Question 1

Public opinion polls can be criticized on the grounds that

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A)  a survey of a few thousand people cannot possibly yield an accurate picture of American attitudes.
B)  there is clear evidence that polling organizations falsify results.
C)  politicians pay no attention to poll results.
D)  the way a pollster words a question can determine the answer.
E)  the entities that finance administration of the poll skew results for a certain desired outcome.

Question 2

Children are likely to adopt their parents' party identification when

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A)  parents discuss party politics with children.
B)  parents refrain from forcing their views on children.
C)  at least one parent has worked for a party.
D)  both parents vote regularly.
E)  both parents strongly identify with the same party.

Question 3

In the current American context,a communitarian would tend to promote

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A)  both order and equality over freedom.
B)  order over freedom and freedom over equality.
C)  freedom over both order and equality.
D)  equality over freedom and freedom over order.
E)  liberty and equality over fairness.

Question 4

When sampled,the public strongly favors the death penalty for certain crimes.The graph of such a distribution would be characterized as

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A)  stable.
B)  skewed.
C)  expected.
D)  extremist.
E)  biased.

Question 5

When elementary schools introduce students to authority figures outside the family,like the teacher,they prepare students for the value of _________; when they stress norms of democratic decision making and respecting the opinions of others,they teach _________.

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A)  order; freedom
B)  order; equality
C)  freedom; order
D)  equality; order
E)  equality; freedom

Question 6

The set of values and beliefs that a person holds about the purpose and scope of government is called

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A)  political ideology.
B)  party identification.
C)  liberalism or conservatism.
D)  political socialization.
E)  communalism. A

Question 7

Which of the following statements concerning gender and political beliefs is incorrect?

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A)  Women are more likely to favor government action to promote equality.
B)  Women are more likely to favor affirmative action.
C)  Men are less likely to favor increased spending on social programs.
D)  Men are more likely to favor the death penalty.
E)  Women are more likely to favor going to war.

Question 8

The process whereby one becomes aware of politics,learns political facts,and forms political values is called

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A)  political norming.
B)  ideological awakening.
C)  political coming-of-age.
D)  systems building.
E)  political socialization.

Question 9

​Recently,media outlets have started including ________ in their samples,particularly in response to the habits of younger Americans.

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A)  ​interest groups
B)  more people
C)  ​more urban residents
D)  ​cable viewers
E)  ​cell phones E

Question 10

Young Americans are more reliably socialized into their parents' religions when

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A)  both parents follow the same religion.
B)  religious issues track social issues.
C)  religious institutions focus heavily on socialization.
D)  parents follow different religions.
E)  they believe they are being rebellious among their peers by adopting their parents' religion. A

Question 11

The major agents of early socialization in the United States are

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A)  religion and social class.
B)  family, religion, and political party.
C)  family, school, community, and peers.
D)  school and social class.
E)  economics, television, and the Internet.

Question 12

Survey methodology did not become a powerful research tool until the

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A)  1930s.
B)  1950s.
C)  1970s.
D)  1980s.
E)  1990s.

Question 13

Historians estimate that _____ percent of Americans supported the Revolution in July 1776.​

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A)  ​10
B)  ​20
C)  ​40
D)  ​60
E)  ​80

Question 14

The extent to which any socializing agent is influential depends on

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A)  repetitive behavior.
B)  whether or not a person is familiar with the concept before hearing it.
C)  the economic influence of the agent.
D)  whether the family favorably supports the agent.
E)  prolonged exposure to and good communication with the agent, as well as being receptive.

Question 15

Based on the ideological typology described in the text,explain how liberals and conservatives differ in America.​

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Question 16

The Framers guessed that the __________ would reflect public opinion,especially on the crucial issues of taxes and government spending.

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A)  president
B)  Supreme Court
C)  U.S. Senate
D)  House of Representatives
E)  educated classes

Question 17

In nineteen presidential elections since 1936,Gallup polls have deviated from actual ​results by

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A)  ​less than 1.0 percentage point.
B)  ​about 3 percentage points.
C)  ​about 6 percentage points.
D)  ​about 10 percentage points.
E)  ​about 15 percentage points.

Question 18

About _______ of immigrants in America are undocumented.​

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A)  ​5 percent
B)  a quarter
C)  ​a third
D)  ​half
E)  ​three quarters

Question 19

As a general trend,college-educated individuals are more likely to choose

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A)  social order over freedom.
B)  social order over equality.
C)  equality over freedom.
D)  freedom over social order.
E)  equality over social order.

Question 20

The accuracy of the population sample used for public opinion polls depends on

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A)  whether telephoning or direct contact is used to draw the sample.
B)  the care with which questions are written and asked.
C)  whether computers are used to draw the sample.
D)  the factors of believability and reliability.
E)  randomness of selection, size of sample, and variation in the population.

Exam 5: Public Opinion and Political Socialization

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