Question 1

Bernie Sanders is best described as a ________, while Rand Paul is best described as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) libertarian; democratic socialist 
B) libertarian; conservative 
C) conservative; libertarian 
D) democratic socialist; libertarian 
A) libertarian; democratic socialist 
B) libertarian; conservative 
C) conservative; libertarian 
D) democratic socialist; libertarian

Question 2

In international affairs, conservatism has come to mean

Accepted Answer

A) support for military intervention and the maintenance of American military power. 
B) opposition to military intervention and the ramping down of American military power. 
C) opposition to the United States' membership in the United Nations. 
D) opposition to the continued existence of the European Union. 
A) support for military intervention and the maintenance of American military power. 
B) opposition to military intervention and the ramping down of American military power. 
C) opposition to the United States' membership in the United Nations. 
D) opposition to the continued existence of the European Union.

Question 3

One explanation for why Trump performed better at the ballot box than in the public opinion polls is that

Accepted Answer

A) the questions asked by survey organizations about Trump were always worded in a derogatory fashion. 
B) survey organizations conducted only internet-based surveys in 2016. 
C) some people may have been reluctant to tell an interviewer that they supported Trump given that he was so controversial. 
D) survey organizations intentionally minimized the number of Republicans and conservatives they included in their samples. 
A) the questions asked by survey organizations about Trump were always worded in a derogatory fashion. 
B) survey organizations conducted only internet-based surveys in 2016. 
C) some people may have been reluctant to tell an interviewer that they supported Trump given that he was so controversial. 
D) survey organizations intentionally minimized the number of Republicans and conservatives they included in their samples.

Question 4

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) random dialing 
C) selection bias 
D) push polling 
A) probability sampling 
B) random dialing 
C) selection bias 
D) push polling

Question 5

According to John Zaller's model of opinion formation, the "sample" stage occurs when a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) individual limits his or her attention to a small group of political controversies rather than learning about a wide range of issues. 
B) news network interviews a small number of people about their reactions to a particular political event. 
C) individual talks to a randomly selected group of people in order to determine his or her opinion on an issue. 
D) individual selects the most relevant or most recently acquired and accepted information from his or her "bucket" of information in response to a survey question. 
A) individual limits his or her attention to a small group of political controversies rather than learning about a wide range of issues. 
B) news network interviews a small number of people about their reactions to a particular political event. 
C) individual talks to a randomly selected group of people in order to determine his or her opinion on an issue. 
D) individual selects the most relevant or most recently acquired and accepted information from his or her "bucket" of information in response to a survey question.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about public opinion in America is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Political knowledge is fairly high in America. 
B) Citizens with low levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information and determine its relevancy to their beliefs. 
C) Citizens with high levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information to determine its relevancy to their beliefs. 
D) Politically knowledgeable citizens are more likely to consider themselves independent and not have a liberal or conservative ideology. 
A) Political knowledge is fairly high in America. 
B) Citizens with low levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information and determine its relevancy to their beliefs. 
C) Citizens with high levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information to determine its relevancy to their beliefs. 
D) Politically knowledgeable citizens are more likely to consider themselves independent and not have a liberal or conservative ideology.

Question 7

"Affective intelligence" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) fact that people often determine their policy preferences and voting decisions through rational calculations of costs and benefits. 
B) skill that some political leaders and media communicators have to make their audiences feel empathy for others. 
C) fact that individuals will often quickly form opinions in response to current events by using their emotions as a guide. 
D) belief that one's feelings are right, even if well-accepted facts contradict these feelings. 
A) fact that people often determine their policy preferences and voting decisions through rational calculations of costs and benefits. 
B) skill that some political leaders and media communicators have to make their audiences feel empathy for others. 
C) fact that individuals will often quickly form opinions in response to current events by using their emotions as a guide. 
D) belief that one's feelings are right, even if well-accepted facts contradict these feelings.

Question 8

Which statement best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Government policy never influences public opinion because most Americans pay very little attention to politics. 
B) Public opinion always influences government policy because lawmakers are legally bound to enact the majority's preferences. 
C) The relationship between government policy and public opinion is dynamic, wherein government policy responds to public opinion but public opinion also shifts based on new government policies. 
D) Government policy almost never influences public opinion. 
A) Government policy never influences public opinion because most Americans pay very little attention to politics. 
B) Public opinion always influences government policy because lawmakers are legally bound to enact the majority's preferences. 
C) The relationship between government policy and public opinion is dynamic, wherein government policy responds to public opinion but public opinion also shifts based on new government policies. 
D) Government policy almost never influences public opinion.

Question 9

A wealthy businessperson who is very liberal is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A) fact that group memberships can fully explain all of an individual's political views. 
B) fact that group memberships never fully explain all of an individual's political views. 
C) power of the bandwagon effect. 
D) negative consequences of the power of the mass media. 
A) fact that group memberships can fully explain all of an individual's political views. 
B) fact that group memberships never fully explain all of an individual's political views. 
C) power of the bandwagon effect. 
D) negative consequences of the power of the mass media.

Question 10

The transition many white southerners made from the Democratic to the Republican Party in the 1960s is a good example of the

Accepted Answer

A) changes in political conditions and circumstances in the South, rather than in opinions or values. 
B) growing conservative ideology in the South. 
C) growing liberal ideology in the South. 
D) rise of labor unions and other associations in the South. 
A) changes in political conditions and circumstances in the South, rather than in opinions or values. 
B) growing conservative ideology in the South. 
C) growing liberal ideology in the South. 
D) rise of labor unions and other associations in the South.

Question 11

During the 2000 South Carolina Republican primary, George W.Bush supporters telephoned conservative white voters to ask if they would be more or less likely to vote for John McCain if they knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child.This was an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) push poll. 
B) bandwagon poll. 
C) saliency illusion. 
D) nonresponse bias. 
A) push poll. 
B) bandwagon poll. 
C) saliency illusion. 
D) nonresponse bias.

Question 12

Large cities have predominantly ________ populations, while ________ are more numerous in rural and suburban areas.

Accepted Answer

A) Republican; Democrats 
B) Democratic; Republicans 
C) Socialist; Democrats 
D) Democratic; Socialists 
A) Republican; Democrats 
B) Democratic; Republicans 
C) Socialist; Democrats 
D) Democratic; Socialists

Question 13

By the time of the Iraq invasion in March 2003, the American public was

Accepted Answer

A) overwhelmingly opposed to the war, with only 5 percent of Americans endorsing the Bush administration's policy. 
B) deeply divided on the war, with 50 percent of Americans endorsing and 50 percent of Americans opposing the Bush administration's policy. 
C) strongly supportive of the war, with 70 percent of Americans endorsing the Bush administration's policy. 
D) overwhelmingly supportive of the war, with almost 100 percent of Americans endorsing the Bush administration's policy. 
A) overwhelmingly opposed to the war, with only 5 percent of Americans endorsing the Bush administration's policy. 
B) deeply divided on the war, with 50 percent of Americans endorsing and 50 percent of Americans opposing the Bush administration's policy. 
C) strongly supportive of the war, with 70 percent of Americans endorsing the Bush administration's policy. 
D) overwhelmingly supportive of the war, with almost 100 percent of Americans endorsing the Bush administration's policy.

Question 14

A(n) ________ sample is a method used by pollsters to select a representative sample in which every individual in the population has an equal probability of being selected as a respondent.

Accepted Answer

A) stratified 
B) equal opportunity 
C) simple random 
D) quota 
A) stratified 
B) equal opportunity 
C) simple random 
D) quota

Question 15

Support for freedom of speech, a free internet, and the press is

Accepted Answer

A) higher in the United States than in most other countries in the world. 
B) lower in the United States than in most other countries in the world. 
C) roughly the same in the United States as most other countries in the world. 
D) nearly nonexistent in the United States. 
A) higher in the United States than in most other countries in the world. 
B) lower in the United States than in most other countries in the world. 
C) roughly the same in the United States as most other countries in the world. 
D) nearly nonexistent in the United States.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) The British 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) Government officials are legally prohibited from promoting ideas in the marketplace of ideas. 
A) The British 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) Government officials are legally prohibited from promoting ideas in the marketplace of ideas.

Question 17

The difference between a political value and a political attitude is that values are

Accepted Answer

A) conservative, while attitudes are liberal. 
B) liberal, while attitudes are conservative. 
C) held for a short term, while attitudes are held for a long term. 
D) basic principles, while attitudes are specific preferences. 
A) conservative, while attitudes are liberal. 
B) liberal, while attitudes are conservative. 
C) held for a short term, while attitudes are held for a long term. 
D) basic principles, while attitudes are specific preferences.

Question 18

The typical margin of error in a sample survey of 1,500 respondents is ________ percent.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.1 
B) 0.5 
C) 1.0 
D) 2.5 
A) 0.1 
B) 0.5 
C) 1.0 
D) 2.5

Question 19

The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called a

Accepted Answer

A) validity quotient. 
B) reliability quotient. 
C) sample. 
D) quota. 
A) validity quotient. 
B) reliability quotient. 
C) sample. 
D) quota.

Question 20

Which U.S.president ushered in the tax revolt and the deregulation of many government policies in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

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

Bernie Sanders is best described as a , while Rand Paul is best described as a .

In international affairs, conservatism has come to mean

One explanation for why Trump performed better at the ballot box than in the public opinion polls is that

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.

According to John Zaller's model of opinion formation, the "sample" stage occurs when a(n)

Which of the following statements about public opinion in America is MOST accurate?

"Affective intelligence" refers to the

Which statement best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy?

A wealthy businessperson who is very liberal is an example of the

The transition many white southerners made from the Democratic to the Republican Party in the 1960s is a good example of the

During the 2000 South Carolina Republican primary, George W.Bush supporters telephoned conservative white voters to ask if they would be more or less likely to vote for John McCain if they knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child.This was an example of a

Large cities have predominantly populations, while are more numerous in rural and suburban areas.

By the time of the Iraq invasion in March 2003, the American public was

A(n) ________ sample is a method used by pollsters to select a representative sample in which every individual in the population has an equal probability of being selected as a respondent.

Support for freedom of speech, a free internet, and the press is

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

The difference between a political value and a political attitude is that values are

The typical margin of error in a sample survey of 1,500 respondents is ________ percent.

The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called a

Which U.S.president 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

Bernie Sanders is best described as a ________, while Rand Paul is best described as a ________.

In international affairs, conservatism has come to mean

One explanation for why Trump performed better at the ballot box than in the public opinion polls is that

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.

According to John Zaller's model of opinion formation, the "sample" stage occurs when a(n)

Which of the following statements about public opinion in America is MOST accurate?

"Affective intelligence" refers to the

Which statement best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy?

A wealthy businessperson who is very liberal is an example of the

The transition many white southerners made from the Democratic to the Republican Party in the 1960s is a good example of the

During the 2000 South Carolina Republican primary, George W.Bush supporters telephoned conservative white voters to ask if they would be more or less likely to vote for John McCain if they knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child.This was an example of a

Large cities have predominantly ________ populations, while ________ are more numerous in rural and suburban areas.

By the time of the Iraq invasion in March 2003, the American public was

A(n) ________ sample is a method used by pollsters to select a representative sample in which every individual in the population has an equal probability of being selected as a respondent.

Support for freedom of speech, a free internet, and the press is

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

The difference between a political value and a political attitude is that values are

The typical margin of error in a sample survey of 1,500 respondents is ________ percent.

The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called a

Which U.S.president 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

Bernie Sanders is best described as a , while Rand Paul is best described as a .

Large cities have predominantly populations, while are more numerous in rural and suburban areas.