Exam 7: Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Although as a group,African Americans vote at lower rates than white Americans,when are African Americans likely to vote at the same rate as Caucasians?

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When measuring public opinion,what is the value of asking open-ended questions?

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An ideal response will:
1.Define open-ended questions as questions that permit respondents to answer using their own words rather than choosing responses from set categories.
2.Discuss the negatives and/or positives associated with asking open-ended questions.Negatives include the acknowledgment that open-ended questions are harder to record and compare,and positives include the acknowledgment that they allow respondents to express their views more fully and clearly.

Why are latent opinions important?

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Socialism is the belief that the state owns property in common for all people and a single political party that represents the working classes controls the government.

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There has been a downward trend in voter turnout in presidential elections starting at the 1896 election.Voter turnout has yet to reach its 1876 high point.Discuss changes in voting eligibility standards and how these affected voter turnout.

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Question 5

Explain what political scientist Austin Ranney meant by saying,"Nonvoting is not a social disease."

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Question 6

An individual's propensity to perceive,interpret,or act toward a particular object in a particular way is a(n)___________.

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Question 7

Enacted in 2002,the __________ established accessibility standards for voting systems in the United States.

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Question 8

Over time,people are most likely to change their beliefs about which of the following?

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Question 9

Issues that people believe are important to them are __________.

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Question 10

The National Voter Registration Act allows people to register to vote while applying for or renewing a driver's license.

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Question 11

The Pew Research Center publishes survey data that indicate that 54 percent of college students plan to vote in the next presidential election.If the margin of error is 3 percent,what should the candidates expect the lowest turnout rate among college students to be?

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Question 12

Libertarians support which of the following?

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Question 13

Race and ethnic background are linked with different levels of voting,largely because they correlate with what third factor?

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Question 14

Voters' political ideology remains comparatively consistent with little change over time relative to election results.Why? How do political socialization and selective exposure impact this?

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Question 15

Because public opinion can change from day to day and even from hour to hour,polls are really only __________ of opinion at a particular point in time.

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Question 16

Federal law prevents a state from closing voter registration more than __________ before a federal election.

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Question 17

Intensity of public opinion refers to the degree to which people feel strongly about their opinions.

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Question 18

In a recent Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Survey,corruption was seen as a bigger problem for most people in India,Nigeria,Japan,and Mexico than in __________,which allows neither the free expression of public opinion nor free elections.

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Question 19

If the proportion of African American men in the general population is 11 percent,what percentage of a randomly drawn sample,if accurately drawn,will be African American men? Explain your reasoning.

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Although as a group,African Americans vote at lower rates than white Americans,when are African Americans likely to vote at the same rate as Caucasians?

When measuring public opinion,what is the value of asking open-ended questions?

Why are latent opinions important?

Socialism is the belief that the state owns property in common for all people and a single political party that represents the working classes controls the government.

There has been a downward trend in voter turnout in presidential elections starting at the 1896 election.Voter turnout has yet to reach its 1876 high point.Discuss changes in voting eligibility standards and how these affected voter turnout.

Explain what political scientist Austin Ranney meant by saying,"Nonvoting is not a social disease."

An individual's propensity to perceive,interpret,or act toward a particular object in a particular way is a(n)___________.

Enacted in 2002,the __________ established accessibility standards for voting systems in the United States.

Over time,people are most likely to change their beliefs about which of the following?

Issues that people believe are important to them are __________.

The National Voter Registration Act allows people to register to vote while applying for or renewing a driver's license.

The Pew Research Center publishes survey data that indicate that 54 percent of college students plan to vote in the next presidential election.If the margin of error is 3 percent,what should the candidates expect the lowest turnout rate among college students to be?

Libertarians support which of the following?

Race and ethnic background are linked with different levels of voting,largely because they correlate with what third factor?

Voters' political ideology remains comparatively consistent with little change over time relative to election results.Why? How do political socialization and selective exposure impact this?

Because public opinion can change from day to day and even from hour to hour,polls are really only __________ of opinion at a particular point in time.

Federal law prevents a state from closing voter registration more than __________ before a federal election.

Intensity of public opinion refers to the degree to which people feel strongly about their opinions.

In a recent Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Survey,corruption was seen as a bigger problem for most people in India,Nigeria,Japan,and Mexico than in __________,which allows neither the free expression of public opinion nor free elections.

If the proportion of African American men in the general population is 11 percent,what percentage of a randomly drawn sample,if accurately drawn,will be African American men? Explain your reasoning.

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