Quiz 8 - Chapter 6 Public Opinion 2

   Question 1 4 out of 4 points Pollsters use random digit dialing to gather national samples for surveys because: Selected Answer: There is no complete list of all Americans that can be used to identify the population Answers: Sampling errors are typically too high when other techniques are used   There is no complete list of all Americans that can be used to identify the population Sampling errors are typically too low when other techniques are used It is the only method that allows for push polling  Question 2 0 out of 4 points Which of the following statements about the forces that shape public opinion is NOT true? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given]  Presidents rarely attempt to influence public support for the policies they are promoting. All governments try to influence, manipulate, or manage their citizens’ beliefs. The news media are not simply neutral messengers for the ideas developed by others. Groups with public or private institutional support are more successful in marketing their ideas than groups who do not have such support.  Question 3 0 out of 4 points Opposition to legalized abortion is a position most likely supported by ______, while support for legalized abortion is a position most likely supported by ______. Selected [None Given] Answer: Answers:  conservatives; liberals libertarians; conservatives liberals; libertarians liberals; conservatives  Question 4 0 out of 4 points Which of the following statements about the political opinions of Democrats and Republicans in the public is most accurate? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] Republicans and Democrats have similar opinions on all political issues with the exception of national security—where Democrats are more “hawkish” than Republicans. The differences between the political opinions of Democrats and Republicans have always been the same throughout American history and have not become more intense over the last forty years. Differences between the political opinions of Democrats and Republicans on a wide variety of policy questions are smaller today than during any other period in the last forty years.  Differences between the political opinions of Democrats and Republicans on a wide variety of policy questions are greater today than during any other period in the last forty years.  Question 5 0 out of 4 points The fact that Democratic Party leaders have become more liberal and Republican Party leaders more conservative is important because: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given]  partisans in the public tend to rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues it has made the gender gap much smaller it has significantly increased the illusion of saliency in polling partisans in the public no longer rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues  Question 6 0 out of 4 points The belief that government is a wasteful and dangerous institution and should be limited to as few activities as possible is an example of a political: Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers:  ideology culture interest truism  Question 7 0 out of 4 points What is one of the main differences between those who have gone to college and those who have not? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given]  There is a higher level of political participation among those with a college education. Those with a college education are more likely to believe that the United States should not concern itself with other nations’ problems. There is a lower level of political participation among those with a college education. Those with a college education are less likely to believe that women and men should have equal roles.  Question 8 0 out of 4 points When George W. Bush supporters called conservative white voters during the 2000 South Carolina Republican primary to ask if they would be more or less likely to vote for John McCain if they knew that he had fathered an illegitimate black child, it was an example of: Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: a bandwagon poll  a push poll a selection bias a saliency illusion  Question 9 0 out of 4 points In public opinion surveys, a sample of the total population: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given]  must be representative in that the views of those in the sample must accurately and proportionately reflect the views of the whole population must be at least 50 percent of the targeted population must be based on all the registered voters in the targeted population need be only 25 percent of the targeted population  Question 10 0 out of 4 points A liberal would most likely support: Selected [None Given] Answer: Answers: an increase in the federal military budget prayer in the public schools a ban on abortions a reduction in foreign aid for poor countries  an expansion in governmental social services  Question 11 0 out of 4 points During the 2020 Democratic presidential primary elections, candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden received favorable national coverage showing his lead in the South Carolina polls. Despite losses in the previous four states, Biden went on to become the party’s presumptive nominee in weeks. The increased public support for Biden is partly explained by Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] push polling.  the bandwagon effect. data mining. social desirability bias.  Question 12 0 out of 4 points Which of the following statements best describes perceptions of racism among blacks and whites? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] Large majorities of both blacks and whites have no opinion on whether racism is common in the United States today.  Blacks are more likely than whites to believe that racism is very common in the United States today. Whites are more likely than blacks to believe that racism is very common in the United States today. Large majorities of both blacks and whites believe racism is very common in the United States today. Large majorities of both blacks and whites believe there is no racism in the United States today.  Question 13 0 out of 4 points A political ideology is best defined as: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] the various attitudes that citizens possess toward political issues, events, and people  a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government the specific preferences individuals contemplate while discussing an issue the basic principles that shape particular attitudes  Question 14 0 out of 4 points One who supports abortion rights and opposes state involvement with religious institutions would be best described as a(n): Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: internationalist socialist conservative  liberal  Question 15 0 out of 4 points Which of the following statements about political opinions is NOT true? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given]  The poor are generally less supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy. The poor are generally more supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy. Whites and blacks have differing views on racism. Race, income, and education cause important differences in opinion.  Question 16 0 out of 4 points Which of the following terms describe America’s fundamental political values? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given]  liberty, equality, and democracy internationalist and isolationist independent and moderate Republican and Democrat  Question 17 0 out of 4 points The controversial nature of affirmative action reveals that: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] many Americans do not value equality  different policy preferences can be based on different practical interpretations of the same principle Americans are very politically active Americans are forever separated by racial differences  Question 18 0 out of 4 points If I decide to support a candidate because I see that he or she is the front-runner in a poll, I become an example of: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] the bellwether effect the illusion of saliency  the bandwagon effect the “bounce” effect push polling  Question 19 0 out of 4 points People’s political party preferences are primarily acquired through the influence of: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] their education the media they consume  their families the region of the country they inhabit  Question 20 0 out of 4 points Imagine a pair of twins identical in every way become separated at birth. One grows up in California the other in Idaho. The California twin is a liberal Democrat, whereas the Idaho twin grew up to become a strong conservative Republican. What might explain the ideological and partisan differences? Selected [None Given] Answer: Answers: the bandwaggon effect.  differing agents of socialization. the gender gap. they were not really identical.  Question 21 0 out of 2 points If public support for same-sex marriage increased significantly after a court decision legalizing marriage between couples of the same sex, it would be an example of policy feedback. Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] True False  Question 22 0 out of 2 points Policy feedback occurs when interest groups provide congressional testimony during the lawmaking process. Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] True False  Question 23 0 out of 2 points The United States is a nation without political ideologies. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 24 0 out of 2 points If a person supports a candidate because he or she is the front-runner in a poll, it is an example of the "bandwaggon effect". Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 25 0 out of 2 points The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called a sample. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 26 0 out of 2 points The top 10 fake news stories circulated on Facebook were shared more widely than the top 10 authentic news stories about the election. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 27 0 out of 2 points The fact that public support for government policies declines dramatically when calling the policies “welfare” rather than “assistance for the poor” illustrates that seemingly minor differences in the wording of a question can convey vastly different meanings to survey respondents. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 28 0 out of 2 points Levels of education have not been shown to affect one’s political opinions. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 29 0 out of 2 points A survey of 1,000 people can be effective for measuring the opinions of all Americans. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 30 0 out of 2 points Most Americans are unified in their belief in the principles of liberty, equality, and democracy. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False