Question 1

Which of the following groups in the U.S.shows a higher level of support for collective bargaining?

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A)  workers in the service sector
B)  factory workers
C)  small farmers
D)  white-collar workers
E)  workers in the skilled craftsF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 2

The term public opinion is frequently used in reference to all of American society.This perspective is

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A)  accurate,since Americans are one people and indivisible.
B)  less accurate than a view of public opinion based on the majority,since the political system operates on the principle of majority rule.
C)  less accurate than the idea that Americans form many publics,which differ greatly in such things as the level of attention they pay to politics.
D)  less accurate than a view of public opinion based on what the news media are saying about the public.
E)  accurate,because there is little diversity in American public opinion.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following is true about public opinion polling?

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A)  Polls are the most relied-upon method of measuring public opinion.
B)  Polls can be erroneous at times.
C)  Most large news organizations have their own in-house polls.
D)  The Gallup pollsters have correctly predicted the winner of presidential elections most of the time since 1936.
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

The accuracy of polling is diminished when respondents

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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.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Currently,the greatest percentage of Americans identify as

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A)  Democrats.
B)  Republicans.
C)  Independents.
D)  Libertarians.
E)  Populists.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

The most powerful religious force in contemporary American society is the

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

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?

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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 streetsF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

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

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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.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 9

Of the following countries,which one has the highest level of national pride?

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A)  China
B)  Britain
C)  France
D)  United States
E)  GermanyF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Americans who attend religious services at least once a week are most likely to vote for which political party?

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A)  Libertarian
B)  Democrat
C)  Republican
D)  Populist
E)  GreenF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Discuss the major characteristics of the political socialization process through which Americans acquire their political opinions.

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Question 12

The process of political socialization in the United States is

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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.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

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

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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 groupsF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 15

According to polls,men and women tend to disagree on certain issues.Of the following issues,about which are men and women closest in agreement?

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A)  abortion rights
B)  affirmative action
C)  poverty assistance
D)  education assistance
E)  use of military forceF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 16

Journalist Walter Lippmann suggested that

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A)  polling,even when done scientifically,cannot be trusted because it is in people's nature to be dishonest in response to political questions.
B)  the dominance of polling has brought about an ideological shift toward the more radical ends of the political spectrum among elected representatives.
C)  polling had provided political parties with even more entrenched power,reducing the influence of third party candidates.
D)  effective government cannot be run by politicians that base their public opinions on poll results.
E)  pollsters have had more effect on the outcome of presidential elections in recent decades than have the people who do the voting.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

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

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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.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

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

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A)  5
B)  3
C)  1
D)  8
E)  10F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Franklin Roosevelt had little faith that public opinion would preserve the Social Security program,and expected it to be dismantled within a few decades.
B)  Public opinion on the usefulness of the Social Security system tends to swing back and forth dramatically with the health of the national economy.
C)  George W.Bush attempted to privatize aspects of social security,only to back down in the face of determined resistance.
D)  Franklin Roosevelt attempted to increase the size of the Social Security system,but backed down in the face of strong public opinion against any expansion.
E)  Ronald Reagan refused,against the wishes of his party,to propose reform of the Social Security system,because he knew public opinion would oppose it.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

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

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A)  liberals.
B)  conservatives.
C)  populists.
D)  libertarians.
E)  communists.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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

Discuss the major characteristics of the political socialization process through which Americans acquire their political opinions.

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