Chapter Seven
Participation and
Voting
The text defines _____ as the actions by
which private citizens seek to influence or
support government and politics.
a. direct action
b. political participation
c. unconventional participation
d. conventional participation
e. conventional behavior
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The text defines _____ as the actions by
which private citizens seek to influence or
support government and politics.
a. direct action
b. political participation (correct)
c. unconventional participation
d. conventional participation
e. conventional behavior
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Which of the following is a conventional
form of political participation?
a. Participating in a protest march
b. Chanting slogans outside officials’ windows
c. Boycotting products
d. Staging a sit-in
e. Writing letters to public officials
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Which of the following is a conventional
form of political participation?
a. Participating in a protest march
b. Chanting slogans outside officials’ windows
c. Boycotting products
d. Staging a sit-in
e. Writing letters to public officials (correct)
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A citizen appearing before a board to
protest high property taxes is engaging in
a. protest behavior.
b. influencing behavior.
c. unconventional participation.
d. direct incitement.
e. supportive behavior.
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A citizen appearing before a board to
protest high property taxes is engaging in
a. protest behavior.
b. influencing behavior. (correct)
c. unconventional participation.
d. direct incitement.
e. supportive behavior.
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Voting in the United States has decreased
since 1952. Other forms of participation
have
a. increased or remained stable.
b. also decreased.
c. not been extensively studied.
d. risen and fallen without any pattern.
e. have dramatically increased.
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Voting in the United States has decreased
since 1952. Other forms of participation
have
a. increased or remained stable. (correct)
b. also decreased.
c. not been extensively studied.
d. risen and fallen without any pattern.
e. have dramatically increased.
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Which means of political participation
serves the ideal of equality better than does
any other?
a. Running for office
b. Contributing to campaigns
c. Contacting officials
d. Voting in elections
e. E-mailing concerns to elected officials
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Which means of political participation
serves the ideal of equality better than does
any other?
a. Running for office
b. Contributing to campaigns
c. Contacting officials
d. Voting in elections (correct)
e. E-mailing concerns to elected officials
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