Voter turnout can be defined as _________________________
A) the number of people who vote
B) the percentage of the total population that votes
C) the number of citizens interested in voting in an election
D) the percentage of eligible voters that vote in an election
E) the percentage of the total population that is registered to vote
D
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Below is a slightly-modified cross-tabulation table from MicroCase. This table presents the results from cross-tabulating variables DIFFER? and POL INFO from the NES file. DIFFER? asks “ Do you think there are any important differences in what the Republicans and Democrats stand for?” Let’s call this concept perception of partisan differences POL INFO is the interviewer’s rating of the respondent’s level of information about politics and public affairs collapsed from five categories into three (low, average, and high). Let’s call this concept level of political information The questions that follow are based on this table.
Low Average High No 82 94 67 53% 36% 22% Yes 74 167 237 47% 64% 78% Total 156 261 304 100% 100% 100% Which is the dependent variable here? A. Level of political information B. Perception of partisan differences
When a defendant in a criminal case agrees to plead guilty in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor, the case has been resolved by what?
a. a civil trial b. peremptory challenges c. plea bargaining d. the exclusionary rule
An indication of the Republican Party's rise can be seen in the balance of state legislative seats
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In the 1920s, many Texans joined __________ in an effort to impose its version of Christian morality on society using intimidation, violence, and torture
a. the NAACP b. the Suffragettes c. the Texas Rangers d. LULAC e. the Ku Klux Klan