Question 1

Scholars have done the LEAST study into the political influence of ________ on American citizens.

Accepted Answer

A)  religion
B)  families
C)  schools
D)  media
E)  peers

Question 2

What are the two distinguishing characteristics of political socialization?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

In general,public opinion

Accepted Answer

A)  determines specific government actions.
B)  is unrelated to government action.
C)  sets limits on government action.
D)  generally affects government action only on election issues.
E)  is strongest during a presidential election.

Question 4

Three-fourths of Ivy League students surveyed could not identify ________ as the author of the phrase,"a government of the people,by the people,and for the people".

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington
B)  James Madison
C)  George Gallup
D)  Abraham Lincoln
E)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Americans and ideology and political thinking is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberalism and conservatism have such imprecise meanings that it is not useful to think about politics in these terms.
B)  Americans overwhelmingly identify themselves as liberals.
C)  Americans are highly sophisticated in their political thinking.
D)  Only a minority of Americans can be classified as true ideologues.
E)  Americans are highly consistent in their political thinking.

Question 6

The accuracy of polling is diminished when respondents

Accepted Answer

A)  give what they regard as the socially correct response.
B)  are asked about familiar issues.
C)  have an opinion and reveal it.
D)  admit they are not familiar with an issue and offer no opinion.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  letters from constituents
B)  the editorial positions of newspapers in the constituency
C)  public demonstrations by constituents
D)  a poll based on a random sample of constituents
E)  the number of yard signs on major streets

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Party identification refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the percentage of polled individuals that claim membership in a particular party.
B)  formal membership in a political party.
C)  an emotional attachment to a political party.
D)  a political party's platform-the stances on issues that define its beliefs.
E)  the ability of individual citizens to identify the major issue positions of the major political parties. C

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

In terms of party identification,about two-thirds of adults call themselves

Accepted Answer

A)  liberals.
B)  Republicans or Democrats.
C)  Republicans.
D)  Independents.
E)  Democrats.

Question 13

Which of the following ideological types favor government activism in the economic realm?

Accepted Answer

A)  liberals and populists
B)  populists and libertarians
C)  conservatives and liberals
D)  populists and conservatives
E)  liberals and libertarians

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a primary socializing agent?

Accepted Answer

A)  peers
B)  school
C)  church
D)  family
E)  None of these are primary socializing agents.

Question 15

Society in Northern Ireland is presented by the text as a demonstration of what difference with U.S.society?

Accepted Answer

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 groups E

Question 16

The term generational effect is used to describe the influence of watershed events on the political outlook of

Accepted Answer

A)  older voters.
B)  African American voters.
C)  female voters.
D)  younger voters.
E)  swing voters.

Question 17

Friedrich Engels believed that communism would not take root in the United States because

Accepted Answer

A)  the poorer American classes still had enough material wealth to be happy with their station.
B)  American workers lacked sufficient class consciousness.
C)  the government was already providing substantial financial assistance to the working class.
D)  the Social Security system provided workers with a safety net not available to workers in Europe.
E)  the government of the U.S.was too militantly anti-communist and would not allow propaganda to spread.

Question 18

Which of the following would NOT be considered a secondary socializing agent?

Accepted Answer

A)  leaders
B)  the media
C)  peers
D)  church
E)  None of these answers is correct,as all represent secondary socializing agents.

Question 19

The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is called

Accepted Answer

A)  popular culture.
B)  social communication.
C)  socio-economic change.
D)  political socialization.
E)  political assimilation.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 6: Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Scholars have done the LEAST study into the political influence of ________ on American citizens.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What are the two distinguishing characteristics of political socialization?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In general,public opinion

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Three-fourths of Ivy League students surveyed could not identify ________ as the author of the phrase,"a government of the people,by the people,and for the people".

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following statements about Americans and ideology and political thinking is true?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The accuracy of polling is diminished when respondents

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Party identification refers to

Correct AnswerverifiedC

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedC

In terms of party identification,about two-thirds of adults call themselves

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following ideological types favor government activism in the economic realm?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is NOT a primary socializing agent?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Society in Northern Ireland is presented by the text as a demonstration of what difference with U.S.society?

Correct AnswerverifiedE

The term generational effect is used to describe the influence of watershed events on the political outlook of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Friedrich Engels believed that communism would not take root in the United States because

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following would NOT be considered a secondary socializing agent?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is called

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
C

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
C

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
E

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified