POLI 2051 Hogan Exam 2 Question and
Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | A+ Verified
• How does lower voter turnout among young citizens affect the composition of
those who show up at the polls? -✓✓ Conservatives are overrepresented at the
polls.
• How does the textbook define political participation? -✓✓ All the activities used
by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
• If the poor participated at higher levels in the political process, what might
happen? -✓✓ government programs to alleviate economic inequality would likely
be higher on the political agenda
• In a random sample of 1,000 high school students, 29% indicated that they had
read the Declaration of Independence at least once, with a sampling error of 4%.
Which of the following statements is true? -✓✓ It is likely that between 25% and
33% of the population have read the Declaration of Independence.
• Of the following, which is a form of political participation? -✓✓ calling your
representative to express your opinion about upcoming legislation
• What is the effect of aging on political participation? -✓✓ Aging increases
political participation until the infirmities of old age make it harder to participate.
• When do blacks participate more in politics than whites? -✓✓ when their levels
of education are equal to those of whites
, • Which of the following is unconventional political participation? -✓✓ staging a
sit-in
• Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest poll that
predicted Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true? -✓✓ The poll oversampled those
with higher income.
• Women are more likely than men to cast their ballots for which type of
candidate? -✓✓ Democratic candidates who support higher levels of spending on
social services as opposed to spending on the military
• As technology has enabled the media to pass along information with greater
speed, news coverage has become -✓✓ less thorough
• The relationship between politicians and the press was _____ during the 20th
century until the 1960s -✓✓ cozy
• policy entrepreneurs are people who invest ____ in an issue -✓✓ political capital
• Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the internet, and other forms of
communication are collectively referred to as the ___ -✓✓ mass media
• The increased number of news and infotainment options has resulted in ___ in
which media outlets focus on a particular interest and aim at a particular audience -
✓✓ narrowcasting
Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | A+ Verified
• How does lower voter turnout among young citizens affect the composition of
those who show up at the polls? -✓✓ Conservatives are overrepresented at the
polls.
• How does the textbook define political participation? -✓✓ All the activities used
by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
• If the poor participated at higher levels in the political process, what might
happen? -✓✓ government programs to alleviate economic inequality would likely
be higher on the political agenda
• In a random sample of 1,000 high school students, 29% indicated that they had
read the Declaration of Independence at least once, with a sampling error of 4%.
Which of the following statements is true? -✓✓ It is likely that between 25% and
33% of the population have read the Declaration of Independence.
• Of the following, which is a form of political participation? -✓✓ calling your
representative to express your opinion about upcoming legislation
• What is the effect of aging on political participation? -✓✓ Aging increases
political participation until the infirmities of old age make it harder to participate.
• When do blacks participate more in politics than whites? -✓✓ when their levels
of education are equal to those of whites
, • Which of the following is unconventional political participation? -✓✓ staging a
sit-in
• Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest poll that
predicted Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true? -✓✓ The poll oversampled those
with higher income.
• Women are more likely than men to cast their ballots for which type of
candidate? -✓✓ Democratic candidates who support higher levels of spending on
social services as opposed to spending on the military
• As technology has enabled the media to pass along information with greater
speed, news coverage has become -✓✓ less thorough
• The relationship between politicians and the press was _____ during the 20th
century until the 1960s -✓✓ cozy
• policy entrepreneurs are people who invest ____ in an issue -✓✓ political capital
• Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the internet, and other forms of
communication are collectively referred to as the ___ -✓✓ mass media
• The increased number of news and infotainment options has resulted in ___ in
which media outlets focus on a particular interest and aim at a particular audience -
✓✓ narrowcasting
