According to Figure 5.4, on political participation rates, which form of political participation do members of the voting-age population engage in less often than the others?
a. wearing a campaign button
b. participating in a protest
c. belonging to an organization
e. calling an official
Question -2-Of the following ways that citizens may participate in politics, which does the textbook classify as a passive means of participation?
a. making financial contributions to political candidates
b. acquiring political knowledge
c. attending a political rally
d. running for political office
Question -3-Which of the following is credited with bringing an end to property qualifications for voting?
a. the support of the nation's leading newspapers
b. the spread of Jeffersonian and Jacksonian principles of democracy
c. the spread of public schools and increased rates of literacy
d. the growing hostility between North and South in the years preceding the Civil War
Question -4-What was the aim of the 15th Amendment?
a. to make it unlawful for registrars to apply unequal standards in voter registration procedures
b. to make it unlawful for registrars to reject applications because of immaterial errors
c. to extend the vote to former African American slaves without property
d. to extend the vote to former African American slaves and prohibit voter discrimination on the basis of race
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