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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Course:
PS 140 | Introduction to International Relations
Academic year:

2020
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Quiz 7: voting and elections 1. Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to registe - National voter registration act 2. Which of the following is a reason to make voter registration - decrease election fraud 3. What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registra - The State automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to 4. what effect did the national voter registration act have on vo - registration increase by 7% 5. What's a challenge that college students face with regards to - they wonder whether to register at home or at college 6. If you wanted to prove the United States is suffering from lo which population would yield the lowest voter turnout rate? - voting-age population 7. What characterizes those most likely to vote in the next elec - over forty- five years old 8. Why do Belgium, Turkey, - compulsory voting laws Australia have higher voter tur 9. Why does age affect whether a citizen will vote? - older voters have more money, education, job security 10. If you were going to predict whether your classmates woul would you ask them? - their age, education level, interest in politics, income level, Quiz 7: voting and elections 11. A state might hold a primary instead of a caucus because a p - faster has higher turnout 12. Which of the following citizens is most likely to run for off - Jeffrey Lyons, a 40-year-old lawyer father of one 13. Where when do electoral College vote? - in their state capitol, in December 14. In which types of election are you most likely to see coattai - presidential 15. What problems will c idates experience with frontloading - c idates would have less time to campaign in each state 16. Why have fewer moderates won primaries than they used to - primary voters are more ideologically motivated than voters i 17. Why do parties prefer closed primaries to open primaries? - only party members get to decide who the c idate will be 18. Susan is currently working two part - time jobs is frustra Day, she votes for every challenger on the ballot, because she f enough to help her. What type of vote did she cast? - pocketbook 19. Which factor is most likely to lead to the incumbency adva - gerrym ering of the c idates district 20. Which of the following is not a step in the initiative process - signature or veto by State governor Quiz 7: voting and elections 21. A referendum is not purely direct democracy because the - government proposes something voters approve it 22. What problems would a voter face when trying to pass in - the reed to collect signatures, raise money, choose the el pass 23. Why do some argue that direct democracy is simply a w their own policies passed? - organizing interest groups proposing initiatives is easier