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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A John F. Kennedy
B Harry Truman
C Warren Harding
D Franklin D. Roosevelt
Question #2
A Agents of socialization are common and include a wide range of influences, from family to school; their impact on a person’s beliefs is important but not all-powerful.
B Agents of socialization are mostly ineffective; individuals largely determine their basic political beliefs on their own, and these agents exert almost no influence on a person.
C Agents of socialization are rare; they consist of only a handful of influential people a person might encounter throughout their life.
D Agents of socialization are overwhelmingly powerful and more or less fully explain how a person develops their own basic political beliefs.
Question #3
A The general process of introducing a person into a political culture
B Social institutions, like family and school, that shape an individual’s basic political beliefs and values
C An influencer or politician who seeks to promote a socialist ideology
D The public forums in which beliefs and ideas are exchanged and compete for influence
Question #4
A conservative ideology
B group self-interest
C inability of groups to translate preferences into policy
D agents of socialization
Question #5
A the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions.
B beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people.
C the president’s collected speeches and writings during his or her term in office.
D the analysis of events broadcast by reporters during the evening news.
Question #6
A data mining
B push polling
C social desirability bias
D the bandwagon effect
Question #7
A A corporation conducts a survey of 100,000 individuals using simple random sampling.
B A political campaign uses Google Search data to determine if the public supports repealing the death penalty.
C A media organization asks respondents loaded questions to produce a particular response that best matches the organization’s political ideology.
D All of the answer choices are correct.
Question #8
A have a major impact on policy making.
B are paid for by large corporations.
C measure attributes of groups, organizations, or nations rather than attributes of single individuals.
D are so large and complex that they require advanced analytics, rather than traditional methods, to reveal insights on a massive scale.
Question #9
A nonresponse bias.
B saliency illusion.
C bandwagon poll.
D push poll.
Question #10
A social desirability
B coattail
C bandwagon
D Hawthorne
Question #11
A too large sample sizes.
B the increased use of cell phones.
C poorly worded questions.
D push polling.
Question #12
A the system of repeatedly calling people in the sampling frame until they respond to the survey.
B polling services attempting to sell their polling data to major news media organizations at higher prices during election seasons.
C a poll to push politicians into adopting policy proposals they would not otherwise adopt.
D asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent’s opinion.
Question #13
A 250
B 500
C 1,500
D 1,000
Question #14
A stratified
B simple random
C equal opportunity
D quota
Question #15
A the emoluments clause of the Constitution compels elected officials to give preferential treatment to citizens with a college degree.
B they vote at higher rates, and they are more likely to contribute money to political campaigns.
C their opinions are of higher quality than those of less affluent and less educated citizens.
D the majority of affluent and educated citizens personally know an elected official.
Question #16
A more affluent and more educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions.
B less affluent and less educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions.
C nonvoters have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions.
D every citizen has an equally strong influence over politics and public policy decisions.
Question #17
A overwhelmingly supportive of the war, with almost 100% of Americans endorsing the Bush administration’s policy.
B strongly supportive of the war, with 70% of Americans endorsing the Bush administration’s policy.
C deeply divided on the war, with 50% of Americans endorsing and 50% of Americans opposing the Bush administration’s policy.
D overwhelmingly opposed to the war, with only 5% of Americans endorsing the Bush administration’s policy.
Question #18
A Independents, 57% of whom say gun laws should be more strict
B Republicans, 72% of whom do not want stricter gun laws
C Democrats, 80% of whom do not want strict gun laws
D Democrats, 80% of whom want stricter gun laws
Question #19
A The British created the marketplace of ideas in the seventeenth century.
B Private groups and the news media play important roles in shaping opinions in the marketplace of ideas.
C Exposure to the marketplace of ideas rarely leads people to change their minds about political issues.
D Government officials are legally prohibited from promoting ideas in the marketplace of ideas.
Question #20
A Citizens with high levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information to determine its relevancy to their beliefs.
B Citizens with low levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information and determine its relevancy to their beliefs.
C Political knowledge is fairly high in America.
D Politically knowledgeable citizens are more likely to consider themselves independent and not have a liberal or conservative ideology.
Question #21
A by the time they actually voice an opinion on an issue, they are likely to have forgotten much of the information that helped them arrive at their opinion.
B they spend a great deal of time each day consuming nonpolitical content on the internet.
C they spend a great deal of time each day consuming nonpolitical content on television.
D their commitment to privacy makes them deeply unwilling to reveal to public opinion pollsters how much they actually know about politics.
Question #22
A reject, reconsider, and accept.
B develop, spread, and react.
C listen, consider, and adapt.
D receive, accept, and sample.
Question #23
A fact that group memberships can fully explain all of an individual’s political views.
B fact that group memberships never fully explain all of an individual’s political views.
C negative consequences of the power of the mass media.
D power of the bandwagon effect.
Question #24
A Republican; Democrats
B Democratic; Republicans
C Democratic; Socialists
D Socialist; Democrats
Question #25
A Libertarian
B conservative
C Republican
D Democratic
Question #26
A linked fate.
B intergroup commonality.
C symbolic racism.
D reverse racism.
Question #27
A socialist.
B anarchist.
C libertarian.
D communist.
Question #28
A liberals; conservatives
B libertarians; conservatives
C conservatives; libertarians
D conservatives; liberals
Question #29
A Justice
B Equality
C Liberty
D Family
Question #30
A democracy.
B liberty.
C socialism.
D anarchy.
Question #31
A There is no division of opinion among conservatives because almost all conservatives accept immigration.
B There is a division of opinion among conservatives, with pro-business conservatives opposing immigration and social conservatives strongly supporting immigration to the United States.
C There is a division of opinion among conservatives, with pro-business conservatives accepting immigration and social conservatives strongly opposing immigration to the United States.
D There is no division of opinion among conservatives because almost all conservatives strongly oppose immigration.
Question #32
A has a conservative ideology.
B has both a liberal and conservative ideology.
C is ideologically moderate.
D has a liberal ideology.
Question #33
A emphasizes freedom and voluntary association with small government.
B argues for the need to place strict limitations on voting rights and civil liberties.
C argues a single ruler should have total control over every aspect of people’s lives.
D argues governments are inherently repressive and should be abolished entirely.
Question #34
A nearly nonexistent in the United States.
B higher in the United States than in most other countries in the world.
C lower in the United States than in most other countries in the world.
D roughly the same in the United States as most other countries in the world.
Question #35
A liberal, while attitudes are conservative.
B held for a short term, while attitudes are held for a long term.
C conservative, while attitudes are liberal.
D basic principles, while attitudes are specific preferences.
Question #36
A “bounce” effect.
B bandwagon effect.
C bellwether effect.
D illusion of saliency.
Question #37
A the bias in surveys that comes from the failure of pollsters to interview respondents from lower socioeconomic backgrounds
B the impression conveyed by polls that something is important to the public when actually it is not
C the strong desire that people have to express their opinions to survey researchers
D the fact that respondents report what they think the interviewer wishes to hear or whatever they think is socially acceptable rather than what they actually believe
Question #38
A declining steadily and now average less than 10%.
B increasing steadily and now average 95%.
C increasing steadily and now average 75%.
D declining steadily and now average only 67%.
Question #39
A reliability quotient.
B validity quotient.
C sample.
D quota.
Question #40
A Public opinion rarely influences government policy; because elections are spaced out far enough, the vast majority of lawmakers do not need to account for shifts in public opinion.
B Government policy never influences public opinion because most Americans pay very little attention to politics; this dynamic allows government policy to be more or less unresponsive to the public.
C The relationship between government policy and public opinion is dynamic, wherein government policy responds to public opinion but public opinion also shifts based on new government policies.
D Public opinion always influences government policy because lawmakers are legally bound to enact the majority’s preferences.
Question #41
A Cues take a lot of effort; because they are more “hard-earned,” they are more valuable to individuals.
B Cues are not really partisan; they tend to come from objective or non-partisan sources so are easier for more people to use.
C Cues are free from bias; they are mostly fact-based and therefore let people make up their own minds more easily.
D Cues are easy; cues from trusted officials are usually consistent with a person’s underlying preferences.
Question #42
A that media coverage of the president’s handling of the crisis is supportive of his efforts
B that the media went along with the president’s interests in reporting on the crisis
C that the president is influencing media coverage to positively report on his efforts
D that media coverage of the president’s handling of the crises is not always favorable
Question #43
A federal law limits what they may say to journalists from the mainstream press but not what they may say on social media sites.
B they can more directly control the content of their communication and speak to the public more directly
C the traditional media almost never educate or persuade members of the public.
D social media is free, whereas the mainstream press often charges monetary fees for broadcasting messages.
Question #44
A receiving and accepting.
B browsing and breezing.
C skimming and scanning.
D searching and sampling.
Question #45
A interest groups provide congressional testimony during the lawmaking process.
B public opinion shifts in response to changes in government policy.
C members of the federal bureaucracy report to Congress about a law’s effectiveness.
D government policy shifts in response to changes in public opinion.
Question #46
A memory
B motivated reasoning
C online processing
D “receive,” “accept,” “sample”
Question #47
A the explosion of information brought on by the internet and other advances in electronic communication.
B important changes in copyright and patent laws that have restricted Americans’ access to free information.
C the use of opinion pollsters who market a politician’s speeches, ideas, and votes.
D the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in public forums.
Question #48
A differences between the rich and poor
B geographic differences
C racial inequalities
D conflicts between central and local governments
Question #49
A political socialization.
B redlining.
C geographic sorting.
D NIMBY-ism.
Question #50
A that women received the right to vote in the United States long after most men did
B that men and women have roughly the same overall levels of support for abortion
C that women earn, on average, less than men
D that men are more supportive of Donald Trump’s presidency than women
Question #51
A person’s education.
B region of the country the person inhabits.
C media.
D person’s family.
Question #52
A conservatives or libertarians.
B liberals or socialists.
C liberals, conservatives, or moderates.
D libertarians or socialists.
Question #53
A political attitudes.
B political preferences.
C political ideologies.
D public opinions.
Question #54
A Justice
B Democracy
C Equality
D Liberty
Question #55
A Conservatives
B Liberals
C Internationalists
D Socialists
Question #56
A independent and moderate
B internationalist and isolationist
C liberty, equality of opportunity, and democracy
D liberal and conservative
Question #57
A conservative; libertarian
B democratic socialist; libertarian
C libertarian; democratic socialist
D libertarian; conservative
Question #58
A opposition to the United States’ membership in the United Nations.
B opposition to the continued existence of the European Union.
C opposition to military intervention and the ramping down of American military power.
D support for military intervention and the maintenance of American military power.
Question #59
A attitude; value
B ideology; value
C value; ideology
D ideology; attitude
Question #60
A the specific preferences individuals contemplate while discussing an issue.
B the various attitudes that citizens possess toward political issues, events, and people.
C the concrete interests that people try to defend through public policy.
D a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government.