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

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) grassroots efforts by conservative groups that argued it was necessary for greater national security
D) the Bush administration's efforts to press the case for war
E) election-year posturing on national security issues by congressional candidates for office

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

A) libertarian.
B) liberal.
C) populist.
D) social conservative.
E) economic conservative.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

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

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

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

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

A) China
B) Britain
C) France
D) United States
E) Germany

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

A) New York
B) Florida
C) Illinois
D) Oregon
E) Alabama

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Correct Answer

verified

Public opinion has a powerful though ine...

View Answer

Show Answer

A) most individuals are reluctant to speak out against the dominant opinion.
B) people tend not to express their views until asked.
C) people holding deviant opinions tend to be more vocal,and hence silence the majority.
D) most individuals like to challenge dominant opinions.
E) All these answers are correct.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

A) normally cumulative; political beliefs attained earlier in life tend to be retained to a substantial degree.
B) highly structured; children are subjected to an intense system of government-mandated political indoctrination.
C) highly effective; Americans are the best informed citizens in the world.
D) extremely narrow; most Americans get nearly all their opinions from a single source.
E) usually uniform; there are almost no differences in the opinions of various groups,such as northerners and southerners.

Correct Answer

verified

Show 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.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

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.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

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

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

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

Correct Answer

verified

Show 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.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

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

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Correct Answer

verified

A first characteristic of political soci...

View Answer

Show Answer