How was the 2012 U.S. election an example of an election that turned on voter turnout?
A) Republicans boosted the participation rates of their traditional voters, and pushed voter
registration for those favorably disposed to the Republican Party, while the Democrats paid
less attention to grass-roots work, concentrating instead on TV advertising.
B) Democrats boosted the participation rates of their traditional voters, and pushed voter
registration for those favorably disposed to the Democratic Party, while the Republicans paid
less attention to grass-roots work, concentrating instead on TV advertising.
C) Democrats boosted the participation rates of their traditional voters, despite Republicans
pushing voter registration for those favorably disposed to their party, and concentrating on
TV advertising.
D) Democrats boosted the participation rates of their traditional voters, and pushed voter
registration for those favorably disposed to the Democratic Party, and despite Republicans
paying attention to grass-roots work, and concentrating instead on TV advertising they still
lost
How are Sweden, Italy and Germany examples of nations with high voter turnout? Turnout in those nations has __________.
A) occasionally reached 90
B) often reached 95
C) sometimes been as high as 65
D) very regularly been as high as 90?
In practice, reforms are hard to apply to corrupt regimes because the class in power has much to lose and strongly resists.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What is the American voters' general response to the typically long ballot featuring a variety of local, state and national candidates, and often referendums, as well?
A) A display of extensive knowledge of the various campaigns
B) Excitement
C) Bafflement
D) Relative to international trends, record high time spent in the voting booth
Describe the argument of Anthony Downs's landmark 1957 work, An Economic Theory of Democracy.
A) The text argued that people vote if the returns outweigh the costs.
B) The text claims that property owners fearing tax hikes still don't tend to vote.
C) The text argued that citizens are not intimidated by the level of the stakes and they will go to
the trouble of voting.
D) The text makes the claim that the cost of political information has no impact on determining
whether a person will vote.
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