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A consistent pattern of opinion on particular issues that stems from a coherent set of political beliefs is called


A) conservatism.
B) an ideology.
C) socialization.
D) politicization.
E) None of these answers is correct.

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Party identification refers to


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.

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The most powerful religious force in contemporary American society is the


A) Protestants.
B) religious right.
C) Catholics.
D) Jews.
E) Muslims.

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A conservative is opposed to government intervention


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.

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In general,public opinion


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.

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All of the following ideological types are prevalent in the United States EXCEPT


A) liberals.
B) conservatives.
C) populists.
D) libertarians.
E) communists.

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Which of the following is true of the relationship between public opinion and shifts in major government policies?


A) On high-profile issues particularly,public opinion tends to affect policy to a greater degree than policymakers' agendas affect public opinion.
B) Analysts Page and Shapiro concluded that leaders' opinions ultimately affect most policy issues more than the larger public opinion.
C) The linguist Noam Chomsky claimed that democracy consistently preserved the will of the people over the will of elite interests.
D) Analysts Robert Erikson,Michael MacKuen,and James Stimson found a pattern consistent with their claim that "public opinion has little influence over policy."
E) All these answers are correct.

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A properly drawn sample of one thousand individuals has a sampling error of roughly plus or minus ________ percent.


A) 5
B) 3
C) 2
D) 8
E) 10

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Define what is meant by a political ideology.Why is ideology important to consider when discussing the political thinking of the American people?

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Political ideology is a consistent patte...

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


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.

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


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.

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


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

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The Great Depression brought about a transfer of loyalties by many to the Democratic Party as led by Roosevelt,especially among


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

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How informed is American public opinion? Explain.

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The American public has a generally low ...

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