Chapter 10 - Elections and Citizen Participation

Answer each of the questions below by clicking on the appropriate option. If you make a mistake, read the feedback and answer again.

Question 1
What is the primary reason many eligible voters choose not to vote?

a. They dislike all of the candidates and feel alienated from the political system.

b. They don't know how to register and vote.

c. They are satisfied with the way things are and feel no need to exercise their political voices.

d. They are unaware of upcoming elections and miss the chance to vote.

Question 2
What is the purpose of primary elections in presidential races?

a. Primary results are used to determine who wins office.

b. Primary results offer a "test run" before the main election, allowing candidates to fine-tune their messages.

c. Primary results are used to determine which candidates will run on the major party tickets.

d. Primary results are used to gauge how many voters can be expected to participate in the general election.

Question 3
Why do we have an electoral college?

a. We have an electoral college because we want the best-educated segment of the population to choose who will be president.

b. We have an electoral college because it is proscribed in the Constitution.

c. We have an electoral college because Congress has always felt it necessary to protect the office of the presidency from the ignorance of the general public.

d. We have an electoral college to compensate for our low voter turn-out.

Question 4
The framers of the Constitution provided for an electoral college as a way to safeguard the office of the presidency from the politically ignorant public.

a. True

b. False

Question 5
Social issues, such as gay rights, abortion, etc., have far less influence on voters’ choices than economic issues.

a. True

b. False

Question 6
Most of the money spent in presidential campaigns comes from the candidates' fund-raising efforts.

a. True

b. False