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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following policies would an individual who identifies as a Democrat most likely support?
Increasing federal enforcement of immigration laws
Reducing regulations on Wall Street to stimulate economic growth
Strengthening anti-discrimination policies for married gay
couples
Decreasing the role of the federal government to ensure access to health care
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following political parties is more liberal?Democratic PartyRepublican Party
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich political party traditionally supports tax cuts for all Americans?RepublicansDemocrats
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMost of us gain our basic attitudes that shape our political opinions fromthe mediachurchfriendsfamily
- 5. Multiple Choice
Factors that influence an individual's political attitudes, opinions, and beliefs (Check all that apply)
Gender/Ethnicity
Family
School
News/Media
- 6. Multiple Choice
A method of systematically polling a selected group of people who are representative of the total population
Media
Public Agenda
Sampling
Political Socialization
- 7. Multiple Choice
The difference between what the sample results show and what the true result would be if everyone had been interviewed
Political Socialization
Intensity
Sampling Error
Public Agenda
- 8. Multiple Choice
Most commonly understood to embrace national government solutions to public problems
Media
Public Agenda
Conservative
Liberal
- 9. Multiple Choice
Most commonly understood to embrace solutions by the private sector for public problems
Liberal
Conservative
Public Agenda
Media
- 10. Multiple Choice
This generation came of age around the year 2000, and tend to be more liberal than the generations before them.
Silent Generation
Baby Boomers
Generation X
Millennials
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best example of the core value of limited government?
Interest groups lobbying the government to influence legislation on a particular issue
The media covering a confirmation hearing for a potential Supreme Court justice
Citizens voting to elect a new member of the United States Congress
The United States Constitution delegating specific powers to Congress
- 12. Multiple Choice
A person loses his job and refuses to accept any government assistance to get back on his feet, instead relying on savings and seeking a new job immediately. Which of the following core values would this person most relate to?
Rule of law
Free enterprise
Individualism
Equality of opportunity
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about church attendance based on the line graph?
About 30% of people surveyed in 2010 rarely or never attend church.
About 26% of people surveyed in 2010 attended church once a month or less.
About 16% of people surveyed in 2010 attend church about once a year.
About 54% of people surveyed in 2010 attended church once a year or less.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The graph above supports which of the following statements?
People with higher incomes are more likely to think of themselves as conservative than are those with lower incomes.
Americans with incomes under $10,000 are twice as likely to think of themselves as liberal than as conservative.
A majority of people whose incomes fall between $10,000 and $50,000 think of themselves as conservative.
No income group contains more people who think of themselves as liberal than people who think of themselves as conservative.
People with higher incomes are less likely to think of themselves as either liberal or conservative than are those with lower incomes.
- 15. Multiple ChoicePeople that are liberal on both economic policy and personal conduct. They want to be sure of several things; tax the rich heavily, regulate business, allow abortions and protect the rights of the accused. These are only a few of the things that they hope the government can achieve. What would be the name of the is group?Pure conservativePure liberalPopulistsLibertarians
- 16. Multiple ChoicePolls based on interviews conducted on election day with randomly selected voters.Sampling errorOpinion pollsExit pollsRandom sample
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich is true of a good random sample for a public opinion poll?All the people in the sample are opinionatedIt excludes people who do not belong to a political partyIt is limited to people who follow the news.It represents the variety of the whole population.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most important factor to getting a good poll that best resembles the target population?Random SamplingA large sample sizeA large sampling errorTargeted Samples
- 19. Multiple ChoicePeople who fall into this category support low taxes, limited government involvement in regulating the economy and funding for a strong national defense.LiberalModerateConservative
- 20. Multiple Choice
Candidates for political office use public opinion polls for all of the following purposes EXCEPT to
assess recognition of the candidate’s name
measure voters’ support for the candidate’s issues
bring the opposition’s opinions into alignment with those of the candidate
fine-tune policy stands
identify key issues among the voters
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following public policies would Democrats be most likely to support?
Authorizing additional funding for the military
Securing a universal health care system
Cutting the budget for foreign aid to other countries
Withdrawing from international climate change agreements
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is most important for getting an accurate measure of public opinion in a survey?
Surveying only cell phone users
Selecting a random sample
Asking leading questions
Contacting only registered voters
Conducting the survey online
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