Question 1

1. All of the following are true of public opinion except that

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a. it plays a small role in our political system.

Question 2

2. Which of the following is (are) true?

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b. Public opinion can be described as the aggregate of individual attitudes shared by some portion of the adult population. c. There is no single \"public,\" but rather many different publics. e. Both b and c

Question 3

3. General agreement among the citizenry on an issue is

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a. a consensus.

Question 4

4. Here are the results of an opinion poll that asked if people were willing to allow government agencies to monitor telephone calls and email of ordinary Americans on a regular basis to help present terrorism. The results show an example of ____ opinion. (Willing: 41%; Not willing: 52%. Don\'t know/No answer: 7%.)

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b. divided

Question 5

5. Private opinion becomes public opinion when

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b. it concerns public issues and is publicly expressed.

Question 6

6. The process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes is called

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b. political socialization.

Question 7

7. Political socialization

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b. is the way that people acquire their political beliefs and values.

Question 8

8. The transfer of political values

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b. is more likely to occur from parents to children.

Question 9

9. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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b. In high school students have little exposure to ideas about the American political system.

Question 10

10. Peer groups are most likely to influence political attitudes when

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d. the peer group is actively involved in political activities.

Question 11

11. An opinion leader is

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a. one who is able to influence the opinions of others because of position, expertise, or personality.

Question 12

12. Many people believe that the media\'s influence on public opinion

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c. has grown to equal the influence of the family.

Question 13

13. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?

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e. Most politicians have avoided networking systems because they fear the connections with the public.

Question 14

14. The new forms of media

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d. include talk radio and cable networks centered around the news.

Question 15

15. Which of the following is (are) true?

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c. More important than age is the impact of significant political events that shape the political attitudes of an entire generation.

Question 16

16. The generational effect refers to

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d. the long-lasting impact of significant events on the generation that came of age at that time.

Question 17

17. Having a college education

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a. no longer means that an individual is likely to vote for a particular party.

Question 18

18. In recent years,

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b. professionals with advanced degrees have moved toward the Democrats.

Question 19

19. The rich tend to be

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d. economically conservative and socially liberal.

Question 20

20. The poor tend to be

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c. economically liberal and socially conservative.

Question 21

21. Jewish voters tend to

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d. be more liberal than average on economic and cultural issues.

Question 22

22. With regard to voting and religion,

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a. African American voters strongly support Democrats. b. evangelicals are both split politically between liberals and conservatives. c. fundamentalists most often are conservative. d. church attendance seems to influence voting patterns. e. all the above.

Question 23

23. African Americans tend to be

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d. somewhat conservative on certain cultural issues such as gay marriage and abortion.

Question 24

24. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?

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e. most African Americans have supported the Republican Party since the 1930s.

Question 25

25. Which of the following is (are) true?

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a. There was little evidence of a gender gap before the 1980s. b. Men approved of President Reagan\'s performance more than women did. c. Women are more likely to support Democratic causes. d. Women hold different attitudes on a range of issues from men. e. All the above

Question 26

26. American women are more likely

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c. to support social welfare programs.

Question 27

27. Currently, which of the following regions are more supportive of the Republicans than the democrats?

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c. The South, the Great Plains, and the Rocky Mountain states

Question 28

28. Which of the following is (are) true?

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a. People\'s attitudes toward a candidate are based more on the candidate\'s experience and policy than upon emotions, such as trust, about the candidate. b. Economic concerns have been among the most powerful influences on public opinionc. Issues make little difference on presidential and congressional elections. d. Economic issues were not that important in the 2008 elections. e. None of the above

Question 29

29. Why did the Literary Digest incorrectly predict that Alf Landon would defeat Franklin Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1936?

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c. The Literary Digest only polled its subscribers, who were more affluent than the average American and thus more antagonistic toward Roosevelt\'s policies.

Question 30

30. Modern polling was developed

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b. in the 1930s by George Gallup and Elmo Roper.

Question 31

31. A random sample means that

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a. every person in the target population has an equal chance of being selected.

Question 32

32. The survey where researchers first decide how many persons of certain types they need and then send out interviewers to find the necessary number of those types is

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a. quota sampling.

Question 33

33. Usually, the Gallup or Roper polls interview

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b. about 1,500 people in a nationwide sample.

Question 34

34. The phenomenon of certain attitudes occurring at certain chronological ages is known as

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e. the lifestyle effect.

Question 35

35. In opinion polling, a difference between the sample\'s results and the true result may occur if

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a. the respondents were not chosen correctly. b. there was an inaccurate sampling. c. respondents were interviewed only by using the telephone. d. all the above.

Question 36

36. The answers given by respondents to poll questions are influenced by all of the following except

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d. compensation offered to the respondents.

Question 37

37. All of the following are true of self-selection sample except that

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b. polls that use self-selected respondent have as accurate samples as those using other methods.

Question 38

38. Respondents are given misleading information in the questions they are asked in order to persuade them to vote against a candidate in

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d. push polls.

Question 39

39. Push polls

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e. are now used throughout all levels of U.S. politicsâlocal, state, and federal.

Question 40

40. All of the following are true about technology and opinion polls except that

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c. the media are careful to disregard non-scientific polls and to report on only scientifically conducted surveys.

Question 41

41. Which of the following is true?

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e. Cell phone numbers are not included in random digit dialing programs or listed in telephone directories, limiting the ability of telephone polls to reach many people.

Question 42

42. Public opinion affects the political process

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a. because it is a source of power for elected officials who take positions supported by the people.

Question 43

43. American political culture

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a. can be described as a set of attitudes and ideas about the nation and government. b. consists of symbols such as the American flag, the Liberty Bell, and the Statue of Liberty. c. provides support for the political system. d. all of the above

Question 44

44. The values that shape American political culture include all of the following except

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e. government control of the economy.

Question 45

45. The degree to which individuals express trust in the government is called

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b. political trust.

Question 46

46. Since the early 1990s the American people have consistently shown more confidence in ____ than any other institution.

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a. the military

Question 47

47. All are true of public opinion and polls except that

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b. in 2008 and 2009 polls showed that \"most important problem\" in the U.S. was the economy and unemployment

Question 48

48. Which is (are) true of health care reform?

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c. Health care reform is an example of how public opinion polling is limited in influencing policy-making.

Question 49

49. When most national polling organizations conduct a scientific poll, they usually

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a. ask questions of a random sample of 1,000 potential voters.

Question 50

50. Determining which public policy questions will be debated or considered is known as

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d. agenda setting.

Question 51

51. All of the following are true of public opinion polls except that

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d. polls that consist of shopping mall interviews may produce inaccurate results.

Question 52

1. All are true except that

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c. what you see online is very different from what you see in print.

Question 53

2. In the 2008 elections,

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b. the campaign was long, bitter, and expensive.

Question 54

3. People who choose to run for office can be divided into two groups:

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d. self-starters and those who are recruited.

Question 55

4. Candidates are likely get involved in politics for all of the following reasons except

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d. to hide personality faults.

Question 56

5. Naturalized citizens are constitutionally barred from running for the office of

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c. president of the United States.

Question 57

6. Holders of political office in the United States today are usually

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c. white and male.

Question 58

7. With regard to candidates for office, all of the following are true except the

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b. the number is evenly divided between men and women.

Question 59

8. In the last twenty years the number of women running for office at the federal and state level has

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a. increased significantly.

Question 60

9. One of the reasons that campaigns no longer depend on political parties is

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c. that fewer people identify with them.

Question 61

10. A striking feature of today\'s political campaigns is the

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d. importance of paid professionals rather than volunteers.

Question 62

11. All of following are true except that

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d. campaigns are concerned with getting the support of their party members, but not too concerned with independent voters.

Question 63

12. If a candidate is a highly visible incumbent seeking reelection,

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c. there may be little need for campaigning except to remind the voters of the officeholder\'s good deeds.

Question 64

13. Tracking polls are used

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a. on a daily basis to determine last-minute changes in the mood of the electorate.

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