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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDistrust in the government has increased in the country since the 1950s.TrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich social group do voters tend to identify most with politically?FriendsReligionMediaFamily
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich age group is least likely to vote?over 7030-4546-5556-69
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich state does not require voters to register ahead of election day?LouisianaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNone of the above
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich election is voter turnout the highest?LocalStateMidtermPresidential
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAmericans vote less than people in other industrialized democracies.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich two religions tend to vote liberal?Protestant and CatholicProtestant and JewishCatholic and JewishBaptist and Evangelical Christian
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen the 26th Amendment let 18 year olds vote they showed up in higher numbers than all other voting demographic groups.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich gender votes more?MenWomen
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the greatest predictor of voting?educationgenderincomerace
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho is more likely to vote Republican?A person from the NortheastA person from the SouthA person from the West CoastA person from the Rust Belt
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the uses of polls?Informing the publicInforming candidatesInforming office holdersAll of the above
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho is most likely to vote?A high school graduateA beauty school dropoutA graduate studentA sophomore in college
- 14. Multiple Choice19th amendment protects the right to vote of ( )KidsTeachersMenWomen
- 15. Multiple Choice26th amendment says citizens the age of ( ) can vote12132518
- 16. Multiple ChoiceShutting people out of voting is known asPurchingFranchisementDisenfranchisementPreclearnance
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAmendment granted women suffrage15th19th24th26th
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAmendment removed racial barriers from voting15th19th24th26th
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAmendment ended paying taxes at the polls before voting.15th19th24th26th
- 20. Multiple Choice
Under the Constitution the power to determine voting law was and is largely left up to the states.TrueFalse - 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a straight ticket?A type of ballot where a voter selects candidates from only one political party.A type of ballot on which the voter selects candidates from more than one political party.Simular to a straight jacket, but with paper.A ticket with less curves.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe widely shared beliefs, values, and norms about how citizens relate to governments and to one another.Political CultureSocial CapitalPolitical IdeologySocialization
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAn ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on minimal government, promoting a free market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulation in moral, economic, and social life.LiberalismConservatismEnvironmentalLibertarianism
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe distribution of individual preferences or evaluations of a given issue, candidate, or institution within a specific population.SamplePollingPublic OpinionMajority Rule
- 25. Multiple ChoicePolitical opinions that exist but have not been fully expressed.LatencyIntensitySocializationSalience
- 26. Multiple ChoiceElection in which voters elect officeholders.Primary ElectionPresidential ElectionGeneral ElectionMidterm Election
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAn informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood.Party IdentificationPolitical SocializationPolitical CultureParty Consensus
- 28. Multiple Choicewhy should the major political parties be concerned about a strong minor party candidate on the ballot for President?Historically, fewer people vote when there are more than two candidates on the ballot.Minor Party candidates are unable to take clear-cut stands on controversial issues.Campaign funds are divided between all candidates, so there is less money available to the major parties.Minor party candidates can pull a large number of votes from either party, causing an upset.
- 29. Multiple Choicewhich of the following is a reason for voter registration ?to prove a potential voter's ability to read and writeto prove payment of property taxesto discourage women from votingto prevent fraudulent voting
- 30. Multiple ChoiceIf someone has no sense of political efficacy, how would this affect his or her voting behavior?The person lacks any sense of his or her own influence or effectiveness in politics, so the person probably would not vote.The person feels an unnatural sense of political superiority , so he or she probably would only vote only in school board elections.The person does not understand politics, so he or she probably would vote only in major elections.The person feels that the political process is not as fair as it once was, so he or she probably would vote for campaign reform.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhy is a straw vote highly unreliable?it falsely assumes that a small sample of responses will provide a fairly accurate picture of public opinion.It falsely assumes that a relatively large number of responses will provide a fairly accurate picture of public opinion.It falsely assumes that the people polled are all of the same general income and education level.It falsely assumes that everyone in a single geographic area shares the same political opinions.
- 32. Multiple Choicewhat impact does the mass media have on the general public agenda?it has no impact because top political figures do not pay attention to these sourcesit has made candidates far more dependent on party organizationsit tells people how and for whom to voteit focuses the public's attention on specific issues.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main idea of this cartoon?It is difficult to choose between the two party candidates in any presidential election.True public opinion can only be gauged after long term exposure to the media.She wants to know where he's sitting on the couch?The American political spectrum is diverse because people hold a variety of opinions on political issues.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich party favors HIGHER taxes to pay for social programs?DemocratsRepublicansBoth
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich party is the conservative, "family values" party?DemocratsRepublicans
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich party is the more liberal party that tends to support gay rights?DemocratsRepublicans
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich party supports tax cuts and opposes government-provided healthcare?DemocratsRepublicans
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich party thinks the government should be large and active in making laws to protect people?DemocratsRepublicans
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich party supports stricter gun control laws?DemocratsRepublicans
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich party believes business needs to be strictly regulated to protect the workers and environment?DemocratsRepublicans
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThis party is considered Liberal and favors MORE government responsibility.RepublicanDemocraticGreenCommunist
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThis party is considered Conservative and favors LESS government responsibility.DemocraticGreenRepublicanSocialist
- 43. Multiple ChoiceA political party other than Republican or Democraticcandidatemajority partythird partypolitical party
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a country with a two-party system?United States of AmericaJapanCanadaCuba
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhich elections see the best voter turnout?Presidential electionsLocal electionsOff-year electionsSpecial elections
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhich age group is MOST likely to vote?18-21 year olds22-30 year olds45-60 year oldsover 70 year olds
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWho is MOST likely to vote?white collar workerblue collar workerunemployed
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWho is MOST likely to vote?High income earnerLow income earner
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWho is MOST likely to vote?Highly educatedLittle education
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a biased sample?An individual close friends, religious groups, clubs, work groupsIn polling a group that does not accurately represent the larger populationGroups that seek policy goals that it believes will benefit the nation (general public) not just themselvesA small group of people who are typical of the larger group being studied
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an Exit Poll?Authorization to act given to a representativeA process by which individuals learn their political beliefsA measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universePolling that involves interviewing voters as they leave the polling place and asking them for whom they voted for
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat is political culture?To persuade government officials to support the polices their interest group favorsTechnique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selectedThe ideas and attitudes that significant number of americans hold about government and political issuesA set of basic values and beliefs about a nation and its government policy
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Political Efficacy?A persons belief that he or she can have an impact on government and policyTechnique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selectedA set of basic values and beliefs about a nation and its government policyIn polling a group that does not accurately represent the larger population
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhat is political socialization?An unscientific attempt to measure public opinionA process by which individuals learn their political beliefsA group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policyA group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat is random Sampling?Method of polling in which wording of questions "push" respondees towards a particular answerA measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universeTechnique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selectedAuthorization to act given to a representative
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat is representative sample?A small group of people who are typical of the larger group being studiedA group of people that is to be studiedGroups that seek policy goals that it believes will benefit the nation (general public) not just themselvesA group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Sampling Error?A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universeTo persuade government officials to support the polices their interest group favorsThe ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issuesA process by which individuals learn their political beliefs
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a straw poll?Technique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selectedA measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universeAn unscientific attempt to measure public opinionMethod of polling in which wording of questions "push" respondees towards a particular answe
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a universe?A group of people that is to be studiedThe ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issuesA small group of people who are typical of the larger group being studiedA measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhich two groups have the strongest impact on political socialization in the United States?mass media/familyschools/familyincome/familyrace/schools
- 61. Multiple ChoiceThe most accurate way to measure public opinion is byelection results.straw votes.studying the media.scientific polling.
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhich method for measuring public opinion is more reliable?Biased SampleStraw PollRandom SampleQuota Sample
- 63. Multiple ChoiceIf you asked the same question about an upcoming election to many people, you would be conducting ascientific poll.straw vote.public agenda.representative sample.
- 64. Multiple ChoiceThe earliest and on of the most significant agent in the political socialization process is thefamily.place of residence.group affiliation.gender.
- 65. Multiple ChoiceA mail or telephone survey of readers is called asample.canvass.straw poll.election.
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