Question 1

A random sample refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Every person in the target population has an equal chance of being selected. 
B)  There is no pre-planning in the selection process. 
C)  Every person in the target population who is encountered is selected. 
D)  Researchers decide how many persons of certain types they need in the survey. 
E)  The poll is unscientific. 
A)  Every person in the target population has an equal chance of being selected. 
B)  There is no pre-planning in the selection process. 
C)  Every person in the target population who is encountered is selected. 
D)  Researchers decide how many persons of certain types they need in the survey. 
E)  The poll is unscientific.

Question 2

Explain the ways in which cell phones have affected polling and why this issue is important.

Accepted Answer

Cell phones have significantly affected

Question 3

Which of the following are the major agents of early socialization in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion and social class 
B)  Family, religion, and political party 
C)  Family, school, community, and peers 
D)  School and social class 
E)  Economics, television, and the Internet 
A)  Religion and social class 
B)  Family, religion, and political party 
C)  Family, school, community, and peers 
D)  School and social class 
E)  Economics, television, and the Internet

Question 4

American women are more likely to support which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capital punishment 
B)  Restrictions on access to abortions 
C)  Social welfare programs 
D)  Military interventions abroad 
E)  Legislation restricting the rights of homosexuals 
A)  Capital punishment 
B)  Restrictions on access to abortions 
C)  Social welfare programs 
D)  Military interventions abroad 
E)  Legislation restricting the rights of homosexuals

Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding political socialization is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents disaffected from the political system are more likely to provide political information to their children than parents who are not similarly disaffected. 
B)  Although more sources of political information have become readily available in recent decades to most Americans, these sources are not as readily available to most young people. 
C)  Sources of information about politics have been steadily decreasing in the United States for decades. 
D)  The family has become the only meaningful source of political socialization in the United States. 
E)  Scholars believe that greater access to political information may explain why young Americans are more liberal than their parents on many social issues. 
A)  Parents disaffected from the political system are more likely to provide political information to their children than parents who are not similarly disaffected. 
B)  Although more sources of political information have become readily available in recent decades to most Americans, these sources are not as readily available to most young people. 
C)  Sources of information about politics have been steadily decreasing in the United States for decades. 
D)  The family has become the only meaningful source of political socialization in the United States. 
E)  Scholars believe that greater access to political information may explain why young Americans are more liberal than their parents on many social issues.

Question 6

Today, how are most polls conducted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Face-to-face interviews 
B)  The telephone 
C)  Mail surveys 
D)  Radio broadcasts 
E)  Straw voting 
A)  Face-to-face interviews 
B)  The telephone 
C)  Mail surveys 
D)  Radio broadcasts 
E)  Straw voting

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding public opinion and polls is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polls show that people give Congress a low rating. 
B)  Polls consistently give the military a low rating. 
C)  Public opinion never has an impact on government policies. 
D)  Public opinion has little impact on what government does. 
E)  Polls indicate that a majority of the public believe that public opinion should have minimal influence on public policy. 
A)  Polls show that people give Congress a low rating. 
B)  Polls consistently give the military a low rating. 
C)  Public opinion never has an impact on government policies. 
D)  Public opinion has little impact on what government does. 
E)  Polls indicate that a majority of the public believe that public opinion should have minimal influence on public policy.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of push polls?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have been determined to be illegal in twenty-three states. 
B)  They are always conducted face to face rather than by telephone. 
C)  They are so controversial that very few candidates have chosen to use them. 
D)  They were used widely in the 1960s and 1970s, but when they became associated with the dirty politics of those eras, they were disregarded by most candidates. 
E)  They are designed to disseminate negative information about a candidate. 
A)  They have been determined to be illegal in twenty-three states. 
B)  They are always conducted face to face rather than by telephone. 
C)  They are so controversial that very few candidates have chosen to use them. 
D)  They were used widely in the 1960s and 1970s, but when they became associated with the dirty politics of those eras, they were disregarded by most candidates. 
E)  They are designed to disseminate negative information about a candidate.

Question 9

The generational effect refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The way in which political socialization produces opinions 
B)  Increased tension between the two major political parties 
C)  Tendency for persons to become more conservative as they grow older 
D)  Long-lasting impact of significant events of a particular time on the generation that came of age at that time 
E)  The way in which the family influences opinions 
A)  The way in which political socialization produces opinions 
B)  Increased tension between the two major political parties 
C)  Tendency for persons to become more conservative as they grow older 
D)  Long-lasting impact of significant events of a particular time on the generation that came of age at that time 
E)  The way in which the family influences opinions

A random sample refers to which of the following?

Explain the ways in which cell phones have affected polling and why this issue is important.

Which of the following are the major agents of early socialization in the United States?

American women are more likely to support which of the following?

Which of the following statements regarding political socialization is true?

Today, how are most polls conducted?

Which of the following statements regarding public opinion and polls is true?

Which of the following is true of push polls?

The generational effect refers to which of the following?

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 6: Public Opinion and Political Socialization

A random sample refers to which of the following?

Explain the ways in which cell phones have affected polling and why this issue is important.

Which of the following are the major agents of early socialization in the United States?

American women are more likely to support which of the following?

Which of the following statements regarding political socialization is true?

Today, how are most polls conducted?

Which of the following statements regarding public opinion and polls is true?

Which of the following is true of push polls?

The generational effect refers to which of the following?

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters