Pols 1101 Exam 3 |181 Questions with solutions
Which level of government has the most control over local, state, and national elections? - -
State
-Which of the following explains why elections vary greatly from state to state? - -States
decide how to run their own elections
-Counties are divided into geographic precincts, each of which should have _ polling
station(s) - -1
-Which of the following describes what happens when one or more Georgian voting
precincts are operating under capacity - -Multiple precincts vote at the same polling
station
-Primary elections determine who the nominees are for a - -party
-What most precisely describes general elections? - -Candidates from opposing political
parties run against each other for public office
-How often is the U.S. Presidential election - -Every 4 years (Even)
-How often is the U.S. Senate election - -Even years (interval years)
-How often are the Georgia General Assembly and U.S. House of Representatives elections -
-Every even year
-How often are local elections - -Odd or even years
-How often is the major Georgia state government executive branch offices elections - -
Midterm election years (even)
-Which elections occur every even-numbered year in Georgia - -The Georgia general
assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives
-When do elections for Georgia state executive branch offices occur - -Every midterm
election year
-How is a referendum held? - -A legislative authority places a proposed law on a ballot and
voters approve or reject it
-Any changes to the Georgia constitution must be approved _______________ in a ________
election in a ______ year - -in a referendum; general; even-numbered
, -What's true about convenience voting? - -1) Absentee voting is a type of convenience
voting 2) Early in-person voting is a type of convenience voting 3) Refers to flexible
alternatives to in-person voting on Election Day
-In terms of offering convenience voting options, Georgia ranks ______ average compared to
other states - -above
-In the state of Georgia, voters can vote in-person at a special polling location up to ____
week(s) before Election Day - -3
-On average, voter turnout for American elections is _____ than other countries - -lower
-Rank elections in terms of highest to lowest voter turnout - -Presidential, Midterms, Local
-What groups have higher voter turnout? - -Higher income, 60 and older, Non-hispanic
whites, Black, and college-educated
-What groups have a lower voter turnout? - -18-29 years old, other minority, Hispanic,
lower income, and no college education
-Women had higher voter turnout than men since - -1980
-Which two types of elections tend to have the greatest inequality in turnout among groups
based on income, education, and race? - -Mayoral and local city council
-Which of the following are arguments against increasing voter turnout? - -1) Uninformed
citizens have a moral responsibility to not vote 2) Nonvoting is another way of expressing
political preferences
-Why does Georgetown Professor, Jason Brennan, endorse epistocracy? - -He believes that
uninformed voters have a moral duty to abstain from the electoral process and believes
only highly informed people should vote
-What are the arguments for voter turnout? - -1) The threat or promise of voting is the
only way to influence the self interests of elected officials 2) It is the only place that all
citizens can participate equally
-What are the impacts of voting? - -1) Your interests are more likely to be represented 2)
Policy makers pay more attention to voters or registered voters
-One common heuristic (information shortcut) is voting based on a candidates' party
identification. When does this work best? - -General elections
-In case you don't have time to decide how to vote for every candidate or ballot measure,
what should you do? - -At least vote for the choices you have had time to decide on
Which level of government has the most control over local, state, and national elections? - -
State
-Which of the following explains why elections vary greatly from state to state? - -States
decide how to run their own elections
-Counties are divided into geographic precincts, each of which should have _ polling
station(s) - -1
-Which of the following describes what happens when one or more Georgian voting
precincts are operating under capacity - -Multiple precincts vote at the same polling
station
-Primary elections determine who the nominees are for a - -party
-What most precisely describes general elections? - -Candidates from opposing political
parties run against each other for public office
-How often is the U.S. Presidential election - -Every 4 years (Even)
-How often is the U.S. Senate election - -Even years (interval years)
-How often are the Georgia General Assembly and U.S. House of Representatives elections -
-Every even year
-How often are local elections - -Odd or even years
-How often is the major Georgia state government executive branch offices elections - -
Midterm election years (even)
-Which elections occur every even-numbered year in Georgia - -The Georgia general
assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives
-When do elections for Georgia state executive branch offices occur - -Every midterm
election year
-How is a referendum held? - -A legislative authority places a proposed law on a ballot and
voters approve or reject it
-Any changes to the Georgia constitution must be approved _______________ in a ________
election in a ______ year - -in a referendum; general; even-numbered
, -What's true about convenience voting? - -1) Absentee voting is a type of convenience
voting 2) Early in-person voting is a type of convenience voting 3) Refers to flexible
alternatives to in-person voting on Election Day
-In terms of offering convenience voting options, Georgia ranks ______ average compared to
other states - -above
-In the state of Georgia, voters can vote in-person at a special polling location up to ____
week(s) before Election Day - -3
-On average, voter turnout for American elections is _____ than other countries - -lower
-Rank elections in terms of highest to lowest voter turnout - -Presidential, Midterms, Local
-What groups have higher voter turnout? - -Higher income, 60 and older, Non-hispanic
whites, Black, and college-educated
-What groups have a lower voter turnout? - -18-29 years old, other minority, Hispanic,
lower income, and no college education
-Women had higher voter turnout than men since - -1980
-Which two types of elections tend to have the greatest inequality in turnout among groups
based on income, education, and race? - -Mayoral and local city council
-Which of the following are arguments against increasing voter turnout? - -1) Uninformed
citizens have a moral responsibility to not vote 2) Nonvoting is another way of expressing
political preferences
-Why does Georgetown Professor, Jason Brennan, endorse epistocracy? - -He believes that
uninformed voters have a moral duty to abstain from the electoral process and believes
only highly informed people should vote
-What are the arguments for voter turnout? - -1) The threat or promise of voting is the
only way to influence the self interests of elected officials 2) It is the only place that all
citizens can participate equally
-What are the impacts of voting? - -1) Your interests are more likely to be represented 2)
Policy makers pay more attention to voters or registered voters
-One common heuristic (information shortcut) is voting based on a candidates' party
identification. When does this work best? - -General elections
-In case you don't have time to decide how to vote for every candidate or ballot measure,
what should you do? - -At least vote for the choices you have had time to decide on
