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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.