Scholars explain low turnout rates by saying that some voters purposefully decide not to become informed about an issue or believe that their vote will not matter, an impact they call the
A) cognitive dissonance effect.
B) uninformative media effect.
C) horse race effect.
D) negative campaigning effect.
E) rational ignorance effect.
E
You might also like to view...
In the case of civil rights of inmates in state prisons, historically _____
a. states actively addressed civil rights for prisoners b. states actively addressed civil rights for prisoners except for minority prisoners c. state courts aggressively moved to protect prisoner rights while federal courts resisted d. the states resisted change, and the federal courts had to become involved e. state and federal courts cooperated in protecting prisoners' civil rights
Hispanics represent nearly half of Los Angeles's population
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What problem did the 1796 presidential election reveal?
a. The president and vice president could be elected from different parties. b. A president could win the popular vote, but lose the Electoral College vote. c. A president could receive fewer Electoral College votes than the vice president. d. Presidential electors could refuse to cast votes.
In Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918), the Supreme Court struck down the 1916 federal statute barring the interstate transport of goods produced by __________
a. noncitizens b. nonunion workshops c. child labor d. monopolies