor votor law?
Answer: Oflcially the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)
Allows people to register to vote when applying for or renewing a driver's license Aims
to make voter registration easier and increase participation
9. How could voter turnout be increased?
Answer: Easier to vote before election day
conduct entire election by mail (Oregon)
make polling places more handicap accessible
select better equipment (touch screens for ex)
Design better ballots
Train "poll watchers" better assistance for 1st time voters
, Better procedure for restoring voting rights of felons
Better voter education for young people
10. Who or what determines voter qualifications?
Answer: State determines voter qualifications. Voter
eligibility and verification (IDs), voting locations and ease of voting, online Internet registration, ballot requests and
voting.
11. What are the amendments that concern voting
Answer: 15th Amendment (1870) No denial of
vote based on race, color, or previous servitude.
19th Amendment (1920) Granted women the right to vote.
24th Amendment (1964) Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.
26th Amendment (1971) Lowered voting age to 18.
12. Who could vote before the early 1800s?
Answer: White men who owned property
13. When could women vote
Answer: 1920, 19th amendment
14. What was "The White Primary" and when was it abolished?
Answer: Deemed unconstitu- tional in 1944 the white primary prevented blacks from voting in the
University Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. How do most people participate in the political system?
Answer: Voting, running for oflce, participating in marches or demonstrations, giving money or time to
ettorts, attending rallies or events, writing letters or emails, wearing a button
2. What is the most common form of participation in the political system?
Answer: Voting
3. What is sustained political participation?
Answer: Consistent voting in presidential and non-presiden- tial elections
4. What is a rational voter?
Answer: One who will vote only if the personal benefits outweigh the costs
5. Who is most likely to vote?
Answer: Older, employed, high income, white
,6. Who is most likely to not vote?
Answer: Young, unemployed, uneducated, low income, hispanic/black race, mentally incompetent
7. Why do some states have a higher voter turnout?
Answer: Swing states- receive more candidate visits/ads.
Media predicting turnout early-discourages people from voting
Ditterences in registration procedure, voting experience- time, place, equipment, ballots, and poll workers
Socioeconomic factors-population with higher education & income is more likely to vote
8. What is motor votor law?
Answer: Oflcially the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)
Allows people to register to vote when applying for or renewing a driver's license Aims
to make voter registration easier and increase participation
9. How could voter turnout be increased?
Answer: Easier to vote before election day
conduct entire election by mail (Oregon)
make polling places more handicap accessible
select better equipment (touch screens for ex)
Design better ballots
Train "poll watchers" better assistance for 1st time voters
, Better procedure for restoring voting rights of felons
Better voter education for young people
10. Who or what determines voter qualifications?
Answer: State determines voter qualifications. Voter
eligibility and verification (IDs), voting locations and ease of voting, online Internet registration, ballot requests and
voting.
11. What are the amendments that concern voting
Answer: 15th Amendment (1870) No denial of
vote based on race, color, or previous servitude.
19th Amendment (1920) Granted women the right to vote.
24th Amendment (1964) Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.
26th Amendment (1971) Lowered voting age to 18.
12. Who could vote before the early 1800s?
Answer: White men who owned property
13. When could women vote
Answer: 1920, 19th amendment
14. What was "The White Primary" and when was it abolished?
Answer: Deemed unconstitu- tional in 1944 the white primary prevented blacks from voting in the
