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Chapter 5: Civil Rights 1. A group of African American students believes a college admissions test that is used by a public university discriminates against them. What legal standard would the courts use in deciding their case? Strict scrutiny 2.The equal protection clause became part of the Constitution as a result of The Fourteenth Amendment. 3.Which of the following types of discrimination would be subject to the rational basis test?A law that treats 10- year- olds differently from 28-year-olds 4.The Supreme Court decision ruling that "separate but equal” was constitutional and allowed racial segregation to take place was Plessy v Ferguson. 5.The 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march was an important milestone in the civil rights movement because it Vividly illustrated the continued resistance to black civil rights in the Deep South, 6.At the world's first women's right convention in 1848, the most contentious issue proved to be Suffrage for women. 7.How did NAWSA differ from the NWP? The NWP favored more confrontational tactics like protests and picketing while NAWSA circulated petitions and lobbied politicians. 8.The doctrine that people who do jobs that require the same level of skill, training or education are this entitled to equal pay is known as Comparable worth. 9.The Trail of Tears is the name given to the forced removal of this tribe from Georgia to Oklahoma.Cherokee 10. AIM was A radical gsroup of Native American activists who occupied the settlement of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation 11.Mexican American farm workers in California organized _to demand higher pay from their employers - The United Farm Workers union 12.Which of the following best describes attitudes toward Asian immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? - Asian immigrants were disliked by whites who feared competition for jobs. and several acts of Congress sought to restrict immigration and naturalization of Asians. 13.The modern basis against employment discrimination is found in The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Chapter 6: The Politics of Public Opinion 1.Which of the following is not an agent of political socialization? A U.S senator 2.How are most attitudes formed? In childhood. based on early childhood experiences 3.Overt Political content is given by a media source that lets the reader or viewer know upfront there is a political bias or position. 4.The Bradley effect occurs when people Say they will vote for a candidate but then vote against him or her 5.Which of the following is not part of a scientific poll design? A leading question 6.A poll states that Hillary Clinton will receive 43 percent of the vote. There is an 8 percent margin of error. What do you think of the poll? It is a non-representative poll and the margin or error is too high.

7.Why are social policies controversial? They require government to balance the rights and liberties of different groups 8.Which factor affects congressional approval ratings the most? Domestic events 9.Which institution has the highest average public approval ratings?The Supreme Court 10.How do polls affect presidential elections?Polls tell voters the issues that candidates support. 11.Presidential approval ratings Decline over a president's term of office. 12. Which body of government is least susceptible to public opinion polls? U.S. Supreme Court 13.Political scientists claim that public opinion often results in which of the following? Changes in public opinion correspond generally to changes in public policy Chapter 7: Voting and Elections 1.Which of the following makes it easy for citizen to register to vote? National Voter Registration Act 2.Which of the following is a reason to make voter registration more difficult? Decrease election fraud 3.What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registration? The state automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote. 4.1f 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? Voters who voted in the last election 5.What characterizes those most likely to vote in the next election? Over forty-five years old 6.Why do Belgium, Turkey, and Australia have higher voter turnout rates than the United States? Compulsory voting laws 7.A state might hold a primary instead of a caucus because a primary is Faster and has higher turnout. 8.Which of the following citizens is most likely to run for office? Jeffrey Lyvons, a 40- vear- old lawyer and father of one 9.Where and when do Electoral College electors vote? In their state capitol, in December 10.In which type of election are you most likely to see coattail effects? Presidential 11.Susan is currently working two part- time jobs and is frustrated about the poor economy. On Election Day, She votes for every challenger on the ballot, because she feels the president and Congress are not doing enough to help her. What type of vote did she cast? Pocketbook 12.Which factor is most likely to lead to the incumbency advantage for a candidate? Gerrymandering of the candidate's district 13.Which of the following is not a step in the initiative process? Signature of veto by state governor 14.A referendum is not purely direct democracy because the Government proposes something and the voters approve it. 15.Among all the factors, which affect voter turnout, which of the following appears to have the greatest impact upon whether one votes? Education 16.When voters typically hold the incumbent or current presidential administration responsible for past actions (especially the economy) this is generally referred to as: Retrospective voting. 17.Which Californian population group often tends to vote the least? Hispanics (Latinos)