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POLITICS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)
The presentation of information in the best possible light for a public
official or political candidate: - ANS spin
A specific, local voting area created by a county commissioners court is a -
ANS precinct
In public opinion polling, a sample is: - ANS A smaller percentage of the
population, selected under the assumption that this group will be representative
of the population as a whole
All of the following are party organizations/positions except: - ANS
precinct council-member
Since 1980, men have consistently voted at higher rates than women in
presidential elections - ANS False
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The ability of interest groups to remain focuses on a particular issue, even
as the public's attention shifts away during the media cycle refers to the
power of - ANS Time
Cohort replacement is: - ANS The natural occurrence of generational
replacement due to death
In a primary election, a candidate must receive a majority of votes, rather
than a plurality, in order to become the party's nominee (t/f) - ANS false
Correlation is another word for causation (t/f) - ANS false
Which of the following is descriptive of the 'Iron Triangle" - ANS Interest
groups provide electoral support to the legislature who then fund and politically
support the bureaucracy, which then offers benefits or special favors to interest
groups
The interest group which was instrumental to Rick Perry's successful 1990
election campaign was: - ANS The Texas Farm Bureau
Hypothetically, if a public opinion poll is conducted, and the average
approval rating of governor Greg Abbot is found to be 48%, with a margin
of error of 3%, the 95% confidence interval for the results would be: - ANS
45%-51%
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Texan politics is currently dominated bu the Republican party (t/f) - ANS
true
The idea that political power is primarily held by a few individuals who
derive such power from leadership in business, civic, or governmental
institutions is the theory/concept of: - ANS Elitism
In Texas, the most successful third party in recent decades has been: - ANS
The Libertarian Party
A 'poll tax' is: - ANS An annual fee with the purpose of discouraging poor and
minority groups from participating in political process
In statistics, the probability that observed results occurred due to random
change is the: - ANS Margin error
Social media platforms: - ANS Set a dangerous precedent; many stories are
demonstrably false and make no pretence of objectivity
Public opinion: - ANS is compromised of the various views, perceptions and
attitudes about contemporary political issues, leaders, and institutions held by
the population or by subgroups of the population
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POLITICS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)
The presentation of information in the best possible light for a public
official or political candidate: - ANS spin
A specific, local voting area created by a county commissioners court is a -
ANS precinct
In public opinion polling, a sample is: - ANS A smaller percentage of the
population, selected under the assumption that this group will be representative
of the population as a whole
All of the following are party organizations/positions except: - ANS
precinct council-member
Since 1980, men have consistently voted at higher rates than women in
presidential elections - ANS False
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The ability of interest groups to remain focuses on a particular issue, even
as the public's attention shifts away during the media cycle refers to the
power of - ANS Time
Cohort replacement is: - ANS The natural occurrence of generational
replacement due to death
In a primary election, a candidate must receive a majority of votes, rather
than a plurality, in order to become the party's nominee (t/f) - ANS false
Correlation is another word for causation (t/f) - ANS false
Which of the following is descriptive of the 'Iron Triangle" - ANS Interest
groups provide electoral support to the legislature who then fund and politically
support the bureaucracy, which then offers benefits or special favors to interest
groups
The interest group which was instrumental to Rick Perry's successful 1990
election campaign was: - ANS The Texas Farm Bureau
Hypothetically, if a public opinion poll is conducted, and the average
approval rating of governor Greg Abbot is found to be 48%, with a margin
of error of 3%, the 95% confidence interval for the results would be: - ANS
45%-51%
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Texan politics is currently dominated bu the Republican party (t/f) - ANS
true
The idea that political power is primarily held by a few individuals who
derive such power from leadership in business, civic, or governmental
institutions is the theory/concept of: - ANS Elitism
In Texas, the most successful third party in recent decades has been: - ANS
The Libertarian Party
A 'poll tax' is: - ANS An annual fee with the purpose of discouraging poor and
minority groups from participating in political process
In statistics, the probability that observed results occurred due to random
change is the: - ANS Margin error
Social media platforms: - ANS Set a dangerous precedent; many stories are
demonstrably false and make no pretence of objectivity
Public opinion: - ANS is compromised of the various views, perceptions and
attitudes about contemporary political issues, leaders, and institutions held by
the population or by subgroups of the population
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