Exam 2 Poli 2051 Hogan Questions
and Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
Census - Answer a count of the American population conducted every 10 years.
Civil Disobedience - Answer a form of unconventional participation designed ti consciously
break a law thought to be unjust
Demography - Answer the science of human population
Exit Polls - Answer a poll taken at randomly selected polling places after the citizen has
placed their vote
Gender Gap - Answer a consistent attitudinal pattern where women are more likely than
men to express liberal attitudes and support to democratic candidates
Melting Pot - Answer the mixtures of cultures, ideas, and people in the US
Minority Majority - Answer a reference to the impending status of White, Anglo-Saxon
Americans, currently holding majority status
Political culture - Answer an overall set of values widely shared in a society
Political ideology - Answer a coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy
Political participation - Answer the activities used by citizens to influence political outcomes
Political socialization - Answer the process by which citizens acquire their knowledge,
feelings, and evaluations of the political world
Protest - Answer a form of political participation design to change policy through
unconventional tactics
, Random digit dialing - Answer phone numbers are dialed at random around the country
Random sampling - Answer a polling technique which is based on the principle that
everyone has an equal probability of being selected to be apart of the sample
Reapportionment - Answer the reallocation of 435 seats in the house of representatives
based on changes of residency and population found in the census
Sample - Answer a small portion of the population chosen as representative of the whole
population
Sampling Error - Answer the level of confidence involved in a sample result- the level is
dependent on the size of the sample
Beats - Answer specific locations where news is frequently found
Broadcast media - Answer one of the kinds of media, including tv and radio
Chains - Answer media conglomerates that control a large percentage of daily newspaper
circulation and some tv and radio stations as well
High-tech politics - Answer Politics where technology has shaped political behavior and the
political agenda
Investigative journalism - Answer the use of detective-like report methods to unearth
scandals
Mass media - Answer media which reaches and influences both elites and the masses.
Media event - Answer an event staged primarily for the purpose of being covered.
Narrowcasting - Answer strategy of some broadcast channels that appeal to a narrow, rather
than a broad, audience.
and Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
Census - Answer a count of the American population conducted every 10 years.
Civil Disobedience - Answer a form of unconventional participation designed ti consciously
break a law thought to be unjust
Demography - Answer the science of human population
Exit Polls - Answer a poll taken at randomly selected polling places after the citizen has
placed their vote
Gender Gap - Answer a consistent attitudinal pattern where women are more likely than
men to express liberal attitudes and support to democratic candidates
Melting Pot - Answer the mixtures of cultures, ideas, and people in the US
Minority Majority - Answer a reference to the impending status of White, Anglo-Saxon
Americans, currently holding majority status
Political culture - Answer an overall set of values widely shared in a society
Political ideology - Answer a coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy
Political participation - Answer the activities used by citizens to influence political outcomes
Political socialization - Answer the process by which citizens acquire their knowledge,
feelings, and evaluations of the political world
Protest - Answer a form of political participation design to change policy through
unconventional tactics
, Random digit dialing - Answer phone numbers are dialed at random around the country
Random sampling - Answer a polling technique which is based on the principle that
everyone has an equal probability of being selected to be apart of the sample
Reapportionment - Answer the reallocation of 435 seats in the house of representatives
based on changes of residency and population found in the census
Sample - Answer a small portion of the population chosen as representative of the whole
population
Sampling Error - Answer the level of confidence involved in a sample result- the level is
dependent on the size of the sample
Beats - Answer specific locations where news is frequently found
Broadcast media - Answer one of the kinds of media, including tv and radio
Chains - Answer media conglomerates that control a large percentage of daily newspaper
circulation and some tv and radio stations as well
High-tech politics - Answer Politics where technology has shaped political behavior and the
political agenda
Investigative journalism - Answer the use of detective-like report methods to unearth
scandals
Mass media - Answer media which reaches and influences both elites and the masses.
Media event - Answer an event staged primarily for the purpose of being covered.
Narrowcasting - Answer strategy of some broadcast channels that appeal to a narrow, rather
than a broad, audience.
