Poli 2051- Exam 2 2025/2026 Exam
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According to Russell Neuman, the "paradox of mass politics" is that the
American political system works as well as it does despite ____________. -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the public's lack of knowledge about politics
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.
,How does the textbook define 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? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔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? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔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? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔staging a sit-in
Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest poll that
predicted Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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.
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, 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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The situation, likely beginning in the mid-
twenty-first century, in which non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority
of the U.S. population and minority groups together will represent a
majority.
political culture - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An overall set of values widely shared
within a society
Reapportionment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The process of reallocating seats in the
House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the
Census.
Political Socialization - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The process through which an
individual acquires political attitudes, views, and knowledge from, among
other sources, family, the media, and school.
Sample - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A relatively small proportion of people who are
chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole.
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Already Graded A+
According to Russell Neuman, the "paradox of mass politics" is that the
American political system works as well as it does despite ____________. -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the public's lack of knowledge about politics
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.
,How does the textbook define 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? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔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? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔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? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔staging a sit-in
Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest poll that
predicted Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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.
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, 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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The situation, likely beginning in the mid-
twenty-first century, in which non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority
of the U.S. population and minority groups together will represent a
majority.
political culture - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An overall set of values widely shared
within a society
Reapportionment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The process of reallocating seats in the
House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the
Census.
Political Socialization - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The process through which an
individual acquires political attitudes, views, and knowledge from, among
other sources, family, the media, and school.
Sample - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A relatively small proportion of people who are
chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole.
