POL 201 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
In what sense can answering a political survey be considered a form of political action?
- Answers - Surveys often communicate public opinion to politicians so they can
respond to their constituents' views.
Which of the following is the most important explanation of African American linked
fate? - Answers - In addition to slavery, African Americans have experienced severe
discrimination over very long periods of time.
What is one way citizens usually express the intensity of their preferences on an issue?
- Answers - Taking political action like protesting or volunteering for a campaign.
Why do people take political cues from others rather than studying the issues
themselves? - Answers - Shortcuts help people make good decisions while relieving
them of having to gather their own information.
One concern with random digit dialing is that this process is less likely to reach people
on the do-not-call list or people who only use cell phones. This could give rise to: -
Answers - sample selection bias
A person's desire to increase his or her real disposable income is an example of a: -
Answers - preference
How many Americans devote sufficient time and attention to politics to understand most
of the issues on the contemporary political agenda? - Answers - few
When the media focus a great deal on a particular story, people are influenced through
the process known as: - Answers - priming.
How do well-financed groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, influence public
opinion? - Answers - Spending millions of dollars on television commercials,
contributions to think tanks, and other forms of issues management.
Citizens' attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and events, when
aggregated together, are known as: - Answers - public opinion.
From which source do most people acquire their initial orientation to politics? - Answers
- families.
Which landmark 1965 law led to a change in the racial and ethnic composition of
Congress? - Answers - the Voting Rights Act
, On most matters that come before the government, the public... - Answers - does not
hold a single view and does not generally have great expertise.
A method used by pollsters to select a representative sample in which every individual
in the population has an equal probability of being selected as a participant is called... -
Answers - probability sampling
Which agency tracks the American population's housing, family status, employment,
and demographic characteristics? - Answers - Census Bureau
The failure to identify the true distribution of opinion within a population because of
errors in the survey, such as poorly worded questions, is called a __________ error. -
Answers - measurement
For polls of citizens of the United States to be accurate, a typical poll size would be
__________ respondents. - Answers - 1,000
The contemporary political ideology that is generally supportive of maintaining social
and cultural traditions, limiting the role of government in economic life, and ensuring a
strong military defense is most accurately classified as... - Answers - conservative.
Which of the following is an example of someone who is descriptively represented? -
Answers - An Asian American voter who is represented by an Asian American governor.
When the media choose to present a story from a particular angle to invoke a desired
reaction, people are influenced through the process known as... - Answers - framing.
Which term best describes the set of underlying orientations, ideas, and beliefs through
which an individual understands and interprets politics? - Answers - ideology
Today in America there is widespread agreement on fundamental political values such
as... - Answers - equality of opportunity, liberty, and democracy.
The contemporary political ideology that is generally supportive of political and social
reform, extensive governmental intervention in the economy, expansion of federal social
services, more vigorous efforts on behalf of the poor and the disadvantaged, and
greater concern for consumers and the environment is most accurately characterized
as... - Answers - liberal.
Which of the following explains why high-income African Americans are more apt to
support policies that are likely to help large numbers of low-income or underemployed
African Americans? - Answers - linked fate
__________ represent what people know and how they understand the world and the
consequences of their actions. - Answers - Beliefs
ANSWERS
In what sense can answering a political survey be considered a form of political action?
- Answers - Surveys often communicate public opinion to politicians so they can
respond to their constituents' views.
Which of the following is the most important explanation of African American linked
fate? - Answers - In addition to slavery, African Americans have experienced severe
discrimination over very long periods of time.
What is one way citizens usually express the intensity of their preferences on an issue?
- Answers - Taking political action like protesting or volunteering for a campaign.
Why do people take political cues from others rather than studying the issues
themselves? - Answers - Shortcuts help people make good decisions while relieving
them of having to gather their own information.
One concern with random digit dialing is that this process is less likely to reach people
on the do-not-call list or people who only use cell phones. This could give rise to: -
Answers - sample selection bias
A person's desire to increase his or her real disposable income is an example of a: -
Answers - preference
How many Americans devote sufficient time and attention to politics to understand most
of the issues on the contemporary political agenda? - Answers - few
When the media focus a great deal on a particular story, people are influenced through
the process known as: - Answers - priming.
How do well-financed groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, influence public
opinion? - Answers - Spending millions of dollars on television commercials,
contributions to think tanks, and other forms of issues management.
Citizens' attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and events, when
aggregated together, are known as: - Answers - public opinion.
From which source do most people acquire their initial orientation to politics? - Answers
- families.
Which landmark 1965 law led to a change in the racial and ethnic composition of
Congress? - Answers - the Voting Rights Act
, On most matters that come before the government, the public... - Answers - does not
hold a single view and does not generally have great expertise.
A method used by pollsters to select a representative sample in which every individual
in the population has an equal probability of being selected as a participant is called... -
Answers - probability sampling
Which agency tracks the American population's housing, family status, employment,
and demographic characteristics? - Answers - Census Bureau
The failure to identify the true distribution of opinion within a population because of
errors in the survey, such as poorly worded questions, is called a __________ error. -
Answers - measurement
For polls of citizens of the United States to be accurate, a typical poll size would be
__________ respondents. - Answers - 1,000
The contemporary political ideology that is generally supportive of maintaining social
and cultural traditions, limiting the role of government in economic life, and ensuring a
strong military defense is most accurately classified as... - Answers - conservative.
Which of the following is an example of someone who is descriptively represented? -
Answers - An Asian American voter who is represented by an Asian American governor.
When the media choose to present a story from a particular angle to invoke a desired
reaction, people are influenced through the process known as... - Answers - framing.
Which term best describes the set of underlying orientations, ideas, and beliefs through
which an individual understands and interprets politics? - Answers - ideology
Today in America there is widespread agreement on fundamental political values such
as... - Answers - equality of opportunity, liberty, and democracy.
The contemporary political ideology that is generally supportive of political and social
reform, extensive governmental intervention in the economy, expansion of federal social
services, more vigorous efforts on behalf of the poor and the disadvantaged, and
greater concern for consumers and the environment is most accurately characterized
as... - Answers - liberal.
Which of the following explains why high-income African Americans are more apt to
support policies that are likely to help large numbers of low-income or underemployed
African Americans? - Answers - linked fate
__________ represent what people know and how they understand the world and the
consequences of their actions. - Answers - Beliefs
