Question 1

Scholars have done the LEAST study into the political influence of which primary socializing agent on American citizens?

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A)  religion
B)  families
C)  schools
D)  media
E)  peersF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Discuss the major characteristics of the political socialization process through which Americans acquire their political opinions.

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Question 3

Society in Northern Island is held up by the authors as a demonstration of what difference with U.S.society?

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A)  the lack of importance in measured public opinion for the political process
B)  the status of the family as a secondary agent of socialization instead of a primary agent
C)  the relatively small influence that government propaganda has on the individual
D)  the lack of religion as a defining frame of reference
E)  the lack of crosscutting between groupsF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Of the 2009-2010 health care reform legislation,a Gallup poll found that nearly a third of the public mistakenly believed that the legislation package included

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A)  vastly increased funding for Medicaid,the federal health care program for low-income individuals.
B)  government committees that would decide which elderly patients would receive life-saving treatment and which would not.
C)  an elimination of the Medicare program.
D)  government-sponsored health care for illegal immigrants.
E)  a legalization of partial-birth abortions.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D) B

Question 5

What was the primary cause for an increase in the public's support for a military invasion of Iraq during the six-month period leading to the start of the war?

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A)  the inability of the United Nations to discover strong evidence of weapons of mass destruction
B)  mainstream media coverage of the actions of the Iraqi government
C)  grass-roots efforts by conservative groups that argued it was necessary for greater national security
D)  Bush administration efforts to press the case for war
E)  election-year posturing on national security issues by congressional candidates for officeF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

The key factors in determining the accuracy of an opinion poll are

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A)  the population size and the sample size.
B)  the sample size and the timeline over which the sample was taken.
C)  the size of the sample and whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method.
D)  the sample size and whether the sample has the same percentage of men and women as the population.
E)  the anonymous nature of the sampling process and sample size.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D) C

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Franklin Roosevelt had little faith that public opinion would preserve the Social Security program,and expected it to be dismantled within a few decades.
B)  Public opinion on the usefulness of the Social Security system tends to swing back and forth dramatically with the health of the national economy.
C)  George W.Bush attempted to privatize aspects of social security,only to back down in the face of determined resistance.
D)  Franklin Roosevelt attempted to increase the size of the Social Security system,but backed down in the face of strong public opinion against any expansion.
E)  Ronald Reagan refused,against the wishes of his party,to propose reform of the Social Security system,because he knew public opinion would oppose it.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

"The Bradley Effect" describes

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A)  the tendency of black candidates to receive fewer votes than the polls predicted.
B)  the poor training of pollsters,which leads to biased polling results.
C)  the effect that question wording can have on the results of a poll.
D)  the tendency to include more minority respondents in a polling result than is representative of the population.
E)  the phenomenon in which polled individuals give opinionated responses about issues about which they know very little.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

In her book Young v.Old,political scientist Susan MacManus notes that

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A)  senior citizens tend to oppose increases in public school funding.
B)  senior citizens tend to oppose increases in defense spending.
C)  younger adults tend to oppose public school funding.
D)  younger adults tend to oppose increases in defense spending.
E)  younger adults tend to oppose increases in government welfare spending.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The only presidential election in which the Gallup poll erred badly was

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A)  1928 Hoover-Smith.
B)  1936 Roosevelt-Landon.
C)  1948 Truman-Dewey.
D)  1964 Johnson-Goldwater.
E)  2000 Bush-Gore.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

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

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

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 TrumanF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

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.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Women are less likely than men to favor

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A)  affirmative action.
B)  abortion rights.
C)  higher levels of education spending.
D)  the use of force to settle international disputes.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

A person who favors government intervention in both social and economic affairs is a(n)

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A)  libertarian.
B)  liberal.
C)  populist.
D)  social conservative.
E)  economic conservative.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 16

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.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Which of the following is true about public opinion polling?

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A)  Polls are the most relied-upon method of measuring public opinion.
B)  Polls can be erroneous at times.
C)  Most large news organizations have their own in-house polls.
D)  The Gallup pollsters have correctly predicted the winner of presidential elections most of the time since 1936.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

What are the two distinguishing characteristics of political socialization?

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A)  Schools are the most influential agent of political socialization,and political socialization is strongest during childhood.
B)  Family is the strongest agent of political socialization,and political socialization is strongest during high school and college.
C)  Political socialization is cumulative,and is most heavily developed during childhood.
D)  Political socialization is transitory,and is most heavily developed during young adulthood.
E)  Political socialization occurs primarily among educated populations,and is most heavily developed during adulthood.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E) C

Question 19

Which of the following is true of letter writers and demonstrators?

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A)  They tend to be individuals who have participated in violent or physical expressions of political opinion.
B)  They tend to espouse a more conservative ideological leaning.
C)  They tend to have a greater effect on policymakers than the public opinion polls of the general population.
D)  Roughly 10 percent of Americans participate in a mass demonstration or write a letter to the editor each year.
E)  Their opinions tend to be atypical of the population as whole.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 20

In his definition of public opinion,the author claims that the opinions of private individuals become public opinion when they

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A)  first enter people's heads.
B)  are openly expressed.
C)  become part of the conflict between the Republican and Democratic parties.
D)  are measured in opinion polls.
E)  become part of the conflict between populists and libertarians.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Exam 4: Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Scholars have done the LEAST study into the political influence of which primary socializing agent on American citizens?

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Discuss the major characteristics of the political socialization process through which Americans acquire their political opinions.

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Society in Northern Island is held up by the authors as a demonstration of what difference with U.S.society?

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Of the 2009-2010 health care reform legislation,a Gallup poll found that nearly a third of the public mistakenly believed that the legislation package included

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What was the primary cause for an increase in the public's support for a military invasion of Iraq during the six-month period leading to the start of the war?

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The key factors in determining the accuracy of an opinion poll are

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Which of the following statements is true?

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"The Bradley Effect" describes

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The only presidential election in which the Gallup poll erred badly was

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

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

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

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Women are less likely than men to favor

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A person who favors government intervention in both social and economic affairs is a(n)

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Selective perception is primarily a result of

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Which of the following is true about public opinion polling?

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