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

As a group,African Americans vote ___________ than Caucasians,although this is beginning to change.

In a state where the level of education is higher than the national average,voter turnout will be lower than the national average.

Define salience.Using several examples from history,explain why it varies over time.

Identify the agents of political socialization.

Candidate appeal focuses on which of the following questions?

If you were an elementary school principal,which types of activities would you ban if you were interested in producing future political know-nothings?

Which type of survey question is best formulated to address concerns about errors in public opinion polling resulting from difficulty in measuring intensity?

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment prohibited the use of ____________ in federal elections.

What percentage of Americans currently view themselves as extremely conservative?

The United States compares favorably with other nations in political interest and awareness,but for a variety of institutional and political reasons,about ____________ percent of all eligible citizens fail to vote.

In terms of their ideology,most people in the United States are __________.

The statements of a Libertarian voter that the government should not regulate social choices of adults and that the free market is a better supplier of goods and services than a centralized government are representative of his or her what?

Compared to liberals,conservatives take a more __________ view of human nature.

A common element of political socialization in most cultures is __________,a consciousness of the nation-state and of belonging to it.

When is voter turnout lowest?

As a result of the Voting Rights Act and the ban on the poll tax,__________.

Both political parties hope to register and mobilize __________,who comprise the largest minority group in the United States.

There is considerable disagreement about how to interpret low voter turnout.According to the U.S.Census Bureau,what is the principal reason that people do not vote?

Define libertarianism.How does libertarianism differ from the main political ideologies discussed in the book? How is it similar?

Of the following,which is more closely associated with social capital?