Question 1

Which of the following groups in the U.S.shows a higher level of support for collective bargaining?

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A)  workers in the service sector
B)  factory workers
C)  small farmers
D)  white-collar workers
E)  workers in the skilled craftsF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The society of Northern Ireland is presented by the text as a demonstration of what difference with U.S.society?

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A)  the lack of importance in measured public opinion for the political process
B)  the status of the family as a secondary agent of socialization instead of a primary agent
C)  the relatively small influence that government propaganda has on the individual
D)  the lack of religion as a defining frame of reference
E)  the lack of crosscutting between groupsF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

A properly drawn sample of one thousand individuals has a sampling error of roughly plus or minus

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A)  5 percent.
B)  3 percent.
C)  1 percent.
D)  8 percent.
E)  10 percent.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following statements about party identification is true?

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A)  Most independents do not lean Democratic or Republican.
B)  Currently,more people identify as Republicans than as Democrats.
C)  Currently,more people identify as Democrats than as Republicans.
D)  Switching party identification happens most often among the middle-aged and older.
E)  More adults call themselves independent now than call themselves Democrat.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Currently,the greatest percentage of Americans identify as

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A)  Democrats or leaning Democrat.
B)  Republicans or leaning Republican.
C)  fully Independent.
D)  Libertarians.
E)  Populists.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B) A

Question 6

A conservative is opposed to government intervention

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A)  in both the economic and social spheres.
B)  in the economic but not the social sphere.
C)  in the social sphere,but not the economic sphere.
D)  in neither the social sphere nor the economic sphere.
E)  only with regard to affirmative action.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following states is a competitive state,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 E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is called

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A)  popular culture.
B)  social communication.
C)  socioeconomic change.
D)  political socialization.
E)  political assimilation.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

The most embarrassing Gallup poll failure in predicting a presidential election was

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A)  1928 Hoover-Smith.
B)  1936 Roosevelt-Landon.
C)  1948 Truman-Dewey.
D)  1964 Johnson-Goldwater.
E)  2000 Bush-Gore.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

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

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Question 11

Which of the following states is solidly Democratic?

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A)  Idaho
B)  Georgia
C)  Utah
D)  Washington
E)  TexasF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

The accuracy of a poll is usually expressed in terms of

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A)  population density.
B)  census parameter.
C)  population error.
D)  sampling error.
E)  interview error.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

________ 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) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  On highly salient and emotional issues in particular,public opinion tends to affect policy to a greater degree than policymakers' agendas affect public opinion.
B)  Leaders' opinions ultimately affect most policy issues more than the larger public opinion.
C)  Linguist Noam Chomsky claimed that democracy consistently preserved the will of the people over the will of elite interests.
D)  Analysts have found a pattern consistent with the claim that "public opinion has little influence over policy."
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

According to a recent Pew Research Center poll,young adults are substantially more likely than senior citizens to support

Accepted Answer

A)  stronger environmental regulations.
B)  affirmative action.
C)  religious teaching in public schools.
D)  strengthening social security.
E)  the use of military force.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Libertarians are opposed to governmental intervention

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A)  in both the economic and social spheres.
B)  in the economic but not the social sphere.
C)  in the social sphere,but not the economic sphere.
D)  in neither the social sphere nor the economic sphere.
E)  only with regard to affirmative action.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above A

Question 17

Journalist Walter Lippmann suggested that

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A)  polling,even when done scientifically,cannot be trusted because it is in people's nature to be dishonest in response to political questions.
B)  the dominance of polling has brought about an ideological shift toward the more radical ends of the political spectrum among elected representatives.
C)  polling had provided political parties with even more entrenched power,reducing the influence of third party candidates.
D)  effective government cannot be run by politicians that base their public opinions on poll results.
E)  pollsters have more effect on the outcome of presidential elections in recent decades than have the people who do the voting.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following ideological types favor government activism in the economic realm?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic liberals and populists
B)  populists and libertarians
C)  economic conservatives and social liberals
D)  populists and economic conservatives
E)  economic liberals and libertariansF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

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) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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 more extreme than those of the population as whole.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D) E

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

Which of the following groups in the U.S.shows a higher level of support for collective bargaining?

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The society of Northern Ireland is presented by the text as a demonstration of what difference with U.S.society?

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A properly drawn sample of one thousand individuals has a sampling error of roughly plus or minus

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Which of the following statements about party identification is true?

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Currently,the greatest percentage of Americans identify as

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A conservative is opposed to government intervention

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

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The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is called

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The most embarrassing Gallup poll failure in predicting a presidential election was

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

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Which of the following states is solidly Democratic?

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The accuracy of a poll is usually expressed in terms of

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

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According to a recent Pew Research Center poll,young adults are substantially more likely than senior citizens to support

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Libertarians are opposed to governmental intervention

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