Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following statements about lobbying is true? a. | Lobbying is a
way to influence lawmakers to vote in a certain way. | b. | Lobbying comes
from the recent practice of cornering legislators in the outer waiting room of the
legislature. | c. | Lobbying is illegal. | d. | Lobbying cannot
be regulated by federal or state statutes. | | |
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2.
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Which
of the following is an example of lobbying? a. | Kim Chi writes a letter to her state representative requesting
more money for schools. | b. | Mary volunteers in a homeless
shelter. | c. | Amia collects signatures for a petition to change the starting
time of school. | d. | Hao calls a meeting of all soccer team families to change the
way adults behave during games. | | |
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3.
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Residents in one state vote on election day whether or not to remove their governor
from office. This is called a(n) a. | referendum. | c. | initiative. | b. | recall. | d. | bill. | | | | |
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The
highest voter turnout in national elections takes place in a. | Mexico. | c. | the United
States. | b. | Canada. | d. | the world’s newest democracies. | | | | |
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Which
position requires advocacy? a. | judge | c. | defense attorney | b. | jury | d. | arbitrator | | | | |
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Reason for
Not Voting in Last
Presidential
Election | Percent Who
Sited
Reason | Not registered | 31 | Didn’t like
candidates | 10 | Not interested
in politics | 8 | No particular
reason | 8 | Illness | 7 | Inconvenient | 7 | Working | 7 | Other
reasons | 7 | Not a
citizen | 6 | Out of
town | 5 | Couldn’t get to the polls | 3 | Didn’t get
absentee ballot | 1 | | |
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Which
reason did most people give for not voting in the last presidential election? a. | didn’t like
candidates | c. | not a
citizen | b. | not registered | d. | didn’t get to the polls | | | | |
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The
least cited reason people gave for not going to the polls was a. | inconvenience. | c. | they didn’t
get absentee ballots. | b. | illness. | d. | they are not interested in politics. | | | | |
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Which
reason was cited more frequently than illness as the reason for not voting in the last presidential
election? a. | working | c. | no particular
reason | b. | out of town | d. | couldn’t get to the polls | | | | |
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The point of
view of this political cartoon is that a. | citizen participation is welcomed by elected
officials. | b. | citizens have too much access to elected
officials. | c. | elected officials don’t want citizen
input. | d. | none of the above | | |
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The point of
view of this political cartoon is that a. | special interest groups are more powerful than
voters. | b. | voters are more powerful than special interest
group. | c. | special interest groups want voters to be involved in
elections. | d. | none of the above | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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Complete each of the following statements with the appropriate choice below.
Some choices are not used.
advocacy | lobbyists | initiative | recall | Federal Election Commission | referendum | League of Women
Voters | resource persons | | |
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11.
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____________________ is a procedure that enables a specified number of voters to
propose a law by petition.
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12.
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Information about federal elections, including past statistical data, is available
from the ____________________.
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Individuals expressing opinions in person and through letters, phone calls, faxes, and
e-mails designed to influence how their congressperson votes are ____________________.
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A(n)
____________________ is the procedure in which the legislators directly ask voters to voice their
position on an issue.
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____________________ is active support for a cause.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. Some items will not be
used. a. | advocacy | e. | recall | b. | campaign finance reform | f. | referendum | c. | initiative | g. | registration | d. | lobbying | h. | special interest group | | | | |
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Critics of this type of advocacy call it “buying legislation”
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Requirement prior to voting in an election
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Restrictions on donations to individuals seeking election
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19.
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Voter
approval or rejection of legislation
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20.
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Group
of advocates who support a specific cause
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Short Answer
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21.
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Marsha, age 17, believes it is wrong that the entire board of education in her town is
made up of adults. What different methods might she employ to change this?
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22.
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Name
and define the three golden rules for advocacy.
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Essay
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23.
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Name
some law in your community that you would like to see changed. List three points you would make to
convince a public official to work to change this law. For each of the points, state the method of
influencing a public official that you think would work most effectively. Explain your
answers.
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