POLS 445 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is political knowledge?
Answer:
The range of factual information about politics that is stored in long term memory
Question:
2. How is Political knowledge measured?
Answer:
1. rules of the game
2. substances of politics
3. people & players
Question:
3. Trends in Political knowledge
Answer:
accepting of democratic norms (tolerant) improving attitudes towards the gov. participate in politics
Question:
4. Bartels theory on people ( Bush tax cuts)
Answer:
Unenlightened self interest + better informed ublic are more likely not to favor the tax cuts due to the
income gape increase
Question:
5. Lupia theory on people ( Bush tax cuts)
Answer:
People folow heuristic and process infor differently based on party and ideology (reasonable ppl can
disgaree Findings: Republicans and democrats process info differently, - - For liberals, increased
information did indeed lead to lower support for the tax cuts.
- For conservatives, increased information led to higher support for the tax cuts, suggesting that they found
the policy beneficial or aligned with their principles, rather than being ignorant.
Question:
6. Civil liberties vs civil rights
Answer:
Civil liberties are limitations on government (they specify what the government can not do) while civil
rights specify what the government must do to ensure equal protection and freedom from discrimination
Question:
7. define political tolerance
Answer:
A willing to tolerate/ put up with things that one rejects
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is political knowledge?
Answer:
The range of factual information about politics that is stored in long term memory
Question:
2. How is Political knowledge measured?
Answer:
1. rules of the game
2. substances of politics
3. people & players
Question:
3. Trends in Political knowledge
Answer:
accepting of democratic norms (tolerant) improving attitudes towards the gov. participate in politics
Question:
4. Bartels theory on people ( Bush tax cuts)
Answer:
Unenlightened self interest + better informed ublic are more likely not to favor the tax cuts due to the
income gape increase
Question:
5. Lupia theory on people ( Bush tax cuts)
Answer:
People folow heuristic and process infor differently based on party and ideology (reasonable ppl can
disgaree Findings: Republicans and democrats process info differently, - - For liberals, increased
information did indeed lead to lower support for the tax cuts.
- For conservatives, increased information led to higher support for the tax cuts, suggesting that they found
the policy beneficial or aligned with their principles, rather than being ignorant.
Question:
6. Civil liberties vs civil rights
Answer:
Civil liberties are limitations on government (they specify what the government can not do) while civil
rights specify what the government must do to ensure equal protection and freedom from discrimination
Question:
7. define political tolerance
Answer:
A willing to tolerate/ put up with things that one rejects
