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internet polls are

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unreliable

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major political and social events are and important part of socialization; therefore, all of the following statement are true except:

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socialization does not exist since people learn politics from direct experience

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the accuracy of election polls are

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quite good

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americans behave as ideal citizens as ________, although as _________ they do not

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a group: individuals

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when politicians try to determine public opinion by listening to their supporters and friendly interest groups, they are likely to face the problem of

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sample bias

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the process by which citizens take their political cues from more well-informed opinion leaders is known as

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the two-step flow of information

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with respect to constructing survey questions, all of the following statements are true except

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surveys tend to underestimate the racial tolerance of the american people

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which of the following statements concerning exit polls is not true

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they are a form of pseudo poll

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if you are to be a critical watcher of polls, among the issues of concern are all of the following except

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whether the poll agrees with your opinion

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a citizen's ability to hold democratic beliefs, including the acceptance that politics is about compromise, is called

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democratic enlightenment

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when the Chicago Tribune mistakenly declared the Dewey had defeated Truman in the 1948 presidential election, the paper had made the mistake of

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not realizing that some people decide who to vote for right up to the day of an election

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all of the following have great impact on public policy except

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the young

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regarding tolerance, americans are generally

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supportive of general issues such as free speech but less supportive when asked to extend rights to unpopular groups

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the textbook does not argue the following

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self-interest is a source of agreement in public opinion

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one advantage of direct contact between elected officials and the public versus the use of public opinion polls is that direct contact

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makes it less likely that that certain public concerns will be overlooked

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which of the following statements concerning the relationship between age and opinions is not true

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people tend to become more conservative as they age

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the gender gap is especially large on issues of

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violence

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compared to other industrialized nations, the united states ranks ______ in voter participation

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near the bottom

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which of the following statements concerning the roles of ideology and partisanship in shaping public opinion is not true

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most americans are too moderate and nonpartisan for these concepts to have much influence on them

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which of the following statements concerning sampling bias is not true

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pollsters are often unaware of the problem of sampling bias

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the sharp decline in trust in the government among the public in the 1960s and 1970s is used by the authors to show the effect of public socialization of

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political and social events

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the relationship between sample size and sampling error is

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the larger the sample, the smaller the sampling error will be

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the danger of majority tyranny in democracy would most likely result from

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majority rule without the tempering influence of debate and discussion

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unscientific polls are often conducted by newspapers and politicians to determine who is ahead in the political race are called _______ polls

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straw

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education is a source of all of the following except

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apathy

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which of the following statements concerning the relationship between gender and public opinion is not true

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women have become more liberal in the last 30 years

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tracking polls are significant because they

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are able to catch daily changes in public opinion that other horse-race polls cannot

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according to the text, the current process of political socialization in the US

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trains us to support and obey the existing political system

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rational ignorance refers to

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the state of being uninformed about politics because the cost in time and energy does not produce tangible or measurable results

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sampling error refers to

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a number that indicates within what range the results of the poll are accurate

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which of the following is not true regarding religion

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catholics are strongly republican

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if you are conducting a horse-race poll, you want your sample to comprise

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likely voters

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according to studies, americans tend to be

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not very knowledgeable about politics

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benchmark polls and tracking polls are two types of

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campaign polls

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we can conclude from the history of polling that

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polls are reliable only when they are timely and have been conducted using the proper procedures

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good survey questions meet all of the following criteria except

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they are always short

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the role of public opinion in government today is strongly debated because

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on the one hand we want our opinions to be heard, but on the other hand we don't want politicians to blindly follow public opinion

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public opinion not only should matter but also does matter in american politics because

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politicians and the media act as if it matters

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which of the following statements is not true

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blacks are less likely than whites to favor bible prayer in public schools

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today, the most likely cause of sampling bias in polls is

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when a person is picked for the sample and he or she cannot be contacted or refuses to participate

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the portion of the population selected to participate in a poll is known as the

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sample

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one concern about the wording of questions in polls is that the person being sampled will be unfamiliar with a subject and thereby

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give responses solely based on cues picked up from the context of the interview or the question

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the collective decisions of citizens reflect a greater level of knowledge than public opinion polls reflect because all of the following except

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the desire to hide our real views from pollsters

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a plebiscite is

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a popular vote on national policy issues

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which of the flowing statements concerning technology and polling is not true

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autodailing is one method of overcoming the problems caused by citizen reliance on cell phones

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benchmark polls

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are instrumental in designing campaign strategy

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the rank-and-file members who carry out the party's electioneering efforts are the

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party activists

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realignment refers to

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substantial and long-term shift in party allegiance by individuals and groups, usually resulting in a change in policy direction.

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according to the textbook, the relationship between citizens and parties today is best reflected by

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citizen's growing dissatisfaction with parties because moderates find themselves poorly represented and frustrated at the emergence of hyperpartisanship.

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the statement that third-parties are irrelevant in modern-day politics is

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less accurate than in the past due to the Tea Party victories of the 2012 midterm elections.

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All of the following statements concerning parties in American democracy are true EXCEPT:

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They have become an impediment to the operation of modern democracy.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding party machines?

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Party machines were strongest in rural areas.

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The two functions of parties are

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electioneering and governing.

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding issue positions of the major parties?

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Democrats are more likely than Republicans to believe that government should let each person get ahead on his or her own rather than guaranteeing jobs and standards of living.

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Party officials complain about the open primary because

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members of the other party can contaminate their nomination process.

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The system in which successful party candidates reward supporters with jobs or favors is called

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patronage

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All of the following statements concerning party identification in the electorate are true EXCEPT:

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Most people who are registered members of a party work actively for their party organization.

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The party activity of governing involves _______ and _______.

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controlling government; enacting the party's policy agenda

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The argument for the responsible party model is that democracy is strengthened when

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voters are given clear alternatives and hold parties responsible for their promises.

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The emergence of hyper partisanship has brought the American party system _______ the standards for a responsible party system.

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farther away from

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Which of the following questions is NOT one that needs to be asked by a critical reader of party platforms?

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Do public opinions polls show this party's platform was the one supported by the voters at the time it was written?

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Realignments are significant because they

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usually result in a change in policy direction.

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The party _______ are the members of a political party who consistently vote for that party's candidates.

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base

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Parties take part in selecting candidates to run for office by engaging in all of the following EXCEPT

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providing the bulk of the money candidates use to run for office.

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Of the following choices, party discipline applies only to the

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party-in-government.

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American political parties are decentralized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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Americans resist efforts of the parties to become more centralized.

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Primary voters, party activists, and big-money donors

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tend to be more ideological and issue oriented than the voters in the general election.

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Political gridlock occurs when

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a stalemate that results when rival parties stubbornly refuse to budge from their positions to achieve a compromise in the public interest.

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The party organization is essential because it

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helps party candidates win elections.

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The third party mentioned in the text that had a significant impact on the 2010 midterm elections is the

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tea party

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Why would the two American parties feel the need to take more extreme issue positions?

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to satisfy the party activists

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