PSCI 2305 1 REVIEW ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Equality of Opportunity.
Answer: A widely shared American ideal that all people should have the
freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest
potential
◍ A newspaper story covering a public KKK rally would garner the most
reader support for the rally if it used which of the following frames?.
Answer: a frame emphasizing free speech rights
◍ Public Opinion.
Answer: Citizens' attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and
events. When public opinion has shifted, the shift has occurred fairly
steadily in one direction. Can be limited.
◍ Values.
Answer: basic principles that shape a person's opinions about political issues
and events
◍ Attitudes.
Answer: A specific preference on a particular issue
◍ Political Ideology.
Answer: A cohesive set of beliefs that forms a general philosophy about the
role of government
◍ Liberal.
Answer: Those who generally support social and political reform,
governmental intervention in the economy, more economic equality,
, expansion of federal social services, and greater concern for consumers and
the environment.
◍ Conservative.
Answer: Those who generally support the social and economic status quo
and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political formulas and
economic arrangements; believe that a large and powerful government poses
a threat to citizens' freedom
◍ Libertarian.
Answer: Someone who emphasizes freedom and believes in voluntary
association with small government
◍ Socialist.
Answer: Someone who generally believes in social ownership, strong
government, free markets, and reducing economic inequality
◍ Which of the following groups tend to be more conservative than the
others?.
Answer: Cuban Americans
◍ Political Socialization.
Answer: The introduction of individuals into the political culture. The
processes that form political beliefs and values.
◍ Agents of Socialization.
Answer: Social institutions. including families and schools, that help to
shape individuals' basic political beliefs and values
◍ Gender Gap.
Answer: A distinctive pattern of voting behavior reflecting the differences in
views between women and men. BUt theres an increase in numbre of
women in office.
◍ Marketplace of Ideas.
Answer: The public forum in which beliefs and ideas are exchanged and
compete
,◍ To maximize the accuracy of a public opinion poll, individuals in a sample
must be what?.
Answer: randomly selected
◍ Political values fundamentally concern which of the following concepts?.
Answer: the government's proper role in society
◍ Public-opinion polls.
Answer: Scientific instruments for measuring public opinion
◍ Sample.
Answer: a small group selected by researchers to represent the most
important characteristics of an entire population
◍ What is an open election?.
Answer: a type of election in which there is no incumbent candidate on the
ballot
◍ Social Desirability Effect.
Answer: The effect that results when respondents in a survey report what
they expect the interviewer wishes to hear rather than what they believe
◍ Media.
Answer: Print and digital forms of communication, including television,
newspapers, radio, and the internet, intended to convey information to large
audiences.
◍ Media Monopolies.
Answer: The ownership and control of the media by a few large
corporations
◍ Digital Citizen.
Answer: Daily internet user with internet and the technology and literacy
skills to go online for employment, news, politics, entertainment, commerce,
and other activities.
◍ Digital Divide.
Answer: The gap in access to the internet among demographic groups based
, on education, income, age, geographic location, and race
◍ What form of lobbying is concerned with mobilizing public opinion?.
Answer: grassroots
◍ Which of the following is most likely to impact a young person's political
values?.
Answer: listening to a parent talk about the election at the dinner table
◍ Independent and write-in candidates can get on the general election ballot by
doing what?.
Answer: collecting signatures on a nominating petition
◍ Niche Journalism.
Answer: News reporting devoted to a targeted portion of a journalism
market sector or for a portion of readers based on content or ideological
presentation
◍ Which of the following is characteristic of off-year election cycles?.
Answer: insulation from presidential campaigning and lower voter turnout
◍ What is one way a lobbyist could influence the judicial branch?.
Answer: file an amicus brief
◍ Citizen Journalism.
Answer: News reported and distributed by citizens, rather than professional
journalists and for-profit news organizations
◍ Agenda Setting.
Answer: The power of the media to bring public attention to particular
issues and problems
◍ What fundamental shift in the relationship between the press and the White
House emerged in the years following the Watergate scandal?.
Answer: The press became more critical of the government.
◍ What is the difference between an open primary and a closed primary?.
Answer: An open primary does not require voters to declare the party with
which they are affiliated, while a closed primary does.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Equality of Opportunity.
Answer: A widely shared American ideal that all people should have the
freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest
potential
◍ A newspaper story covering a public KKK rally would garner the most
reader support for the rally if it used which of the following frames?.
Answer: a frame emphasizing free speech rights
◍ Public Opinion.
Answer: Citizens' attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and
events. When public opinion has shifted, the shift has occurred fairly
steadily in one direction. Can be limited.
◍ Values.
Answer: basic principles that shape a person's opinions about political issues
and events
◍ Attitudes.
Answer: A specific preference on a particular issue
◍ Political Ideology.
Answer: A cohesive set of beliefs that forms a general philosophy about the
role of government
◍ Liberal.
Answer: Those who generally support social and political reform,
governmental intervention in the economy, more economic equality,
, expansion of federal social services, and greater concern for consumers and
the environment.
◍ Conservative.
Answer: Those who generally support the social and economic status quo
and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political formulas and
economic arrangements; believe that a large and powerful government poses
a threat to citizens' freedom
◍ Libertarian.
Answer: Someone who emphasizes freedom and believes in voluntary
association with small government
◍ Socialist.
Answer: Someone who generally believes in social ownership, strong
government, free markets, and reducing economic inequality
◍ Which of the following groups tend to be more conservative than the
others?.
Answer: Cuban Americans
◍ Political Socialization.
Answer: The introduction of individuals into the political culture. The
processes that form political beliefs and values.
◍ Agents of Socialization.
Answer: Social institutions. including families and schools, that help to
shape individuals' basic political beliefs and values
◍ Gender Gap.
Answer: A distinctive pattern of voting behavior reflecting the differences in
views between women and men. BUt theres an increase in numbre of
women in office.
◍ Marketplace of Ideas.
Answer: The public forum in which beliefs and ideas are exchanged and
compete
,◍ To maximize the accuracy of a public opinion poll, individuals in a sample
must be what?.
Answer: randomly selected
◍ Political values fundamentally concern which of the following concepts?.
Answer: the government's proper role in society
◍ Public-opinion polls.
Answer: Scientific instruments for measuring public opinion
◍ Sample.
Answer: a small group selected by researchers to represent the most
important characteristics of an entire population
◍ What is an open election?.
Answer: a type of election in which there is no incumbent candidate on the
ballot
◍ Social Desirability Effect.
Answer: The effect that results when respondents in a survey report what
they expect the interviewer wishes to hear rather than what they believe
◍ Media.
Answer: Print and digital forms of communication, including television,
newspapers, radio, and the internet, intended to convey information to large
audiences.
◍ Media Monopolies.
Answer: The ownership and control of the media by a few large
corporations
◍ Digital Citizen.
Answer: Daily internet user with internet and the technology and literacy
skills to go online for employment, news, politics, entertainment, commerce,
and other activities.
◍ Digital Divide.
Answer: The gap in access to the internet among demographic groups based
, on education, income, age, geographic location, and race
◍ What form of lobbying is concerned with mobilizing public opinion?.
Answer: grassroots
◍ Which of the following is most likely to impact a young person's political
values?.
Answer: listening to a parent talk about the election at the dinner table
◍ Independent and write-in candidates can get on the general election ballot by
doing what?.
Answer: collecting signatures on a nominating petition
◍ Niche Journalism.
Answer: News reporting devoted to a targeted portion of a journalism
market sector or for a portion of readers based on content or ideological
presentation
◍ Which of the following is characteristic of off-year election cycles?.
Answer: insulation from presidential campaigning and lower voter turnout
◍ What is one way a lobbyist could influence the judicial branch?.
Answer: file an amicus brief
◍ Citizen Journalism.
Answer: News reported and distributed by citizens, rather than professional
journalists and for-profit news organizations
◍ Agenda Setting.
Answer: The power of the media to bring public attention to particular
issues and problems
◍ What fundamental shift in the relationship between the press and the White
House emerged in the years following the Watergate scandal?.
Answer: The press became more critical of the government.
◍ What is the difference between an open primary and a closed primary?.
Answer: An open primary does not require voters to declare the party with
which they are affiliated, while a closed primary does.
