POLI 2051 COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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●● Conservatives generally favor the __________ sector.
Answer: private
●● How does lower voter turnout among young citizens affect the
composition of those who show up at the polls?
Answer: Conservatives are overrepresented at the polls.
●● Political Participation
Answer: all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of
political leaders or the policies they pursue
●● If the poor participated at higher levels in the political process, what
might happen?
Answer: government programs to alleviate economic inequality would
likely be higher on the political agenda
●● In a random sample of 1,000 high school students, 29 percent
indicated that they had read the Declaration of Independence at least
,once, with a sampling error of 4 percent. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. It is likely that 29 percent of the population has read the Declaration
of Independence with a four percent chance that the survey results could
be incorrect.
B. It is likely that between 25 and 33 percent of the population have read
the Declaration of Independence.
C. It is likely that fewer than 25 percent of the population have read the
Declaration of Independence.
D. It is likely that more than 33 percent of the population have read the
Declaration of Independence.
Answer: B. It is likely that between 25 and 33 percent of the population
have read the Declaration of Independence.
●● Of the following, which is a form of political participation?
A. donating money to a charity for homeless veterans
B. calling your representative to express your opinion about upcoming
legislation
C. working as a caseworker in a social services agency
D. compiling a statistical analysis on the demographic factors of students
enrolled at a local community college
Answer: B. calling your representative to express your opinion about
upcoming legislation
,●● What is the effect of aging on political participation?
Answer: Aging increases political participation until the infirmities of
old age make it harder to participate.
●● When do blacks participate more in politics than whites?
Answer: when their levels of education are equal to those of whites
●● Which of the following is unconventional political participation?
A. running for an unopposed office
B. signing a petition in a school parking lot
C. staging a sit-in
D. gathering signatures for a proposed ballot measured.
Answer: C. staging a sit-in
●● Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest
poll that predicted Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true?
A. The poll oversampled those with higher income.
B. The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation.
C. The poll excluded owners of automobiles.
D. The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones.
Answer: A. The poll oversampled those with higher income.
, ●● Women are more likely than men to cast their ballots for which type
of candidate?
Answer: Democratic candidates who support higher levels of spending
on social services as opposed to spending on the military
●● Public Opinion
Answer: The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and
policy issues.
●● Demography
Answer: The science of population changes
●● Census
Answer: An "actual enumeration" of the population, which the
Constitution requires that the government conduct every 10 years. The
Census is a valuable tool for understanding demographic changes.
●● Melting Pot
Answer: A term often used to characterize the United States, with its
history of immigration and mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples
●● Minority Majority
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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●● Conservatives generally favor the __________ sector.
Answer: private
●● How does lower voter turnout among young citizens affect the
composition of those who show up at the polls?
Answer: Conservatives are overrepresented at the polls.
●● Political Participation
Answer: all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of
political leaders or the policies they pursue
●● If the poor participated at higher levels in the political process, what
might happen?
Answer: government programs to alleviate economic inequality would
likely be higher on the political agenda
●● In a random sample of 1,000 high school students, 29 percent
indicated that they had read the Declaration of Independence at least
,once, with a sampling error of 4 percent. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. It is likely that 29 percent of the population has read the Declaration
of Independence with a four percent chance that the survey results could
be incorrect.
B. It is likely that between 25 and 33 percent of the population have read
the Declaration of Independence.
C. It is likely that fewer than 25 percent of the population have read the
Declaration of Independence.
D. It is likely that more than 33 percent of the population have read the
Declaration of Independence.
Answer: B. It is likely that between 25 and 33 percent of the population
have read the Declaration of Independence.
●● Of the following, which is a form of political participation?
A. donating money to a charity for homeless veterans
B. calling your representative to express your opinion about upcoming
legislation
C. working as a caseworker in a social services agency
D. compiling a statistical analysis on the demographic factors of students
enrolled at a local community college
Answer: B. calling your representative to express your opinion about
upcoming legislation
,●● What is the effect of aging on political participation?
Answer: Aging increases political participation until the infirmities of
old age make it harder to participate.
●● When do blacks participate more in politics than whites?
Answer: when their levels of education are equal to those of whites
●● Which of the following is unconventional political participation?
A. running for an unopposed office
B. signing a petition in a school parking lot
C. staging a sit-in
D. gathering signatures for a proposed ballot measured.
Answer: C. staging a sit-in
●● Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest
poll that predicted Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true?
A. The poll oversampled those with higher income.
B. The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation.
C. The poll excluded owners of automobiles.
D. The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones.
Answer: A. The poll oversampled those with higher income.
, ●● Women are more likely than men to cast their ballots for which type
of candidate?
Answer: Democratic candidates who support higher levels of spending
on social services as opposed to spending on the military
●● Public Opinion
Answer: The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and
policy issues.
●● Demography
Answer: The science of population changes
●● Census
Answer: An "actual enumeration" of the population, which the
Constitution requires that the government conduct every 10 years. The
Census is a valuable tool for understanding demographic changes.
●● Melting Pot
Answer: A term often used to characterize the United States, with its
history of immigration and mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples
●● Minority Majority
