Exam 6: Public Opinion and Political Action

Politicians who believe that America's competitiveness in the globalized economy would be best served by allocating a substantial percentage of immigrant visas to people with special talents would be more likely than other politicians to repeal the __________.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of conducting a public opinion survey over the phone?

What is the significance of family in the process of political socialization?

The __________ process occurs once a decade,after each census,when the 435 seats in the House of Representatives are reallocated to reflect each state's proportion of the population.

Which of the following statements about political news consumption is accurate?

Americans who think that overall the government is too big but who want light rail systems installed in key traffic corridors illustrate the concept of ideological liberalism but operational conservatism.

How does the textbook define political participation?

Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest poll that predicted Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true?

Aging increases strength of party attachment and political participation (until the infirmities of old age make it harder to participate).

How do liberals differ from conservatives?

If the poor participated at higher levels in the political process,what might happen?

Of the following,which form of participation are Americans most likely to engage in?

What three socializing agents are discussed in the textbook?

Politicians tend to ignore __________.

According to decades of survey data,which ideological label are Americans most likely to choose for themselves?

Generally,the United States has a culture that values political participation.

How was it possible that the Literary Digest erroneously predicted that Republican Alf Landon would beat incumbent Democrat Franklin Roosevelt in his 1936 bid for reelection,despite having obtained over 2 million responses to its poll?

What was Henry David Thoreau protesting in the 1840s when he refused to pay his taxes?

Assume that Howard and Javier used proper sampling techniques to draw two samples of Hispanic Floridians.Each sample will be interviewed about proposed immigration policy reform and its impact on Hispanics living in the state.The samples were selected identically,but one includes 1,000 respondents and the other consists of 2,000 respondents.Given the information presented in this scenario,which of the following statements is true?

Better-educated citizens are more likely to vote,more knowledgeable about politics,and more tolerant of opposing opinions.