American Gov. Ch. 7 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote? - CORRECT
ANSWER- National voter registration act
Which of the following is a reason to make a voter registration more difficult? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Decrease election fraud
What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registration? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The state automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote.
What effect did the National voter registration act have on voter registration? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Registration increased by 7 percent
What challenges do college students face with regard to voter registration? - CORRECT
ANSWER- The main challenge is figuring out where students wish to register, at home or at
college. Out-of-state students have an even greater challenge because they have moved across
state lines.
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Voting-age population
What characterizes those most likely to vote in the next election? - CORRECT ANSWER-
over forty-five years old
Why do Belgium, Turkey, and Australia have higher voter turnout rates than the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER- compulsory voting laws
What recommendations would you make to increase voter turnout in the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER- To increase voter turnout in the United States, I would suggest: move
to all-mail voting, hold elections on weekends, automatically register voters, and pass federal
law that further reduces impediments to voter registration.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote? - CORRECT
ANSWER- National voter registration act
Which of the following is a reason to make a voter registration more difficult? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Decrease election fraud
What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registration? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The state automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote.
What effect did the National voter registration act have on voter registration? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Registration increased by 7 percent
What challenges do college students face with regard to voter registration? - CORRECT
ANSWER- The main challenge is figuring out where students wish to register, at home or at
college. Out-of-state students have an even greater challenge because they have moved across
state lines.
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Voting-age population
What characterizes those most likely to vote in the next election? - CORRECT ANSWER-
over forty-five years old
Why do Belgium, Turkey, and Australia have higher voter turnout rates than the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER- compulsory voting laws
What recommendations would you make to increase voter turnout in the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER- To increase voter turnout in the United States, I would suggest: move
to all-mail voting, hold elections on weekends, automatically register voters, and pass federal
law that further reduces impediments to voter registration.
