Exam 5: Opinion and Participation: Thinking and Acting in Politics

Higher education is also associated with greater political participation,including voting.

When the networks agreed not to use exit polls to call elections in a state until the polls in that state closed,they were responding to the criticism that early calls __________.

Differences of opinion between men and women on matters of politics are known as the __________ gap.

According to the BBC survey data depicted in the textbook's "Compared to What?" feature box,which country has the highest rating for being a positive influence on world affairs?

After reading about the challenges of conducting accurate surveys in the feature entitled "The Game,the Rules,the Players," which of the following questions do you think is intentionally worded to skew survey results?

In the United States,women are more likely than men to oppose __________.

Compare and contrast two acts of protest,one that is protected by the 1st Amendment and one that is not.Choose to describe acts from history about which you are knowledgeable or provide details in a fictionalized account of your own creation.

Rioting is a form of __________.

Although African Americans generally support a more positive role for government in reducing inequality in society,about __________ of African Americans identify themselves as conservative.

Political __________ appears to be the essential link between opinion and policy.

Select the best description of an act of protest or civil disobedience that is protected under the 1st Amendment.

According to the data depicted in Figure 5.1 (Cause for Concern?: What Americans [Don't] Know About Politics),what percentage of Americans can name the chief justice of the U.S.Supreme Court?

About 60 percent of the voting-age population in the United States typically fails to vote,even in presidential elections.

If a public opinion poll finds that voters in New Jersey only slightly favor new gun-control legislation that is currently being debated in the state legislature,it can be correctly assumed that the issue was not salient to any individual voter whose opinion was sampled.

Which of the following is most likely to identify as a conservative?

Your American government class is discussing political socialization.The professor asks you to reflect on your earliest memory of an experience that demonstrates diffuse support for the American political system.What might your answer be?

Which of the following groups of people has the least influence on elected officials when those officials are considering specific changes to government policies?

Under which of the following conditions is a protest least likely to be effective?

Far more voters cast ballots in congressional and in state and local elections than in presidential elections.

More than two-thirds of Americans report that they receive "all or most" of their political information from which source?