Question 1

What term do pollsters use for a purported opinion offered by a respondent who,in truth,has no view on a specific issue?

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A)  uninformed response
B)  faulty opinion
C)  invalid answer
D)  confused response
E)  non-opinionF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Define what is meant by a political ideology.Why is ideology important to consider when discussing the political thinking of the American people?

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Political ideology is a consistent patte...

Question 3

Which of the following states is solidly Republican?

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A)  New York
B)  Florida
C)  Illinois
D)  Oregon
E)  AlabamaF) C) and D)
G) D) and E) E

Question 4

Identify and discuss the frames of reference that Americans rely upon when forming their political opinions.

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The text outlines three of the major fra...

Question 5

Friedrich Engels believed that communism would not take root in the United States because

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A)  the poorer American classes still had enough material wealth to be happy with their station.
B)  American workers lacked sufficient class consciousness.
C)  the government was already providing substantial financial assistance to the working class.
D)  the Social Security system provided workers with a safety net not available to workers in Europe.
E)  the government of the U.S.was too militantly anti-communist and would not allow propaganda to spread.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

The key factors in determining the accuracy of an opinion poll are the

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A)  population size and the sample size.
B)  sample size and the timeline over which the sample was taken.
C)  size of the sample and whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method.
D)  sample size and whether the sample has the same percentage of men and women as the population.
E)  anonymous nature of the sampling process and sample size.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following states is solidly Democratic?

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A)  Idaho
B)  Georgia
C)  Utah
D)  Washington
E)  TexasF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Students are MOST likely to hear stories about America's heroes and greatness when they are in

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A)  elementary school.
B)  middle school.
C)  high school.
D)  undergraduate studies.
E)  graduate studies.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Discuss the general relationship between public opinion and the policy actions of government.

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Public opinion has a powerful though ine...

Question 10

Three-fourths of Ivy League students surveyed could not identify ________ as the author of the phrase,"a government of the people,by the people,and for the people."

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A)  George Washington
B)  James Madison
C)  George Gallup
D)  Abraham Lincoln
E)  Thomas JeffersonF) D) and E)
G) None of the above D

Question 11

Dramatic change in party identification is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of

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A)  a change in the policy position of the president.
B)  major upheaval.
C)  popular satisfaction with a government initiative.
D)  a change in the law.
E)  a Supreme Court ruling.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann's "spiral of silence" theory contends that

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A)  most individuals are reluctant to speak out against dominant opinion.
B)  people tend not to express their views until asked.
C)  people holding deviant opinions tend to be more vocal,and hence silence the majority.
D)  most individuals like to challenge dominant opinions.
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C) A

Question 13

Which of the following statements about party identification is true?

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A)  Pollsters did not measure Independent as a form of identification until early in the twenty-first century.
B)  Currently,more people identify as Republicans than as Democrats.
C)  Currently,more people identify as Democrats than as either Republicans or Independents.
D)  Over the last several decades,the percentage of people identifying as Republicans has increased substantially.
E)  Over the last several decades,the percentage of people identifying as Independents has increased substantially.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following states is a competitive,meaning that it could potentially vote either Democratic or Republican?

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A)  Florida
B)  California
C)  Massachusetts
D)  Kansas
E)  MinnesotaF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is true of letter writers and demonstrators?

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A)  They tend to be individuals who have participated in violent or physical expressions of political opinion.
B)  They tend to espouse a centrist ideological leaning.
C)  They tend to have a greater effect on policymakers than the public opinion polls of the general population.
D)  Roughly 10 percent of Americans participate in a mass demonstration or write a letter to the editor each year.
E)  Their opinions tend to be atypical of the population as whole.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 16

________ once said that he spent nearly all his adult life in government and yet had never seen a government.

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A)  Theodore Roosevelt
B)  Woodrow Wilson
C)  Abraham Lincoln
D)  George W.Bush
E)  Harry TrumanF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Party identification refers to

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A)  the percentage of polled individuals that claim membership in a particular party.
B)  formal membership in a political party.
C)  an emotional attachment to a political party.
D)  a political party's platform-the stances on issues that define its beliefs.
E)  the ability of individual citizens to identify the major issue positions of the major political parties.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is true of the relationship between public opinion and shifts in major government policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  On high-profile issues particularly,public opinion tends to affect policy to a greater degree than policymakers' agendas affect public opinion.
B)  Analysts Page and Shapiro concluded that leaders' opinions ultimately affect most policy issues more than the larger public opinion.
C)  The linguist Noam Chomsky claimed that democracy consistently preserved the will of the people over the will of elite interests.
D)  Analysts Robert Erikson,Michael MacKuen,and James Stimson found a pattern consistent with their claim that "public opinion has little influence over policy."
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Sources of polling error can include

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A)  question order.
B)  unrepresentative samples.
C)  respondents' lack of knowledge or interest in the issue.
D)  question wording.
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 20

In general,public opinion

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A)  determines specific government actions.
B)  is unrelated to government action.
C)  sets limits on government action.
D)  generally affects government action only on election issues.
E)  is strongest during a presidential election.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 6: Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

What term do pollsters use for a purported opinion offered by a respondent who,in truth,has no view on a specific issue?

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Define what is meant by a political ideology.Why is ideology important to consider when discussing the political thinking of the American people?

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Which of the following states is solidly Republican?

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Identify and discuss the frames of reference that Americans rely upon when forming their political opinions.

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Friedrich Engels believed that communism would not take root in the United States because

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The key factors in determining the accuracy of an opinion poll are the

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Which of the following states is solidly Democratic?

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Students are MOST likely to hear stories about America's heroes and greatness when they are in

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Discuss the general relationship between public opinion and the policy actions of government.

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Three-fourths of Ivy League students surveyed could not identify ________ as the author of the phrase,"a government of the people,by the people,and for the people."

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Dramatic change in party identification is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of

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Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann's "spiral of silence" theory contends that

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Which of the following statements about party identification is true?

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Which of the following states is a competitive,meaning that it could potentially vote either Democratic or Republican?

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Which of the following is true of letter writers and demonstrators?

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________ once said that he spent nearly all his adult life in government and yet had never seen a government.

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Party identification refers to

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Which of the following is true of the relationship between public opinion and shifts in major government policies?

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Sources of polling error can include

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