Gov 310L Final Exam Questions and
All Correct Answers.
V.O. Key once defined public opinion as - Answer "those opinions held by private persons
which governments find it prudent to heed."
Who was the first liberal Democrat elected governor of Texas? - Answer James Stephen Hogg
Which constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote - Answer 19th
The following definition describes what type of frame? Places public issues in some more
general or abstract context and takes the form of a "takeout" or "backgrounder," report directed
at general outcomes of conditions. - Answer Thematic Frame
In the lecture, I discussed Carmines and Stimson's discussion of "hard" and "easy" issues. What
makes an issue "easy"? - Answer (All of these)
It will be symbolic rather than technical, it would be an issue long on the political agenda, and it
would more likely deal with policy ends than means.
Jack Walker's "The Origins and Maintenance of Interest Groups in America" does what? -
Answer Analyzes the ways in which interest groups are created and the means by which they
remain in existence.
In class I gave the example of a political church as an example of how institutions can increase
political participation. Which of these is not an example of being exposed to a political church? -
Answer Talking to a family member about current events at a picnic
According to the chapter on interest groups, which of the following is true? - Answer PACs
have, over time, enjoyed explosive growth
The main idea of Zaller's report is to accomplish what? - Answer Convert information into
public opinion
The late 1800s and early 1900s are sometimes called the era of _____, when many newspapers
eagerly exploited scandals and any story involving sex or violence. - Answer yellow journalism
The largest voluntary association in America is - Answer the American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP)
, When George Washington made the following statement: "It agitates the community with ill-
founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments
occasional riot and insurrection." What was he talking about? - Answer Political parties
When the pattern of group support for political parties shifts in a significant and lasting way,
what has occurred? - Answer realignment
The process by which one learns political beliefs and values is called - Answer socialization
In philpot's analysis of the 2000 Republican convention, which two groups were largely
unaffected by the Republican's campaign message of racial diversity? - Answer white
Democrats and blacks
Which of the following is not a legal constraint to third parties? - Answer media coverage
In the New York Times piece written by Brendan Nyhan, Democrats who support the Health
Care reform... - Answer believe that public understanding of the plan will improve after its
full implementation
The following quote from David C.Leege was presented in the lecture: "Churches inculcate
beliefs and shape worldviews. They provide plausibility structures i.e. ways of dealing with life's
puzzles and they offer social norms." This quote refers to what discussion in the lecture? -
Answer political socialization
When the media does not tell you how to think, but what to think about, it is doing what? -
Answer agenda setting
Philpot argues that susceptibility to campaign effects is contingent on which of the following 3
individual characteristics: - Answer race, education, partisanship
Which of these is not a reason for political participation, according to Verba, Scholzman, and
Brady? - Answer region
Philpot's main argument is: - Answer that the success of a strategy's ability to alter party
images depends on the strength of the individual's existing party images
Which of the following is NOT a method of measuring public opinion? - Answer information
cost
All Correct Answers.
V.O. Key once defined public opinion as - Answer "those opinions held by private persons
which governments find it prudent to heed."
Who was the first liberal Democrat elected governor of Texas? - Answer James Stephen Hogg
Which constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote - Answer 19th
The following definition describes what type of frame? Places public issues in some more
general or abstract context and takes the form of a "takeout" or "backgrounder," report directed
at general outcomes of conditions. - Answer Thematic Frame
In the lecture, I discussed Carmines and Stimson's discussion of "hard" and "easy" issues. What
makes an issue "easy"? - Answer (All of these)
It will be symbolic rather than technical, it would be an issue long on the political agenda, and it
would more likely deal with policy ends than means.
Jack Walker's "The Origins and Maintenance of Interest Groups in America" does what? -
Answer Analyzes the ways in which interest groups are created and the means by which they
remain in existence.
In class I gave the example of a political church as an example of how institutions can increase
political participation. Which of these is not an example of being exposed to a political church? -
Answer Talking to a family member about current events at a picnic
According to the chapter on interest groups, which of the following is true? - Answer PACs
have, over time, enjoyed explosive growth
The main idea of Zaller's report is to accomplish what? - Answer Convert information into
public opinion
The late 1800s and early 1900s are sometimes called the era of _____, when many newspapers
eagerly exploited scandals and any story involving sex or violence. - Answer yellow journalism
The largest voluntary association in America is - Answer the American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP)
, When George Washington made the following statement: "It agitates the community with ill-
founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments
occasional riot and insurrection." What was he talking about? - Answer Political parties
When the pattern of group support for political parties shifts in a significant and lasting way,
what has occurred? - Answer realignment
The process by which one learns political beliefs and values is called - Answer socialization
In philpot's analysis of the 2000 Republican convention, which two groups were largely
unaffected by the Republican's campaign message of racial diversity? - Answer white
Democrats and blacks
Which of the following is not a legal constraint to third parties? - Answer media coverage
In the New York Times piece written by Brendan Nyhan, Democrats who support the Health
Care reform... - Answer believe that public understanding of the plan will improve after its
full implementation
The following quote from David C.Leege was presented in the lecture: "Churches inculcate
beliefs and shape worldviews. They provide plausibility structures i.e. ways of dealing with life's
puzzles and they offer social norms." This quote refers to what discussion in the lecture? -
Answer political socialization
When the media does not tell you how to think, but what to think about, it is doing what? -
Answer agenda setting
Philpot argues that susceptibility to campaign effects is contingent on which of the following 3
individual characteristics: - Answer race, education, partisanship
Which of these is not a reason for political participation, according to Verba, Scholzman, and
Brady? - Answer region
Philpot's main argument is: - Answer that the success of a strategy's ability to alter party
images depends on the strength of the individual's existing party images
Which of the following is NOT a method of measuring public opinion? - Answer information
cost
