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if you want the federal government to help small farmers avert bankrupcy, restrict the number of japanese imports and allow school prayer according to the text youd be considered a… |
conservative |
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according to patterson, which group is the most powerful religious force in contemporary american politics? |
the religious right |
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political socialization occurs when… |
political values are passed to the next generation |
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cross-cutting cleavages tend to have which of the following effects on public opinion? |
it tends to moderate public opinions |
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which is true of most conservatives in american politics? |
they favor free-market solutions to problems rather than looking to the government for regulating business |
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public opinion is best defined as |
the politically relevant opinions of citizens that are expressed openly |
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public opinion polls are considered to be valid when |
the poll conducted has a sampling error of less than 4 percent |
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a libertarian is a person who generally whats government involvement with the economy and blanks -government initiatives concerning social welfare(like banning drugs or giving out welfare) |
opposes, opposes |
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which statement about americans’ ideological thinking is correct? |
people often express opinions at odds with the ideological label they attach to themselves |
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men and women tend to differ most on the government policy regarding |
taxation |
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a pollster who conducts a poll by conducting voluntary interviews is in jeopardy of collecting inaccurate data because of |
failure to take into account random samples in the interview |
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the increase in distrust toward our government has been a factor in |
the decrease in voter turnout the past 40 years |
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which is a major factor in shaping both the political outlook and socialization of most people |
the family |
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samples of public opinion today are usually selected through |
random digit dialing |
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public officials increasingly rely on what to assess public opinon |
polls |
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according to traditionalists such as robert nisbet, real public opinion includes |
only the stable and deep seated beliefs of people |
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george gallup, the founder of the public opinion polling industry in the us, argued that public officials |
must be close in touch with public opinion if they are to serve the poeples true interests |
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public opinion is ordinarily used in reference to the whole society. this perspective is |
less accurate than the idea that americans form many opinions, which differ greatly in such things as the level of attention they pay to politics |
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sources of polling error include all of the following except |
a randomly selected sample |
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a member of congress who wants to act on what the majority of his or her constituency thinks on a particular issue would be advised to respond to which of the following indicators? |
a poll based on a random sample of constituents |
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the accuracy of a poll is usually expressed in terms of |
sampling error |
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the key factor in determining the mathematical accuracy of an opinion poll is |
whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method |
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How do women and men compare in their suport for the was in iraq? |
women are somewhat less inclined to support military force |
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the process of political learning in the united states is |
normally cumulative; political beliefs attained earlier in life tend to be retined to a substantial degree |
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dramatic change in puclib opinion on basic issues is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of |
an extraordinary change in national conditions |
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the process by which individuals acquire their opinions is called |
political socialization |
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as an agent of political socialization, the american family has its greatest effect on individuals’ |
party identification |
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the american political culture affects public opinion primarily by |
influencing american views of what is politically desirable and acceptable |
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a consistent pattern of opinion on particular issues that stems from a basic underlying belief is called |
an ideology |
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most studies on the influence of ideology on public opinion agree that |
only a minority of americans understand and apply ideological frames of reference |
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liberals are correctly described by which of the following statements |
favor government activism in area of economic security, strongly suport civil liberties, favor more government spending for the poor |
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as a reference point for their opinions on particular issues, people are most likely to rely on |
a group to which they belong or strongly identify |
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a conservative is opposed to government intervention in |
the economic but not the social sphere |
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the only presidential election in which the gallup poll erred badly was |
1948 truman-dewey |
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as an influence on americans political opinions, religious differences are |
most evident in the context of social policy issues such as school prayer and abortion |
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about two thirds of adults call themselves in terms of party identification |
republican or democrat |
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in their study of public opinion and policy, benjamin page and robert shapiro concluded that |
when public opinion changes, public policy then tends to change in the same direction |
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when asked questions such as "how proud are you to be an american citizen" what is the typical response by american citizens? |
americans of all backgrounds and age levels express a strong attachment to the nation |
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regarding the fairness of the justice system, the opinions of african americans when compared to white americans demonstrate that |
white americans consider the system to be more fair than do african americans |
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which region of the nation has the highest concentration of citizens who consider themselves to be liberals? |
the northeast |
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whats true: a. democrats tend to favor affirmative action more than republicans |
a |
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all are ideologies except: |
presidentialism |
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all of the following are a means of judging public opinion except |
paying taxes |
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the fact that americans want more government services but also want tax reduction shows that opinions are frequently |
contradictory |
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about what percent of americans identify themselves as independents |
35% |
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women are less likely than men to favor |
the use of force to settle international disputes |
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as a concept or force in american politics, pubilc opinion is all of the following except |
exact |
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in general, public opinion |
sets broad limits on government action |
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a political scientist would assert that an individual who supports military spending and a strong national defense policy would have a strongly defined |
political ideology |
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which of the following ideological types favor government activism in the economic realm |
liberals and populists |
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the most powerful religious force in contemporary american society is the |
religious right |
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elizabeth noelle neumanns spiral of silence theory contends that |
most individuals are relluctant to speak out against dominant opinion |
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the accuracy of a poll is usually expressed in terms of sampling error. therefore the larger the sample |
the smaller the sampling error |
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all of the following is true about public opinion polling except |
after the 2000 election, polls have been banned from national elections |
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