Exam 5: Public Opinion

A) Latino support for Mitt Romney.
B) African American support for Barack Obama.
C) Caucasian support for Mitt Romney.
D) Native American support for Mitt Romney.

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A) Public opinion always shifts in opposition to government policy once the policy has been implemented.
B) Public opinion always shifts in favor of government policy once the policy has been implemented.
C) Shifts in public opinion always lead to changes in government policy.
D) Although there is no one-to-one correlation between public opinion and government policy, shifts in public opinion on particular issues frequently lead to changes in government policy.

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A) support for military intervention and the maintenance of American military power.
B) opposition to military intervention and the ramping down of American military power.
C) opposition to the United States' membership in the United Nations.
D) opposition to the continued existence of the European Union.

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A) More Americans have identified themselves as liberals than as conservatives over the last 20 years.
B) The percentage of Americans identifying themselves as liberals has increased significantly since the 1990s.
C) More Americans have identified themselves as liberals than as moderates over the last 20 years.
D) The percentage of Americans who consider themselves moderates, liberals, or conservatives has remained relatively constant for the past 15 years.

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A) liberals; conservatives
B) conservatives; liberals
C) libertarians; conservatives
D) conservatives; libertarians

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A) political socialization.
B) ideological education.
C) brainwashing.
D) value enhancing.

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A) Given constant exposure to other people's ideas, it is almost impossible for one not to modify one's own viewpoints.
B) Moderate ideas usually have the best financial backing and the greatest publicity.
C) Those who shop in the marketplace of ideas typically start with moderate viewpoints.
D) Moderate ideas are always closest to the truth and, therefore, are most successful in the marketplace of ideas.

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A) unresponsiveness.
B) poorly worded questions.
C) push polling.
D) the increased use of cell phones.

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A) journalists at the Washington Post
B) journalists at the Boston Globe
C) journalists at the Indianapolis Star
D) journalists at the Los Angeles Times

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A) conservative, while attitudes are liberal.
B) liberal, while attitudes are conservative.
C) held for a short term, while attitudes are held for a long term.
D) basic principles, while attitudes are specific preferences.

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A) importance of political knowledge.
B) importance of self-interest.
C) importance of political efficacy.
D) "spiral of silence."

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A) Shifts in public opinion on particular issues can lead to changes in public policy.
B) Elected officials are rarely constrained to by public opinion.
C) Liberal states have no conservative laws.
D) Public opinion is generally well informed in the United States.

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A) Those with a college education are less likely to believe that women and men should have equal roles.
B) Those with a college education are more likely to believe that abortion should never be allowed.
C) There is a higher level of political participation among those with a college education.
D) There is a lower level of political participation among those with a college education.

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A) push poll.
B) bandwagon poll.
C) saliency illusion.
D) nonresponse bias.

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A) argues that governments are inherently repressive and should be abolished entirely.
B) argues that a single ruler should have total control over every aspect of people's lives.
C) argues for the need to place strict limitations on voting rights and civil liberties.
D) emphasizes freedom and voluntary association with small government.

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A) Political knowledge is fairly high in America.
B) Citizens with low levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information and determine its relevancy to their beliefs.
C) Citizens with high levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new information to determine its relevancy to their beliefs.
D) Politically knowledgeable citizens are more likely to consider themselves independent and not have a liberal or conservative ideology.

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