Describe the impact thinkers believe negative campaigning might have on voter turnout.
A) Young voters, in particular, may be turned off by negative campaigning, and conclude that all
politicians are dirty.
B) Potential voters may be turned off by robocalls, and conclude that all politicians are dirty.
C) Potential voters may be turned off by negative campaigning, and conclude that all politicians
are dirty.
D) Potential voters may be turned excited by the luridness of negative campaigning, but
nevertheless conclude that all politicians are dirty.
An example of a situation starting in one issue category and __________ to another is when
complaints of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo against their second-class status led successively to Albanian political parties, protests, underground groups, violence, and an armed rebellion that broke Kosovo away from Serbia in 1999.
Fill in the blank with correct word
__________ and his followers were calm and rational in their pursuit of political goals that strike outsiders as mistaken and evil.
Fill in the blank with correct word
Describe the impact of education on those who vote.
A) Education drops the sense of participation and makes people feel more cynical, which makes
people more likely to take action, but not to actually follow political news.
B) Education lifts the sense of participation and abstract intellectual curiosity, which makes
people more likely to follow individual politicians.
C) Education lifts the sense of political knowledge, which makes people more likely to follow
political news and feel involved.
D) Education lifts the sense of participation and abstract intellectual curiosity, which makes
people more likely to follow political news and feel involved.
What is the likely reason for middle-aged and older people being more likely to vote than the young?
A) The middle-aged person is at peak earning and the old person is concerned with Social
Security and Medicare.
B) The middle-aged person is at medium earning and the old person is concerned with retiring
and grandchildren.
C) Middle-aged people tend to be more highly educated and the old person is concerned with
Social Security and Medicare.
D) Middle-aged people tend to live in urban areas and the old person is concerned with Social
Security and Medicare.