Quiz 8 - Chapter 6 Public Opinion 1

QUIZ 8 - CHAPTER 6 Public Opinion  Question 1 4 out of 4 points The various attitudes that citizens possess toward political issues, events, and people are called: Selected Answer:  public opinions Answers:  public opinions political values public ideologies political propaganda cultural philosophies  Question 2 4 out of 4 points The controversial nature of affirmative action reveals that: Selected  Answer: different policy preferences can be based on different practical interpretations of the same principle Answers: Americans are very politically active many Americans do not value equality  different policy preferences can be based on different practical interpretations of the same principle Americans are forever separated by racial differences  Question 3 4 out of 4 points The tendency for Black Americans to perceive other Black people as members of a group with a common identity and a shared political interest is called Selected Answer:  linked fate Answers:  linked fate symbolic racism reverse racism intergroup commonality  Question 4 0 out of 4 points Which of the following statements about the forces that shape public opinion is NOT true? Selected [None Given] Answer: Answers:  Presidents rarely attempt to influence public support for the policies they are promoting. Groups with public or private institutional support are more successful in marketing their ideas than groups who do not have such support. The news media are not simply neutral messengers for the ideas developed by others. All governments try to influence, manipulate, or manage their citizens’ beliefs.  Question 5 0 out of 4 points The process by which underlying political values are formed is known as: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] brainwashing ideological education  political socialization attitudinal evolution value enhancing  Question 6 0 out of 4 points Which of the following statements about the ideological preferences of Americans is FALSE? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] More Americans have identified themselves as moderates than as liberals over the last twenty years. The percentage of Americans identifying themselves as liberals has increased since the mid-1990s.  Prior to 2000, there were almost no Americans who identified themselves as liberal. More Americans have identified themselves as conservatives than as liberals over the last twenty years.  Question 7 0 out of 4 points The fact that survey respondents over-report voting in elections and the frequency of their church attendance is an example of: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] the bandwagon effect the Hawthorne effect the median voter theorem  the social desirability effect  Question 8 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 lower level of political participation among those with a college education.  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. Those with a college education are less likely to believe that women and men should have equal roles.  Question 9 0 out of 4 points Which of the following statements best describes perceptions of racism among blacks and whites? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] Whites are more likely than blacks to believe that racism is very common in the United States today.  Blacks are more likely than whites to believe that racism is very common in the United States today. Large majorities of both blacks and whites have no opinion on whether racism is 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 10 0 out of 4 points Which of the following is an example of the “gender gap”? Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: Men and women have roughly the same overall levels of support for abortion. Women were granted the right to vote in the United States long after most men did. Women rank much higher in terms of religiosity than men.  Men are more supportive of Donald Trump’s presidency than women.  Question 11 0 out of 4 points The practice of push polling involves: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] the effect of polls having to push politicians into adopting policy proposals they would not otherwise adopt  the procedure of asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent’s opinion polling services like Harris and Gallup attempting to sell their polling data to major news media organizations at higher prices during election seasons the system of calling people during dinner and evening hours to ensure that as many people as possible will be home the system of repeatedly calling people in the sampling frame until they respond to the survey  Question 12 0 out of 4 points A liberal would most likely support: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] an increase in the federal military budget  an expansion in governmental social services prayer in the public schools a reduction in foreign aid for poor countries a ban on abortions  Question 13 0 out of 4 points A political ideology is best defined as: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] the specific preferences individuals contemplate while discussing an issue 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 basic principles that shape particular attitudes  Question 14 0 out of 4 points One recent survey showed that two-thirds of Americans believe the government is spending “too little” money on “assistance for the poor.” Yet, another survey conducted at the same time found that only onetenth of Americans believe that the government is spending “too little” on “welfare.” This example shows that: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] selection bias must always be considered when interpreting the results from a poll polling can never be used to understand public opinion on any issue the findings from some polling agencies should not be trusted  small differences in the wording of a question can lead to very different response patterns  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. Whites and blacks have differing views on racism. The poor are generally more supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy. Race, income, and education cause important differences in opinion.  Question 16 0 out of 4 points Why has President Trump been more likely to use social media than traditional media? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] because the content is carefully vetted for accuracy before it is made public. because, unlike traditional media, it is less emotionally charged. Because he is confident that his followers know the meaning of covfefe.  because he can communicate directly with the public.  Question 17 0 out of 4 points A frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] unresponsiveness push polling the increased use of cell phones sampling error  poorly worded questions  Question 18 0 out of 4 points Pollsters use random digit dialing to gather national samples for surveys because: Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] It is the only method that allows for push polling Sampling errors are typically too low 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 high when other techniques are used  Question 19 0 out of 4 points Which of the following terms describe America’s fundamental political values? Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] independent and moderate Republican and Democrat  liberty, equality, and democracy internationalist and isolationist  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 Answer: Answers: [None Given]  differing agents of socialization. the gender gap. the bandwaggon effect. they were not really identical.  Question 21 0 out of 2 points Cell phones and caller ID have dramatically reduced the problem of selection bias in public opinion surveys. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 22 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 23 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: Answers: [None Given] True False  Question 24 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  Question 25 0 out of 2 points In recent years, response rates for random digit dial surveys have been declining steadily and now average less than 10%. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 26 0 out of 2 points In order for a public opinion poll to accurately generalize to the entire population, the survey must sample at least 25% of the target population. Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] True False  Question 27 0 out of 2 points Most rural areas of America are predominantly Democrats. Selected Answer: Answers: [None Given] 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 Families, social groups, and schools are important institutions where people are politically socialized. Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False  Question 30 0 out of 2 points The fact that Americans today are likely to follow the news by briefly reading multiple headlines online rather than by reading longer news articles is referred to as "skimming and scanning". Selected Answer: [None Given] Answers: True False   