SOCIAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SCIENCE UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
citizen's views on politics and government action
Answer:
public opinion
Question:
what are the three reasons public opinion matters?
Answer:
1. citizen's political actions 2. examining public opinion helps the behaviors of candidates, political parties,
and other political actors 3. public opinion is a key to understanding what motivates citizens and political
officials
Question:
summary of the whole/group opinion
Answer:
aggregate opinion
Question:
how do people form opinions on politics?
Answer:
political socialization
Question:
what is a latent opinion?
Answer:
an opinion formed on the spot, when it is needed
Question:
what is "clickbait"
Answer:
misleading headline that is used to get people's attention
Question:
what is filtering and framing as it applies to journalism?
Answer:
filtering: not reporting stories that don't sit well with the market , framing: how you write a news story,
perspective
Question:
the many pieces of information a person uses to form an opinion
Answer:
considerations
, Question:
the effect on public opinion when many citizens move away from moderate positions and toward either
end of the political spectrum, identifying themselves as either liberals or conservatives
Answer:
ideological polarization
Question:
going with the opinion of your party without actually thinking about it
Answer:
latent opinion
Question:
the level of public support for expanding the government's role in society; whether the public wants
government action on a specific issue
Answer:
policy mood
Question:
companies that control a large number of media sources across several types of media outlets
Answer:
media conglomerates
Question:
the influences of media coverage on average citizen's opinions and actions
Answer:
media effects
Question:
the tendency of people to see neutral media coverage of an event as biased against their point of view
Answer:
hostile media
Question:
a specific political party's leaders and workers at the national, state, and local levels
Answer:
party organization
Question:
the group of office holders who belong to a specific political party and were elected as candidates of that
party
Answer:
party in government
Question:
the group of citizen's who identify with a specific political party
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
citizen's views on politics and government action
Answer:
public opinion
Question:
what are the three reasons public opinion matters?
Answer:
1. citizen's political actions 2. examining public opinion helps the behaviors of candidates, political parties,
and other political actors 3. public opinion is a key to understanding what motivates citizens and political
officials
Question:
summary of the whole/group opinion
Answer:
aggregate opinion
Question:
how do people form opinions on politics?
Answer:
political socialization
Question:
what is a latent opinion?
Answer:
an opinion formed on the spot, when it is needed
Question:
what is "clickbait"
Answer:
misleading headline that is used to get people's attention
Question:
what is filtering and framing as it applies to journalism?
Answer:
filtering: not reporting stories that don't sit well with the market , framing: how you write a news story,
perspective
Question:
the many pieces of information a person uses to form an opinion
Answer:
considerations
, Question:
the effect on public opinion when many citizens move away from moderate positions and toward either
end of the political spectrum, identifying themselves as either liberals or conservatives
Answer:
ideological polarization
Question:
going with the opinion of your party without actually thinking about it
Answer:
latent opinion
Question:
the level of public support for expanding the government's role in society; whether the public wants
government action on a specific issue
Answer:
policy mood
Question:
companies that control a large number of media sources across several types of media outlets
Answer:
media conglomerates
Question:
the influences of media coverage on average citizen's opinions and actions
Answer:
media effects
Question:
the tendency of people to see neutral media coverage of an event as biased against their point of view
Answer:
hostile media
Question:
a specific political party's leaders and workers at the national, state, and local levels
Answer:
party organization
Question:
the group of office holders who belong to a specific political party and were elected as candidates of that
party
Answer:
party in government
Question:
the group of citizen's who identify with a specific political party
