Question 1

Which of the following statements about the marketplace of ideas is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The English created the marketplace of ideas in the seventeenth century. 
B)  Private groups and the news media play important roles in shaping opinions in the marketplace of ideas. 
C)  Exposure to the marketplace of ideas rarely leads people to change their minds about political issues. 
D)  Only individuals, not groups or organizations, are allowed to promote ideas in the marketplace of ideas. 
E)  Government officials are legally prohibited from promoting ideas in the marketplace of ideas. 
A)  The English created the marketplace of ideas in the seventeenth century. 
B)  Private groups and the news media play important roles in shaping opinions in the marketplace of ideas. 
C)  Exposure to the marketplace of ideas rarely leads people to change their minds about political issues. 
D)  Only individuals, not groups or organizations, are allowed to promote ideas in the marketplace of ideas. 
E)  Government officials are legally prohibited from promoting ideas in the marketplace of ideas.

Question 2

The term gender gap refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in political opinions between men and women. 
B)  differences in education and income levels for men and women. 
C)  differing levels of political participation between the genders. 
D)  differences in fundamental political values held by men and women. 
E)  differences in the amount of attention elected officials give to men and women in their campaign speeches. 
A)  differences in political opinions between men and women. 
B)  differences in education and income levels for men and women. 
C)  differing levels of political participation between the genders. 
D)  differences in fundamental political values held by men and women. 
E)  differences in the amount of attention elected officials give to men and women in their campaign speeches.

Question 3

Describe how public opinion is measured. What is sampling and what is it meant to accomplish? Describe some of the problems and biases of polling, such as push polling and question wording. How do the social desirability effect and the bandwagon effect each distort the measurement of opinion?

Accepted Answer

Public opinion is measured through vario

Question 4

A political ideology is best defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  the specific preferences individuals contemplate while discussing an issue. 
B)  the basic principles that shape particular attitudes. 
C)  a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government. 
D)  the concrete interests that people try to defend through public policy. 
E)  the various attitudes that citizens possess toward political issues, events, and people. 
A)  the specific preferences individuals contemplate while discussing an issue. 
B)  the basic principles that shape particular attitudes. 
C)  a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government. 
D)  the concrete interests that people try to defend through public policy. 
E)  the various attitudes that citizens possess toward political issues, events, and people.

Question 5

Which statement concerning the news media is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The methods used to report the news help shape the underlying attitudes and opinions of those consuming the news. 
B)  In a free democracy, the news media provides information without framing or interpreting it in any particular way. 
C)  The news media presented the Bush administration's military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as its domestic antiterrorist efforts, in a positive light. 
D)  The news media has relentlessly investigated the personal and official wrongdoings of politicians. 
E)  The media's continual presentation of corruption in government has fostered cynicism and distrust in the public. 
A)  The methods used to report the news help shape the underlying attitudes and opinions of those consuming the news. 
B)  In a free democracy, the news media provides information without framing or interpreting it in any particular way. 
C)  The news media presented the Bush administration's military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as its domestic antiterrorist efforts, in a positive light. 
D)  The news media has relentlessly investigated the personal and official wrongdoings of politicians. 
E)  The media's continual presentation of corruption in government has fostered cynicism and distrust in the public.

Question 6

In 1936, pollsters at the Literary Digest were guilty of ________ when they mistakenly predicted a presidential victory for Alf Landon over Franklin Roosevelt by polling people whose names came from the telephone book and automobile registration records.

Accepted Answer

A)  probability sampling 
B)  illusion of salience 
C)  random dialing 
D)  selection bias 
E)  push polling 
A)  probability sampling 
B)  illusion of salience 
C)  random dialing 
D)  selection bias 
E)  push polling

Question 7

Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support

Accepted Answer

A)  government regulation of business. 
B)  abortion rights. 
C)  school prayer. 
D)  the expansion of government activity. 
E)  gay rights. 
A)  government regulation of business. 
B)  abortion rights. 
C)  school prayer. 
D)  the expansion of government activity. 
E)  gay rights.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about the news media?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mass media are neutral messengers for ideas. 
B)  The mass media have an enormous impact on public opinion. 
C)  National journalists tend to avoid investigating political scandals. 
D)  Journalists tend to provide negative coverage of a president during times of crises. 
E)  Journalists tend to avoid investigating political corruption. 
A)  The mass media are neutral messengers for ideas. 
B)  The mass media have an enormous impact on public opinion. 
C)  National journalists tend to avoid investigating political scandals. 
D)  Journalists tend to provide negative coverage of a president during times of crises. 
E)  Journalists tend to avoid investigating political corruption.

Question 9

Research into public opinion and public policy has shown that

Accepted Answer

A)  every citizen has an equally strong influence over politics and public policy decisions. 
B)  more affluent and more educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions. 
C)  less affluent and less educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions. 
D)  nonvoters have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions. 
E)  the opinions of members of the public have no influence whatsoever over politics and public policy decisions. 
A)  every citizen has an equally strong influence over politics and public policy decisions. 
B)  more affluent and more educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions. 
C)  less affluent and less educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions. 
D)  nonvoters have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions. 
E)  the opinions of members of the public have no influence whatsoever over politics and public policy decisions.

Question 10

Some contend that while Americans may be divided by ideology or opinion, they are united by fundamental political values. Describe these core values. How do they serve to unite American public opinion?

Accepted Answer

The core political values that unite Ame

Question 11

The fact that Democratic Party leaders have become more liberal and Republican Party leaders more conservative is important because

Accepted Answer

A)  it has made the gender gap much smaller. 
B)  Republicans have become less hawkish over time. 
C)  Democrats have become more hawkish over time. 
D)  partisans in the public tend to rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues. 
E)  partisans in the public no longer rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues. 
A)  it has made the gender gap much smaller. 
B)  Republicans have become less hawkish over time. 
C)  Democrats have become more hawkish over time. 
D)  partisans in the public tend to rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues. 
E)  partisans in the public no longer rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues.

Question 12

A frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unresponsiveness 
B)  poorly worded questions 
C)  push polling 
D)  the increased use of cell phones 
E)  sampling error 
A)  unresponsiveness 
B)  poorly worded questions 
C)  push polling 
D)  the increased use of cell phones 
E)  sampling error

Question 13

What did the framers identify as the greatest source of political conflict for the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  racial inequalities 
B)  geographic differences 
C)  differences between the rich and poor 
D)  conflicts between central and local governments 
E)  conflicts between members of different racial groups 
A)  racial inequalities 
B)  geographic differences 
C)  differences between the rich and poor 
D)  conflicts between central and local governments 
E)  conflicts between members of different racial groups

Question 14

The complex set of beliefs and values that, as a whole, form a general philosophy about the government is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  public opinion 
B)  political ideology 
C)  political socialization 
D)  political efficacy 
E)  political sophistication 
A)  public opinion 
B)  political ideology 
C)  political socialization 
D)  political efficacy 
E)  political sophistication

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about public opinion in the contemporary time period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elected officials are more responsive to the poor than the rich. 
B)  Technology has eliminated the challenges of "filter bubbles" in the United States. 
C)  The Internet has reduced the amount of political information available to the public. 
D)  Digital citizenship offers the promise of a more informed electorate. 
E)  The problem of "bomb-throwers" on the Internet has been eliminated. 
A)  Elected officials are more responsive to the poor than the rich. 
B)  Technology has eliminated the challenges of "filter bubbles" in the United States. 
C)  The Internet has reduced the amount of political information available to the public. 
D)  Digital citizenship offers the promise of a more informed electorate. 
E)  The problem of "bomb-throwers" on the Internet has been eliminated.

Question 16

The fact that Americans strongly support the idea that governmental interference with individuals' lives and property should be kept to a minimum illustrates their commitment to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anarchy 
B)  democracy 
C)  liberty 
D)  equality 
E)  socialism 
A)  anarchy 
B)  democracy 
C)  liberty 
D)  equality 
E)  socialism

Question 17

How are political views formed? Describe some of the key processes and factors through which individuals become politically socialized. How do institutions such as families and groups, as well as personal experiences, come to shape individual opinions?

Accepted Answer

Political views are formed through a com

Question 18

________ promoted his policy agenda to the American people through "fireside chats."

Accepted Answer

A)  Warren Harding 
B)  Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  Harry Truman 
D)  John Kennedy 
E)  Ronald Reagan 
A)  Warren Harding 
B)  Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  Harry Truman 
D)  John Kennedy 
E)  Ronald Reagan

Question 19

The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates took place

Accepted Answer

A)  through a series of competing newspaper editorials. 
B)  on radio, making it the first political broadcast in the United States. 
C)  outside, in the cornfields and town squares of Illinois. 
D)  in Madison Square Garden during the Republican Convention of 1860. 
E)  in the Senate during 1858. 
A)  through a series of competing newspaper editorials. 
B)  on radio, making it the first political broadcast in the United States. 
C)  outside, in the cornfields and town squares of Illinois. 
D)  in Madison Square Garden during the Republican Convention of 1860. 
E)  in the Senate during 1858.

Question 20

________ ushered in the tax revolt and the deregulation of many government policies in the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jimmy Carter 
B)  Richard Nixon 
C)  Mario Cuomo 
D)  George W. Bush 
E)  Ronald Reagan 
A)  Jimmy Carter 
B)  Richard Nixon 
C)  Mario Cuomo 
D)  George W. Bush 
E)  Ronald Reagan

Which of the following statements about the marketplace of ideas is true?

The term gender gap refers to

Describe how public opinion is measured. What is sampling and what is it meant to accomplish? Describe some of the problems and biases of polling, such as push polling and question wording. How do the social desirability effect and the bandwagon effect each distort the measurement of opinion?

A political ideology is best defined as

Which statement concerning the news media is FALSE?

In 1936, pollsters at the Literary Digest were guilty of ________ when they mistakenly predicted a presidential victory for Alf Landon over Franklin Roosevelt by polling people whose names came from the telephone book and automobile registration records.

Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support

Which of the following statements is true about the news media?

Research into public opinion and public policy has shown that

Some contend that while Americans may be divided by ideology or opinion, they are united by fundamental political values. Describe these core values. How do they serve to unite American public opinion?

The fact that Democratic Party leaders have become more liberal and Republican Party leaders more conservative is important because

A frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to ________.

What did the framers identify as the greatest source of political conflict for the United States?

The complex set of beliefs and values that, as a whole, form a general philosophy about the government is called ________.

Which of the following statements is true about public opinion in the contemporary time period?

The fact that Americans strongly support the idea that governmental interference with individuals' lives and property should be kept to a minimum illustrates their commitment to ________.

How are political views formed? Describe some of the key processes and factors through which individuals become politically socialized. How do institutions such as families and groups, as well as personal experiences, come to shape individual opinions?

________ promoted his policy agenda to the American people through "fireside chats."

The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates took place

________ ushered in the tax revolt and the deregulation of many government policies in the 1980s.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Exam 6: Public Opinion

Which of the following statements about the marketplace of ideas is true?

The term gender gap refers to

Describe how public opinion is measured. What is sampling and what is it meant to accomplish? Describe some of the problems and biases of polling, such as push polling and question wording. How do the social desirability effect and the bandwagon effect each distort the measurement of opinion?

A political ideology is best defined as

Which statement concerning the news media is FALSE?

In 1936, pollsters at the Literary Digest were guilty of ________ when they mistakenly predicted a presidential victory for Alf Landon over Franklin Roosevelt by polling people whose names came from the telephone book and automobile registration records.

Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support

Which of the following statements is true about the news media?

Research into public opinion and public policy has shown that

Some contend that while Americans may be divided by ideology or opinion, they are united by fundamental political values. Describe these core values. How do they serve to unite American public opinion?

The fact that Democratic Party leaders have become more liberal and Republican Party leaders more conservative is important because

A frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to ________.

What did the framers identify as the greatest source of political conflict for the United States?

The complex set of beliefs and values that, as a whole, form a general philosophy about the government is called ________.

Which of the following statements is true about public opinion in the contemporary time period?

The fact that Americans strongly support the idea that governmental interference with individuals' lives and property should be kept to a minimum illustrates their commitment to ________.

How are political views formed? Describe some of the key processes and factors through which individuals become politically socialized. How do institutions such as families and groups, as well as personal experiences, come to shape individual opinions?

________ promoted his policy agenda to the American people through "fireside chats."

The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates took place

________ ushered in the tax revolt and the deregulation of many government policies in the 1980s.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters