Exam 6: Public Opinion and Political Action

Citizens with above-average levels of political knowledge are more likely to have stable and consistent opinions on policy issues and to vote.

What is demography?

Which of the following viewpoints is more likely to be held by a political liberal than by a political conservative?

Conservatives generally favor the __________ sector.

Demographic changes in the U.S.population impact American culture and our political system.

What is random-digit dialing,and why are most polls conducted this way?

What type of research error would you expect from a public opinion poll about support for women in combat roles that sought responses only from female college students who described themselves as feminists?

A sample is said to represent the entire population of registered voters in the United States.The total number of subjects in the sample is 1,000.Of these,approximately 180 should be white Americans.

Political protests are __________.

If the percentage of African American men in the general population is 6 percent,approximately what percentage of an accurately drawn random sample will be African American men? Explain your reasoning.

The role of religion in influencing political ideology is most closely related to __________.

Many Americans are ideological liberals but operational conservatives,meaning that they favor big government in principle but oppose it in practice.

What is the relationship between political protests and the media?

Which of the following statements about American attitudes toward the scope of government is true?

Of the following,which is a form of political participation?

Dorrinda and Denise are 12-year-old identical twins.Their parents do not pay much attention to politics.They rarely vote and have never been to a political rally.Given what you know about political socialization,what sort of political life do you envision for the twins?

Cedric is a high school graduate who works as an assistant manager at a big-box retailer located in the suburb of a major metropolitan center.Gayle lives in the Midwest,has two master's degrees,and works part-time as an estate planner.Who is more likely to vote,Cedric or Gayle? On what evidence do you base your conclusion?

According to Russell Neuman,the "paradox of mass politics" is that the American political system works as well as it does despite __________.

Which of the following is unconventional political participation?

Americans are generally more likely to participate in protests than are citizens of other democracies.