Question 1

Which of the following statements about the forces that shape public opinion is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All governments try to influence, manipulate, or manage their citizens' beliefs. 
B)  Groups with public or private institutional support are more successful in marketing their ideas than groups who do not have such support. 
C)  The news media are not simply neutral messengers for the ideas developed by others. 
D)  Presidents rarely attempt to influence public support for the policies they are promoting. 
E)  The ways in which the news media frames or interprets events can have a major impact on how the public responds to these events. 
A)  All governments try to influence, manipulate, or manage their citizens' beliefs. 
B)  Groups with public or private institutional support are more successful in marketing their ideas than groups who do not have such support. 
C)  The news media are not simply neutral messengers for the ideas developed by others. 
D)  Presidents rarely attempt to influence public support for the policies they are promoting. 
E)  The ways in which the news media frames or interprets events can have a major impact on how the public responds to these events.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge of and interest in politics increases one's sense of political efficacy. 
B)  Knowledgeable citizens are better able to recognize their political interests and act consistently on behalf of them. 
C)  People with higher education, income, and occupational status are more likely to be both familiar with and active in politics. 
D)  People who are members of social or political organizations are more likely to be both familiar with and active in politics. 
E)  Political elites cannot influence people's ideas and beliefs. 
A)  Knowledge of and interest in politics increases one's sense of political efficacy. 
B)  Knowledgeable citizens are better able to recognize their political interests and act consistently on behalf of them. 
C)  People with higher education, income, and occupational status are more likely to be both familiar with and active in politics. 
D)  People who are members of social or political organizations are more likely to be both familiar with and active in politics. 
E)  Political elites cannot influence people's ideas and beliefs.

Question 3

The United States is a nation without political ideologies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Push polls are scientific surveys designed to assess the public's support for a policy or candidate by using a probability sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements about agencies of socialization is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family, membership in social groups, and education are all important agencies of socialization. 
B)  People's preference for a political party is primarily acquired through their family. 
C)  An individual's religion has no impact on their political views. 
D)  Attending college makes people more likely to participate in politics. 
E)  Both involuntary and voluntary social groups have an impact on their members' political views. 
A)  Family, membership in social groups, and education are all important agencies of socialization. 
B)  People's preference for a political party is primarily acquired through their family. 
C)  An individual's religion has no impact on their political views. 
D)  Attending college makes people more likely to participate in politics. 
E)  Both involuntary and voluntary social groups have an impact on their members' political views.

Question 6

The term public opinion is used to describe:

Accepted Answer

A)  the president's collected speeches and writings during his term in office 
B)  the analysis of events broadcasted by reporters during the evening news 
C)  beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people 
D)  the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions 
E)  political debates that take place between citizens in public settings 
A)  the president's collected speeches and writings during his term in office 
B)  the analysis of events broadcasted by reporters during the evening news 
C)  beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people 
D)  the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions 
E)  political debates that take place between citizens in public settings

Question 7

Describe how public opinion is measured.What is sampling and what is it meant to accomplish? Describe some of the problems and biases of polling,such as push polling and question wording.How do the social desirability effect and the bandwagon effect each distort the measurement of opinion?

Accepted Answer

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Which of the following statements about the forces that shape public opinion is NOT true?

Which of the following is NOT true?

The United States is a nation without political ideologies.

Push polls are scientific surveys designed to assess the public's support for a policy or candidate by using a probability sample.

Which of the following statements about agencies of socialization is incorrect?

The term public opinion is used to describe:

Describe how public opinion is measured.What is sampling and what is it meant to accomplish? Describe some of the problems and biases of polling,such as push polling and question wording.How do the social desirability effect and the bandwagon effect each distort the measurement of opinion?

Introduction: The Citizen and the Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 5: Public Opinion

Which of the following statements about the forces that shape public opinion is NOT true?

Which of the following is NOT true?

The United States is a nation without political ideologies.

Push polls are scientific surveys designed to assess the public's support for a policy or candidate by using a probability sample.

Which of the following statements about agencies of socialization is incorrect?

The term public opinion is used to describe:

Describe how public opinion is measured.What is sampling and what is it meant to accomplish? Describe some of the problems and biases of polling,such as push polling and question wording.How do the social desirability effect and the bandwagon effect each distort the measurement of opinion?

Introduction: The Citizen and the Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters