POLI 2051 Exam 2 Review
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Each of the following statements could be considered true of either economic or social
liberals, EXCEPT that:
a.) they favor government activism in the area of distribution of economic benefits.
b.) they prefer a smaller role for government in upholding social and cultural traditions.
c.) they favor more government spending for the poor.
d.) they believe lifestyle choices should be left to the individual.
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,e.) they believe that government should be used to promote traditional values. - ✔✔e.)
they believe that government should be used to promote traditional values.
What term do scholars use for a purported opinion offered by a respondent who is
unfamiliar with the specific issue? - ✔✔non-opinion
Which of the following states is solidly Democratic?
a.) Idaho
b.) Georgia
c.)Utah
d.) Washington
e.) Texas - ✔✔d.) Washington
Which of the following is true of the relationship between public opinion and shifts in
major government policies?
a.) On high-profile issues particularly, public opinion tends to affect policy to a greater
degree than policymakers' agendas affect public opinion.
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,b.) Leaders' opinions ultimately affect most policy issues more than the larger public
opinion.
c.) Linguist Noam Chomsky claimed that democracy consistently preserved the will of
the people over the will of elite interests.
d.) Analysts have found a pattern consistent with the claim that "public opinion has
little influence over policy."
e.) All of these answers are correct. - ✔✔a.) On high-profile issues particularly, public
opinion tends to affect policy to a greater degree than policymakers' agendas affect
public opinion.
Party identification refers to - ✔✔an emotional attachment to a political party.
Journalist ________ suggested that effective government cannot be run by politicians
that base their public opinions on poll results. - ✔✔Walter Lippmann
Sources of polling error can include - ✔✔question order; unrepresentative samples;
respondents' lack of knowledge or interest in the issue; question wording.
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, Sources of _________ can include: question order; unrepresentative samples;
respondents' lack of knowledge or interest in the issue; question wording. - ✔✔polling
error
The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is called - ✔✔political
socialization.
The most powerful religious force in contemporary American society is the -
✔✔religious right.
To accurately poll the citizens of the United States as opposed to the citizens of a single
state, - ✔✔the sample requirements will be nearly the same.
All of the following ideological types are prevalent in the United States EXCEPT
a.)liberals
b.)conservatives
c.)populists
d.)libertarians
e.)communists - ✔✔e.) communists
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Each of the following statements could be considered true of either economic or social
liberals, EXCEPT that:
a.) they favor government activism in the area of distribution of economic benefits.
b.) they prefer a smaller role for government in upholding social and cultural traditions.
c.) they favor more government spending for the poor.
d.) they believe lifestyle choices should be left to the individual.
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,e.) they believe that government should be used to promote traditional values. - ✔✔e.)
they believe that government should be used to promote traditional values.
What term do scholars use for a purported opinion offered by a respondent who is
unfamiliar with the specific issue? - ✔✔non-opinion
Which of the following states is solidly Democratic?
a.) Idaho
b.) Georgia
c.)Utah
d.) Washington
e.) Texas - ✔✔d.) Washington
Which of the following is true of the relationship between public opinion and shifts in
major government policies?
a.) On high-profile issues particularly, public opinion tends to affect policy to a greater
degree than policymakers' agendas affect public opinion.
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,b.) Leaders' opinions ultimately affect most policy issues more than the larger public
opinion.
c.) Linguist Noam Chomsky claimed that democracy consistently preserved the will of
the people over the will of elite interests.
d.) Analysts have found a pattern consistent with the claim that "public opinion has
little influence over policy."
e.) All of these answers are correct. - ✔✔a.) On high-profile issues particularly, public
opinion tends to affect policy to a greater degree than policymakers' agendas affect
public opinion.
Party identification refers to - ✔✔an emotional attachment to a political party.
Journalist ________ suggested that effective government cannot be run by politicians
that base their public opinions on poll results. - ✔✔Walter Lippmann
Sources of polling error can include - ✔✔question order; unrepresentative samples;
respondents' lack of knowledge or interest in the issue; question wording.
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, Sources of _________ can include: question order; unrepresentative samples;
respondents' lack of knowledge or interest in the issue; question wording. - ✔✔polling
error
The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is called - ✔✔political
socialization.
The most powerful religious force in contemporary American society is the -
✔✔religious right.
To accurately poll the citizens of the United States as opposed to the citizens of a single
state, - ✔✔the sample requirements will be nearly the same.
All of the following ideological types are prevalent in the United States EXCEPT
a.)liberals
b.)conservatives
c.)populists
d.)libertarians
e.)communists - ✔✔e.) communists
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