Question 1

As an agent of political socialization,the American family has its greatest effect on individuals'

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A)  party identification.
B)  choice and form of higher education.
C)  professional career.
D)  knowledge of particular public policies.
E)  rate of political participation.

Question 2

According to polls,men and women tend to disagree on certain issues.Of the following issues,about which are men and women closest in agreement?

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A)  abortion rights
B)  affirmative action
C)  poverty assistance
D)  education assistance
E)  use of military force

Question 3

Discuss the general relationship between public opinion and the policy actions of government.

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Question 4

Selective perception is primarily a result of

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A)  economic class.
B)  religion.
C)  partisanship.
D)  race and ethnicity.
E)  age and generational beliefs.

Question 5

All of the following ideological types are prevalent in the United States EXCEPT

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A)  liberals.
B)  conservatives.
C)  populists.
D)  libertarians.
E)  communists.

Question 6

To accurately poll the citizens of the United States as opposed to the citizens of a single state,

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A)  a much larger sample size will be required.
B)  the sample requirements will be nearly the same.
C)  a smaller sample size will be required.
D)  less randomization will be needed because the sample size will be larger.
E)  a larger sampling error can be accepted.

Question 7

Journalist Walter Lippmann suggested that

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A)  polling,even when done scientifically,cannot be trusted because it is in people's nature to be dishonest in response to political questions.
B)  the dominance of polling has brought about an ideological shift toward the more radical ends of the political spectrum among elected representatives.
C)  polling had provided political parties with even more entrenched power,reducing the influence of third party candidates.
D)  effective government cannot be run by politicians that base their public opinions on poll results.
E)  pollsters have had more effect on the outcome of presidential elections in recent decades than have the people who do the voting.

Question 8

The term public opinion is frequently used in reference to all of American society.This perspective is

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A)  accurate,since Americans are one people and indivisible.
B)  less accurate than a view of public opinion based on the majority,since the political system operates on the principle of majority rule.
C)  less accurate than the idea that Americans form many publics,which differ greatly in such things as the level of attention they pay to politics.
D)  less accurate than a view of public opinion based on what the news media are saying about the public.
E)  accurate,because there is little diversity in American public opinion.

Question 9

Dramatic change in party identification is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of

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A)  a change in the policy position of the president.
B)  major upheaval.
C)  popular satisfaction with a government initiative.
D)  a change in the law.
E)  a Supreme Court ruling.

Question 10

A properly drawn sample of one thousand individuals has a sampling error of roughly plus or minus ________ percent.

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A)  5
B)  3
C)  2
D)  8
E)  10

Question 11

Americans who attend religious services at least once a week are most likely to vote for which political party?

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A)  Libertarian
B)  Democrat
C)  Republican
D)  Populist
E)  Green

Question 12

________ once said that he spent nearly all his adult life in government and yet had never seen a government.

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A)  Theodore Roosevelt
B)  Woodrow Wilson
C)  Abraham Lincoln
D)  George W.Bush
E)  Harry Truman

Question 13

What term do pollsters use for a purported opinion offered by a respondent who,in truth,has no view on a specific issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  uninformed response
B)  faulty opinion
C)  invalid answer
D)  confused response
E)  non-opinion

Question 14

A conservative is opposed to government intervention

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A)  in both the economic and social spheres.
B)  in the economic but not the social sphere.
C)  in the social sphere,but not the economic sphere.
D)  in neither the social nor the economic spheres.
E)  only with regard to affirmative action.

Question 15

Which of the following groups in the U.S.shows a higher level of support for collective bargaining?

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A)  workers in the service sector
B)  factory workers
C)  small farmers
D)  white-collar workers
E)  workers in the skilled crafts

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