BYU Poli Sci 110 Final Exam
Questions and Already Passed
Solutions 2026.
Political Socialization - Answer the process where we develop our political attitudes, values,
and beliefs
Attitude - Answer An individual can perceive, interpret, or act in a certain way.
Selective exposure - Answer following media which they agree or avoiding media they
disagree with.
Deliberation - Answer The idea of people coming together talking about their opinions
Social Capital - Answer The value of social contacts, associations, and networks
Attentive Public - Answer citizens who follow public affairs carefully
Public opinion - Answer the distribution of individual preferences for a given issue or
candidate within a specific population
Intensity - Answer a measure of how strongly and individual holds a particular opinion
Latency - Answer political opinions that are held but not yet expressed
Manifest opinion - Answer a widely shared and consciously held view, such as support for
abortion
Salience - Answer An individual's belief that an issue is important
Political Ideology - Answer a constant pattern of ideas or beliefs about political values and
the role of government
Liberalism - Answer a belief that government can bring about justice and equality of
opportunity
,Voter registration - Answer a system designed to reduce voter fraud
turnout - Answer the proportion of the voting-age public that votes
prospective issue voting - Answer candidate pledges to do in the future about an issue if
elected
retrospective issue voting - Answer president's party, responsible for their records on issues,
such as the economy
Single-member district - Answer an electoral district in which voters choose one
representative or official
Candidate Appeal - Answer The tendency in elections to focus on the personal attributes of a
candidate
National tide - Answer The inclination to focus on national issues, rather than local issues, in
an election campaign.
Constituents - Answer The residents of a congressional district or state
Reapportionment - Answer the assigning by congress of congressional seats after each
census.
Redistricting - Answer the redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines
following the census
Gerrymandering - Answer the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party,
group, or incumbent.
Earmarks - Answer Special spending projects that are set aside
Bicameralism - Answer the principle of a two-house legislature
Enumerated powers - Answer The powers explicitly given to congress in the constitution
Speaker - Answer The presiding officer in the House of Representatives, formally elected by
the house but selected by the majority party
, Majority leader - Answer the legislative leader selected by the majority party
Minority leader - Answer The legislative leader selected by the minority party
Whip - Answer The party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-
file in the legislature
Closed Rule - Answer A procedural rule in the House of representatives that prohibits any
amendments to bills
Open rule - Answer a procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor
amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill
President pro tempore - Answer An officer of the senate selected by the majority party to
act as chair in the absence of the vice president
Filibuster - Answer a procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to
relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and presents a vote on a controversial issue
Cloture - Answer A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters in the senate
Standing committee - Answer a permanent committee established in a legislature,
Special or select committee - Answer a congressional committee created for a specific
purpose,
Joint committee - Answer A committee composed of members of both the house of
representatives and the Senate; such committees oversee the library of congress and conduct
investigations
Conference committee - Answer A committee appointed by the presiding officers of each
chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form
Discharge petition - Answer A petition that will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the
floor for consideration
Rider - Answer A provision attached to a bill
Questions and Already Passed
Solutions 2026.
Political Socialization - Answer the process where we develop our political attitudes, values,
and beliefs
Attitude - Answer An individual can perceive, interpret, or act in a certain way.
Selective exposure - Answer following media which they agree or avoiding media they
disagree with.
Deliberation - Answer The idea of people coming together talking about their opinions
Social Capital - Answer The value of social contacts, associations, and networks
Attentive Public - Answer citizens who follow public affairs carefully
Public opinion - Answer the distribution of individual preferences for a given issue or
candidate within a specific population
Intensity - Answer a measure of how strongly and individual holds a particular opinion
Latency - Answer political opinions that are held but not yet expressed
Manifest opinion - Answer a widely shared and consciously held view, such as support for
abortion
Salience - Answer An individual's belief that an issue is important
Political Ideology - Answer a constant pattern of ideas or beliefs about political values and
the role of government
Liberalism - Answer a belief that government can bring about justice and equality of
opportunity
,Voter registration - Answer a system designed to reduce voter fraud
turnout - Answer the proportion of the voting-age public that votes
prospective issue voting - Answer candidate pledges to do in the future about an issue if
elected
retrospective issue voting - Answer president's party, responsible for their records on issues,
such as the economy
Single-member district - Answer an electoral district in which voters choose one
representative or official
Candidate Appeal - Answer The tendency in elections to focus on the personal attributes of a
candidate
National tide - Answer The inclination to focus on national issues, rather than local issues, in
an election campaign.
Constituents - Answer The residents of a congressional district or state
Reapportionment - Answer the assigning by congress of congressional seats after each
census.
Redistricting - Answer the redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines
following the census
Gerrymandering - Answer the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party,
group, or incumbent.
Earmarks - Answer Special spending projects that are set aside
Bicameralism - Answer the principle of a two-house legislature
Enumerated powers - Answer The powers explicitly given to congress in the constitution
Speaker - Answer The presiding officer in the House of Representatives, formally elected by
the house but selected by the majority party
, Majority leader - Answer the legislative leader selected by the majority party
Minority leader - Answer The legislative leader selected by the minority party
Whip - Answer The party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-
file in the legislature
Closed Rule - Answer A procedural rule in the House of representatives that prohibits any
amendments to bills
Open rule - Answer a procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor
amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill
President pro tempore - Answer An officer of the senate selected by the majority party to
act as chair in the absence of the vice president
Filibuster - Answer a procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to
relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and presents a vote on a controversial issue
Cloture - Answer A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters in the senate
Standing committee - Answer a permanent committee established in a legislature,
Special or select committee - Answer a congressional committee created for a specific
purpose,
Joint committee - Answer A committee composed of members of both the house of
representatives and the Senate; such committees oversee the library of congress and conduct
investigations
Conference committee - Answer A committee appointed by the presiding officers of each
chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form
Discharge petition - Answer A petition that will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the
floor for consideration
Rider - Answer A provision attached to a bill
