Which of the following is a core U.S. value?
  • Individual liberty
  • Due to its size and power, the government is always successful at influencing public opinion.
  • Size of the population
  • Political elites cannot influence people's ideas and beliefs
Which of the following statements about political opinions is NOT true?
  • The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy
  • Blacks are more likely than whites to believe that racism is very common in the United States today.
  • Due to its size and power, the government is always successful at influencing public opinion.
  • There is a higher level of political participation among those with a college education.
True or False: The United States is a nation without political ideologies.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is an agent of socialization?
  • Education, Social groups, the family, all of the above.
  • they feel a sense of individualism.
  • their families.
  • a push poll
Which kind of polling error arises when a sample of public opinion over represents or underrepresents some opinions?
  • selection bias
  • push polling
  • Equality of opportunity
  • Donations to academic institutions.
Research into public opinion and public policy has shown that:
  • more-affluent and more-educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public-policy decision
  • The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy
  • the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in public forums
  • Given constant exposure to other people's ideas, it is almost impossible for one not to modify one's own viewpoints.
Which type of equality is most prominent in the United States?
  • American conservatives
  • Equality of opportunity
  • Size of the population
  • political socialization
Which of the following is NOT true?
  • Political elites cannot influence people's ideas and beliefs
  • The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy
  • Blacks are more likely than whites to believe that racism is very common in the United States today.
  • Donations to academic institutions.
True or False: Calling randomly selected phone numbers is a good way for pollsters to reduce sampling errors
  • True
  • False
People's political party preferences are primarily acquired through the influence of:
  • public opinion
  • a push poll
  • their families.
  • sample
Which of the following statements about governmental public relations efforts is NOT true
  • There is a higher level of political participation among those with a college education.
  • The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy
  • Due to its size and power, the government is always successful at influencing public opinion.
  • The Clinton White House used techniques similar to those used in election campaigns to bolster popular enthusiasm for White House initiatives.
The fact that Americans strongly support the idea that governmental interference in individuals' lives and property should be kept to a minimum illustrates their commitment to
  • public opinions
  • False
  • liberty
  • True
A liberal would most likely support:
  • differences in political opinions between men and women
  • a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government
  • an expansion in governmental social services
  • American conservatives
True or False: Families, social groups, and schools are important institutions where people are politically socialized.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following statements about the political opinions of Democrats and Republicans in the public is most accurate?
  • The Clinton White House used techniques similar to those used in election campaigns to bolster popular enthusiasm for White House initiatives.
  • Blacks are more likely than whites to believe that racism is very common in the United States today.
  • Donations to academic institutions.
  • Differences between the political opinions of Democrats and Republicans on a wide variety of policy questions are greater today than during any other period in the last forty years.
A political ideology is best defined as:
  • The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy
  • a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government
  • the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in public forums
  • the fact that respondents report what they expect the interviewer wishes to hear or whatever they think is socially acceptable rather than what they actually believe or know to be true
When men and women respond differently to issues of public policy, they are demonstrating an example of the
  • Size of the population
  • push polling
  • gender gap.
  • selection bias
Which of the following statements best describes perceptions of racism among blacks and whites?
  • Size of the population
  • Blacks are more likely than whites to believe that racism is very common in the United States today.
  • The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy
  • The Clinton White House used techniques similar to those used in election campaigns to bolster popular enthusiasm for White House initiatives.
One recent survey showed that two-thirds of Americans believe the government is spending "too little" money on "assistance for the poor." Yet, another survey conducted at the same time found that only one-tenth of Americans believe that the government is spending "too little" on "welfare." This example shows that
  • Due to its size and power, the government is always successful at influencing public opinion.
  • small differences in the wording of a question can lead to very different response patterns
  • the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in public forums
  • little knowledge of political institutions, processes, or leaders
Members of a social group often have similar political beliefs because of all of the following except
  • The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy
  • a push poll
  • There is a higher level of political participation among those with a college education.
  • they feel a sense of individualism.
The concept of a marketplace of ideas refers to:
  • The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy
  • a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government
  • the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in public forums
  • There is a higher level of political participation among those with a college education.
The fact that Democratic Party leaders have become more liberal and Republican Party leaders more conservative is important because:
  • a push poll
  • partisans in the public tend to rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues
  • The Clinton White House used techniques similar to those used in election campaigns to bolster popular enthusiasm for White House initiatives.
  • their families.
Which of the following statements about agencies of socialization is incorrect?
  • Blacks are more likely than whites to believe that racism is very common in the United States today.
  • Individual liberty
  • Donations to academic institutions.
  • An individual's religion has no impact on their political views.
The social desirability effect refers to:
  • the fact that respondents report what they expect the interviewer wishes to hear or whatever they think is socially acceptable rather than what they actually believe or know to be true
  • a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government
  • The Clinton White House used techniques similar to those used in election campaigns to bolster popular enthusiasm for White House initiatives.
  • Given constant exposure to other people's ideas, it is almost impossible for one not to modify one's own viewpoints.
Which of following phenomena is NOT an illustration of the gender gap?
  • Men are more likely to join political parties and other social organizations.
  • Political elites cannot influence people's ideas and beliefs
  • Due to its size and power, the government is always successful at influencing public opinion.
  • There is a higher level of political participation among those with a college education.
When George W. Bush supporters called conservative white voters during the 2000 South Carolina Republican primary to ask if they would be more or less likely to vote for John McCain if they knew that he had fathered an illegitimate black child, it was an example of:
  • a push poll
  • push polling
  • sample
  • partisans in the public tend to rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues
The term gender gap refers to:
  • Differences between the political opinions of Democrats and Republicans on a wide variety of policy questions are greater today than during any other period in the last forty years.
  • a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government
  • Men are more likely to join political parties and other social organizations.
  • differences in political opinions between men and women
The various attitudes that citizens possess toward political issues, events, and people are called:
  • push polling
  • public opinions
  • public opinion
  • selection bias
Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support:
  • Individual liberty
  • push polling
  • smaller government.
  • school prayer
What is wrong with the following poll question: Do you think it was appropriate for President Bush to lie so that he could start a war with Iraq?
  • selection bias
  • public opinion
  • gender gap.
  • push polling
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