Question 1

Of the following government spending programs, which do few people think the government is spending too little on?

Accepted Answer

A)  crime prevention 
B)  education 
C)  foreign aid 
D)  government health insurance 
E)  government services 
A)  crime prevention 
B)  education 
C)  foreign aid 
D)  government health insurance 
E)  government services

Question 2

How is public opinion in the South different from public opinion in the rest of the country?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Explain why a

Question 3

A majority of adult Americans identify with the political party of their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the influence of region, education, gender, and age on political attitudes is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term trends show a narrowing in regional differences on many core beliefs and political attitudes. 
B)  Gender is generally considered the strongest single predictor of participation in politics. 
C)  People who have attained a high school education are much more likely to say that they vote than college-educated people. 
D)  Men identify more with the Democrats and are more likely to vote for Democratic candidates than women. 
E)  Younger citizens are more likely to identify with a political party than older cohorts. 
A)  Long-term trends show a narrowing in regional differences on many core beliefs and political attitudes. 
B)  Gender is generally considered the strongest single predictor of participation in politics. 
C)  People who have attained a high school education are much more likely to say that they vote than college-educated people. 
D)  Men identify more with the Democrats and are more likely to vote for Democratic candidates than women. 
E)  Younger citizens are more likely to identify with a political party than older cohorts.

Question 5

The best estimates suggest that about __________ percent of people in the United States are Muslim.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The best estimates suggest that about __________...

Question 6

Imagine that you are an advisor to the president. A situation is brewing in the Philippines that may require U.S. military intervention. Provide three brief rationales for why the United States should or should not intervene, arguing from the point of view of an isolationist, a unilateralist, and a multilateralist.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Define and co

Question 7

When survey organizations wrongly predicted, in 1948, a comfortable victory for Republican Thomas Dewey over Democratic president Harry Truman, what issue of public polling did they fail to heed?

Accepted Answer

A)  the issue of question wording 
B)  the issue of intensity 
C)  the issue of forced choice 
D)  the issue of sampling 
E)  the issue of timing 
A)  the issue of question wording 
B)  the issue of intensity 
C)  the issue of forced choice 
D)  the issue of sampling 
E)  the issue of timing

Question 8

Describe the socializing agents that affect people's attitudes and expressed political opinions in adulthood.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Define politi

Question 9

What effect did the election of Barack Obama have on the political attitudes of African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since 2008, African Americans are now more likely than white Americans to support Republican candidates and policies. 
B)  Since 2008, African Americans are now more skeptical than white Americans of government. 
C)  Since 2008, African Americans are now more likely than white Americans to think of voting as a duty. 
D)  Since 2008, African Americans are now less likely than white Americans to be the victims of violent crime. 
E)  Since 2008, African Americans are now less likely than white Americans to think that voting makes a difference. 
A)  Since 2008, African Americans are now more likely than white Americans to support Republican candidates and policies. 
B)  Since 2008, African Americans are now more skeptical than white Americans of government. 
C)  Since 2008, African Americans are now more likely than white Americans to think of voting as a duty. 
D)  Since 2008, African Americans are now less likely than white Americans to be the victims of violent crime. 
E)  Since 2008, African Americans are now less likely than white Americans to think that voting makes a difference.

Question 10

Young people coming of age politically during the 1960s turned out to be much more __________ throughout their lives than young people coming of age during the 1950s or during the Reagan years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Young people coming of age politically during...

Question 11

What problem has been created for survey researchers as more Americans have cut their reliance on landlines, now using only cell phones?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is now more difficult to draw a sample that is random. 
B)  It is now more difficult to build intensity measures into responses. 
C)  It is now more difficult to place repeated callbacks. 
D)  It is now more difficult to cluster interviews geographically. 
E)  It is now more difficult to process response data. 
A)  It is now more difficult to draw a sample that is random. 
B)  It is now more difficult to build intensity measures into responses. 
C)  It is now more difficult to place repeated callbacks. 
D)  It is now more difficult to cluster interviews geographically. 
E)  It is now more difficult to process response data.

Question 12

__________ ensures that each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ ensures that each member of a...

Question 13

You are discussing the implications of leading questions in opinion polling research in your American government class. At the end of the discussion, you are asked to construct a leading question. Which of the following questions is the class likely to agree is leading?

Accepted Answer

A)  How much of a role, if any, do you think the government should have in trying to improve the social and economic position of minority groups in this country-a major role, a minor role, or no role at all? 
B)  Do you think that Americans should be able to make their own health care decisions? 
C)  If your library offered e-books for downloading to mobile devices, would you be very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely to use this resource? 
D)  How often do you agree with the political positions of your congressional representative-always, almost always, most of the time, only sometimes, or never? 
E)  How many times have you used an automated teller machine in the last month? 
A)  How much of a role, if any, do you think the government should have in trying to improve the social and economic position of minority groups in this country-a major role, a minor role, or no role at all? 
B)  Do you think that Americans should be able to make their own health care decisions? 
C)  If your library offered e-books for downloading to mobile devices, would you be very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely to use this resource? 
D)  How often do you agree with the political positions of your congressional representative-always, almost always, most of the time, only sometimes, or never? 
E)  How many times have you used an automated teller machine in the last month?

Question 14

Of the following, which is something about which people are likely to hold and express political attitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)  property 
B)  newspaper print runs 
C)  political parties 
D)  expensive gifts 
E)  correspondence 
A)  property 
B)  newspaper print runs 
C)  political parties 
D)  expensive gifts 
E)  correspondence

Question 15

When is it better to use an open-ended question in a public opinion poll and when is it better to use a closed-ended question?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Define open-

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the political attitudes of African Americans is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans are more likely than Americans in general to favor government regulation to protect the environment. 
B)  African Americans are more likely than Americans in general to disfavor labor unions. 
C)  African Americans are more likely than Americans in general reject affirmative action. 
D)  African Americans are more likely to identify themselves as independents than as liberals, conservatives, or moderates. 
E)  African Americans are more supportive of abortion rights than are whites. 
A)  African Americans are more likely than Americans in general to favor government regulation to protect the environment. 
B)  African Americans are more likely than Americans in general to disfavor labor unions. 
C)  African Americans are more likely than Americans in general reject affirmative action. 
D)  African Americans are more likely to identify themselves as independents than as liberals, conservatives, or moderates. 
E)  African Americans are more supportive of abortion rights than are whites.

Question 17

How many randomly chosen Americans are usually selected to participate in national public opinion polls?

Accepted Answer

A)  between 500 and 1,000 
B)  between 500 and 1,500 
C)  between 1,000 and 1,500 
D)  between 1,500 and 2,000 
E)  between 2,000 and 3,000 
A)  between 500 and 1,000 
B)  between 500 and 1,500 
C)  between 1,000 and 1,500 
D)  between 1,500 and 2,000 
E)  between 2,000 and 3,000

Question 18

The presidential job approval rating is taken as a crucial indicator of a president's popularity. What causes a president's job approval rating to fluctuate?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Discuss the r

Question 19

Which of the following is likely to contribute to a negative presidential approval rating?

Accepted Answer

A)  falling inflation 
B)  rising unemployment 
C)  rising employment 
D)  rising confidence about the future 
E)  rising living standards 
A)  falling inflation 
B)  rising unemployment 
C)  rising employment 
D)  rising confidence about the future 
E)  rising living standards

Question 20

Of the following issues, which are associated with the challenges of political polling?

Accepted Answer

A)  issues of timing, sampling, intensity, and employability 
B)  issues of sampling, timing, intensity, and wording 
C)  issues of intensity, timing, and attribution 
D)  issues of employability, attribution, timing, and wording 
E)  issues of wording, intensity, deployment, and territory 
A)  issues of timing, sampling, intensity, and employability 
B)  issues of sampling, timing, intensity, and wording 
C)  issues of intensity, timing, and attribution 
D)  issues of employability, attribution, timing, and wording 
E)  issues of wording, intensity, deployment, and territory

Of the following government spending programs, which do few people think the government is spending too little on?

How is public opinion in the South different from public opinion in the rest of the country?

A majority of adult Americans identify with the political party of their parents.

Which of the following statements about the influence of region, education, gender, and age on political attitudes is true?

The best estimates suggest that about __________ percent of people in the United States are Muslim.

When survey organizations wrongly predicted, in 1948, a comfortable victory for Republican Thomas Dewey over Democratic president Harry Truman, what issue of public polling did they fail to heed?

Describe the socializing agents that affect people's attitudes and expressed political opinions in adulthood.

What effect did the election of Barack Obama have on the political attitudes of African Americans?

Young people coming of age politically during the 1960s turned out to be much more __________ throughout their lives than young people coming of age during the 1950s or during the Reagan years.

What problem has been created for survey researchers as more Americans have cut their reliance on landlines, now using only cell phones?

__________ ensures that each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected.

You are discussing the implications of leading questions in opinion polling research in your American government class. At the end of the discussion, you are asked to construct a leading question. Which of the following questions is the class likely to agree is leading?

Of the following, which is something about which people are likely to hold and express political attitudes?

When is it better to use an open-ended question in a public opinion poll and when is it better to use a closed-ended question?

Which of the following statements about the political attitudes of African Americans is true?

How many randomly chosen Americans are usually selected to participate in national public opinion polls?

The presidential job approval rating is taken as a crucial indicator of a president's popularity. What causes a president's job approval rating to fluctuate?

Which of the following is likely to contribute to a negative presidential approval rating?

Of the following issues, which are associated with the challenges of political polling?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism: States and Nation

The Structural Foundations of American Government and Politics

The News Media

Interest Groups and Business Organizations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Civil Liberties: the Struggle for Freedom

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

Domestic Policies

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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Exam 5: Public Opinion

Of the following government spending programs, which do few people think the government is spending too little on?

How is public opinion in the South different from public opinion in the rest of the country?

A majority of adult Americans identify with the political party of their parents.

Which of the following statements about the influence of region, education, gender, and age on political attitudes is true?

The best estimates suggest that about __________ percent of people in the United States are Muslim.

When survey organizations wrongly predicted, in 1948, a comfortable victory for Republican Thomas Dewey over Democratic president Harry Truman, what issue of public polling did they fail to heed?

Describe the socializing agents that affect people's attitudes and expressed political opinions in adulthood.

What effect did the election of Barack Obama have on the political attitudes of African Americans?

Young people coming of age politically during the 1960s turned out to be much more __________ throughout their lives than young people coming of age during the 1950s or during the Reagan years.

What problem has been created for survey researchers as more Americans have cut their reliance on landlines, now using only cell phones?

__________ ensures that each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected.

You are discussing the implications of leading questions in opinion polling research in your American government class. At the end of the discussion, you are asked to construct a leading question. Which of the following questions is the class likely to agree is leading?

Of the following, which is something about which people are likely to hold and express political attitudes?

When is it better to use an open-ended question in a public opinion poll and when is it better to use a closed-ended question?

Which of the following statements about the political attitudes of African Americans is true?

How many randomly chosen Americans are usually selected to participate in national public opinion polls?

The presidential job approval rating is taken as a crucial indicator of a president's popularity. What causes a president's job approval rating to fluctuate?

Which of the following is likely to contribute to a negative presidential approval rating?

Of the following issues, which are associated with the challenges of political polling?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism: States and Nation

The Structural Foundations of American Government and Politics

The News Media

Interest Groups and Business Organizations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Civil Liberties: the Struggle for Freedom

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

Domestic Policies

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters