POLS 1101 CORE REVIEWS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which test said that political speech was protected except where it aimed to cause
imminent "lawless action"? - ✔✔direct incitement test
✔✔When it comes to the question of prior restraint on the press, the Supreme Court: -
✔✔has set a high bar for the government to meet if it wants to restrict the press
✔✔Which of the following statements is NOT true about the right to privacy? - ✔✔is is
explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution
✔✔While _____ involves limits in government action, _____ involve protection from
discrimination by either government or individuals - ✔✔civil liberties; civil rights
✔✔At the end of Reconstruction, which of the following was NOT used to
disenfranchise African-American voters in the South? - ✔✔age requirements
✔✔Congress passed the 14th, 15th, and 16th Amendments primarily to: - ✔✔guarantee
civil rights for the newly freed black slaves
✔✔Which Supreme Court case validated the type of discrimination established by Jim
Crow laws? - ✔✔Plessy v. Ferguson
✔✔The term "affirmative action" refers to: - ✔✔offering racial minorities chances to
catch up through legal means to compensate for discrimination
✔✔Public opinion is best defined as - ✔✔what the public thinks about government and
politics
✔✔When we describe where someone falls on the conservative-moderate-liberal
spectrum, we are referring to their: - ✔✔ideology
, ✔✔What is a latent opinion? - ✔✔a view formed on the spot, as needed
✔✔Which of the following is true about mass opinion surveys? - ✔✔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 through a
selection process in which every member of the population has an equal chance of
being chosen. - ✔✔random sample
✔✔A Pew Research Center survey of 1500 randomly selected people, with a sampling
error of +/- 3%, showed that 52% 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? - ✔✔anywhere from 49-55%
✔✔Most people's political opinions and ideologies start forming: - ✔✔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: -
✔✔liberal
✔✔The contemporary political ideology that is generally defined by support for lower
taxes, a free market, and a more-limited government is most accurately defined as: -
✔✔conservative
✔✔Once the American and British invasion of Iraq began in March 2003, popular
support for US military action rose my 24 points to 77% through what many
commentators refer to as: - ✔✔a "rally around the flag" effect
✔✔To be a part of the party in the electorate, one must: - ✔✔be a citizen who identifies
with a political party
✔✔the party in government comprises: - ✔✔those politicians who have been elected
into office under a party label
✔✔What factor contributed to the transition to our current party system? -
✔✔Democratic candidates and party leaders, particularly outside the South, came out
agains the "separate but equal" system of racial discrimination
✔✔Which of the following terms describes a situation in which the issues that divide the
political parties change in a way that cuts across existing political coalitions? -
✔✔realignment
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which test said that political speech was protected except where it aimed to cause
imminent "lawless action"? - ✔✔direct incitement test
✔✔When it comes to the question of prior restraint on the press, the Supreme Court: -
✔✔has set a high bar for the government to meet if it wants to restrict the press
✔✔Which of the following statements is NOT true about the right to privacy? - ✔✔is is
explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution
✔✔While _____ involves limits in government action, _____ involve protection from
discrimination by either government or individuals - ✔✔civil liberties; civil rights
✔✔At the end of Reconstruction, which of the following was NOT used to
disenfranchise African-American voters in the South? - ✔✔age requirements
✔✔Congress passed the 14th, 15th, and 16th Amendments primarily to: - ✔✔guarantee
civil rights for the newly freed black slaves
✔✔Which Supreme Court case validated the type of discrimination established by Jim
Crow laws? - ✔✔Plessy v. Ferguson
✔✔The term "affirmative action" refers to: - ✔✔offering racial minorities chances to
catch up through legal means to compensate for discrimination
✔✔Public opinion is best defined as - ✔✔what the public thinks about government and
politics
✔✔When we describe where someone falls on the conservative-moderate-liberal
spectrum, we are referring to their: - ✔✔ideology
, ✔✔What is a latent opinion? - ✔✔a view formed on the spot, as needed
✔✔Which of the following is true about mass opinion surveys? - ✔✔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 through a
selection process in which every member of the population has an equal chance of
being chosen. - ✔✔random sample
✔✔A Pew Research Center survey of 1500 randomly selected people, with a sampling
error of +/- 3%, showed that 52% 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? - ✔✔anywhere from 49-55%
✔✔Most people's political opinions and ideologies start forming: - ✔✔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: -
✔✔liberal
✔✔The contemporary political ideology that is generally defined by support for lower
taxes, a free market, and a more-limited government is most accurately defined as: -
✔✔conservative
✔✔Once the American and British invasion of Iraq began in March 2003, popular
support for US military action rose my 24 points to 77% through what many
commentators refer to as: - ✔✔a "rally around the flag" effect
✔✔To be a part of the party in the electorate, one must: - ✔✔be a citizen who identifies
with a political party
✔✔the party in government comprises: - ✔✔those politicians who have been elected
into office under a party label
✔✔What factor contributed to the transition to our current party system? -
✔✔Democratic candidates and party leaders, particularly outside the South, came out
agains the "separate but equal" system of racial discrimination
✔✔Which of the following terms describes a situation in which the issues that divide the
political parties change in a way that cuts across existing political coalitions? -
✔✔realignment
