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A bar chart shows income on the x axis and percentage voting on the y axis. Less than 10,000 dollars, 49. 15,000 to 19,999 dollars, 56. 30,000 to 39,999 dollars, 62. 50,000 to 74,999, 70. 100,000 to 149,999, 79.

The Race for President, 2008

Voter Turnout, 2008-2012

Percentage of Voting, 2008-2012

Voter Turnout by Income Group, 2008

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Look at the information in this bar graph.

Voters were not as interested in the issues in 2006 as they were in 2014.

Voter turnout in national election years is irregular from 2006 to 2020.

The majority of Americans vote in every election.

Older voters boycotted the polls in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

What happens when voters are out of state on Election Day?

They must wait until the next election to vote.

They must register again to vote.

They must vote at a local polling place.

They must vote using an absentee ballot.

Why did the US Supreme Court rule against the state of Tennessee in Baker v. Carr?

Tennessee had discriminated in favor of city voters over rural voters.

Tennessee had not redistricted since 1901, keeping rural districts in power.

Tennessee had refused to create districts that were the same shape.

Tennessee had refused to take part in the national census.

How can a state’s gerrymandering impact government at the national level?

A state can draw districts favoring votes for one party to the House of Representatives.

A state can change district numbers to increase the number of representatives it has.

A state can order people to move to another district to encourage the election of certain parties.

A state can close or restrict voting for districts that do not align with its preferred policies.

Widespread gerrymandering can affect both state and national policy by

increasing the number of laws passed each year due to greater cooperation by elected officials at each level.

increasing voter turnout and making elected officials more accountable to the citizens of each state.

increasing the chances of one party enacting its platform in state legislatures and the House of Representatives.

increasing cooperation between state and national governments to pass and enforce similar laws.

A 3-column table with 5 rows. The first column is labeled State with entries Florida, Michigan, New York, California, Texas. The second column is labeled Republican Primary with entries 12.8%, 16.5%, 1.4%, 22.9%, 12.8%. The third column is labeled General Election with entries 63.5%, 64.7%, 53.1%, 55.2%, 49.7%.

the year in which this election took place

the candidates running for President

the percentage of Democratic primary voters

the states of New Jersey and Arizona

Before people can take part in an election in the United States, they must

pass a written test about the Constitution.

prove that they own property.

demonstrate the ability to speak proper English.

States with same-day registration: 2008, 71 percent; 2012, 71 percent. States without same-day registration: 2008, 62 percent; 2012, 59 percent.

More states offered same-day registration than states that did not.

States with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout than states without same-day registration.

More voters cast ballots in 2008 than in 2012, no matter what their state’s registration policy.

Voter turnout was much the same in states with and without same-day registration.

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