POLS 1101 CORE MAIN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SET A+
✔✔What is a latent opinion?
A. a running balance of whether someone favors Republicans or Democrats
B. a description of whether a person is conservative or liberal
C. a long-held, durable belief
D. a view formed on the spot, as needed
E. an attitude about the proper level of government spending - D. a view formed on the
spot, as needed
✔✔Which of the following is true about mass opinion surveys?
A. they have become more accurate over time because of the increase in internet polls
B. they have become so sophisticated that scientists have been able to eliminate any
margin of error
C. they are a powerful tool for measuring public opinion but should be interpreted
carefully
D. they should never be trusted because samples are almost always biased
E. they cannot give an accurate picture of public opinion - C. they are a powerful tool for
measuring public opinion but should be interpreted carefully
✔✔A _______________________ is a subsection of a population chosen to participate
in a survey in a survey through a selection process in which every member of the
population has an equal chance of being chosen
A. random sample
B. population
C. push poll
D. sampling error - A. random sample
✔✔A Pew Research Center survey of 1,500 randomly selected people, with a sampling
error of 3 percent, showed that 52 percent of the respondents viewed the military effort
, in afghanistan to be going well. Based on this result, what percentage of the population
views the military effort in afghanistan to be going well?
A. 52 percent
B. anywhere from 49 to 52 percent
C. anywhere from 52 to 55 percent
D. anywhere from 49 to 55 percent
E. sampling error and the question wording make it impossible to determine - D.
anywhere from 49 to 55 percent
✔✔Most people's political opinions and ideologies start forming:
A. during interactions with their parents and families
B. through watching the mass media
C. depending on the success of the president during their childhood
D. through interactions with their teachers
E. in conversations with their friends - A. during interactions with their parents and
families
✔✔The contemporary political ideology that is generally defined by support for stronger
government programs and more market regulations is most accurately defined as:
A. liberal
B. socialist
C. libertarian
D. conservative - A. liberal
✔✔The contemporary political ideology that is generally defined as support for lower
taxes, a free market, and a more-limited government is most accurately defined as:
A. liberal
B. socialist
C. libertarian
D. conservative - D. conservative
✔✔Once the American and British invasion of Iraq began in March 2003, popular
support for U.S. military action rose by 24 points to 77% through what many
commentators refer to as:
A. a "democratic shockwave"
B. the "Stockholm syndrome"
C. a "rally around the flag" effect
D. the "homefront mobilization" response - C. a "rally around the flag" effect
✔✔To be a part of the party in the electorate, one must:
SET A+
✔✔What is a latent opinion?
A. a running balance of whether someone favors Republicans or Democrats
B. a description of whether a person is conservative or liberal
C. a long-held, durable belief
D. a view formed on the spot, as needed
E. an attitude about the proper level of government spending - D. a view formed on the
spot, as needed
✔✔Which of the following is true about mass opinion surveys?
A. they have become more accurate over time because of the increase in internet polls
B. they have become so sophisticated that scientists have been able to eliminate any
margin of error
C. they are a powerful tool for measuring public opinion but should be interpreted
carefully
D. they should never be trusted because samples are almost always biased
E. they cannot give an accurate picture of public opinion - C. they are a powerful tool for
measuring public opinion but should be interpreted carefully
✔✔A _______________________ is a subsection of a population chosen to participate
in a survey in a survey through a selection process in which every member of the
population has an equal chance of being chosen
A. random sample
B. population
C. push poll
D. sampling error - A. random sample
✔✔A Pew Research Center survey of 1,500 randomly selected people, with a sampling
error of 3 percent, showed that 52 percent of the respondents viewed the military effort
, in afghanistan to be going well. Based on this result, what percentage of the population
views the military effort in afghanistan to be going well?
A. 52 percent
B. anywhere from 49 to 52 percent
C. anywhere from 52 to 55 percent
D. anywhere from 49 to 55 percent
E. sampling error and the question wording make it impossible to determine - D.
anywhere from 49 to 55 percent
✔✔Most people's political opinions and ideologies start forming:
A. during interactions with their parents and families
B. through watching the mass media
C. depending on the success of the president during their childhood
D. through interactions with their teachers
E. in conversations with their friends - A. during interactions with their parents and
families
✔✔The contemporary political ideology that is generally defined by support for stronger
government programs and more market regulations is most accurately defined as:
A. liberal
B. socialist
C. libertarian
D. conservative - A. liberal
✔✔The contemporary political ideology that is generally defined as support for lower
taxes, a free market, and a more-limited government is most accurately defined as:
A. liberal
B. socialist
C. libertarian
D. conservative - D. conservative
✔✔Once the American and British invasion of Iraq began in March 2003, popular
support for U.S. military action rose by 24 points to 77% through what many
commentators refer to as:
A. a "democratic shockwave"
B. the "Stockholm syndrome"
C. a "rally around the flag" effect
D. the "homefront mobilization" response - C. a "rally around the flag" effect
✔✔To be a part of the party in the electorate, one must:
