Gov study guide ch 6 – Flashcards
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Which of the following best characterizes tea party supporters?
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older, white, lean Republicans
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Which of the following statements best captures the framers attitude towards public opinion?
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Public opinion was potentially dangerous, but must not be ignored.
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Straw polls from the turn of the twentieth century drew their information primarily from?
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lists of experts, journalists, or subscribers to particular newspapers or consumer services
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The key polling innovation introduced by George Gallup beginning in the 1930's and absent from the straw polls conducted by the Literary Digest in the 1920's was?
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marketing research techniques
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Over the course of the history of the American republic, political polling has grown more?
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Scientific
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Which of the following cases best exemplifies the political concept of a life cycle effect?
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a married couple that, after purchasing a house and giving birth to a child, begins to develop a more economically conservative viewpoint from what it had previously espoused
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Which of the following examples best illustrates the political concept of a "cohort"?
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young adults whose political beliefs have more in common with those of other people their own age than with those of their parents
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Among the various agents of political socialization, which one usually has the most significant and lasting impact on individual citizens?
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families
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When they become adults, children who were raised in politically active households..
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are more likely to volunteer their time for political causes than are most other citizens.
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Members of which of the following religious groups are more likely to vote for republican candidates?
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Mormons
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Which of the following statements about religion and American politics is least accurate?
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With regard to race, churches are among the most highly integrated institutions in the country.
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Which of the following is least likely to vote democrat?
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A Mormon
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Which of the following statements about the impact of education on American Political beliefs is most accurate?
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Generally speaking, the American education system is designed with the hope of enacting the nation's ideals of egalitarianism
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Which of the following religious groups is most likely to vote for the democratic party?
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Jewish
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Which of the following agents of political socialization generally have the least, or the least clear, influence on developing citizens' political views?
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the media and voluntary organizations
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Which of the statements about the relationship between media and political beliefs is most accurate?
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Television entertainment and television news both tend to portray government and political officials in a negative light
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The political views of which ethnic groups have received the least attention from political scientists?
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Native Americans and Asian Americans
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The average African American voter would be least likely to support which of the following measures?
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a flat tax system
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Generally speaking, female citizens...
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back government-based social welfare programs more strongly than male citizens
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The most appropriate term for the political culture of a state that values established moral principles and accepts a limited role for government in protecting them is..
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Traditionalistic
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Men are more likely than women to..
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favor the death penalty for murderers
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Women exhibit less interest in and engagement with politics than their male counterparts; the exception to this pattern occurs..
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in states having a female U.S. senator or a female governor
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The most appropriate term for the political culture of a state in which an active citizenry works together with the government in pursuit of the communal good is..
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moralistic
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The citizens of which of the following states would be most likely to express strong admiration for American military leaders?
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Georgia
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In studying the dimensions of public opinion, what does the term "direction" refer to?
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an individual's preference with respect to a particular issue
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Which of the following tools is less a means of gauging public opinion than a negative campaigning technique?
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push polls
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In the field of political polling, the relative importance that an individual ascribes to a particular issue is known as..
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salience
