4.02 Quiz Political Participation
Question: In early America, only people with a _________ in society could vote.
Answer: Stake
Question: The Twenty-sixth Amendment permitted which of the following groups to vote for the first time?
Answer: people 18 to 20 years old, regardless of property ownership
Question: To pass a literacy test, a prospective voter had to prove he could which of the following?
Answer: read, write, and answer questions, some of which were very difficult
Question: Which amendment is not described correctly?
Answer: The Sixteenth Amendment lowered the voting age to 16.
Question: In 1872, what happened to Susan B. Anthony?
Answer: She was arrested for casting an illegal vote.
Question: Which of the following information could not be found on a political listserv?
Answer: where to buy bumper stickers
Question: Why did Susan B. Anthony vote?
Answer: to show that women were citizens
Question: Which word applies to the belief that an individual vote counts for something?
Answer: political efficacy
Question: Which of the following was a concern addressed by the Help America Vote Act?
Answer: electronic voting
Question: Why might young voters join the Rock the Vote movement?
Answer: They have a shared interest in the issues.