H test

Questions 18-20 refer to the data to the right. According to the bar graph, what percentage of children remain independence non partisan of their parents do not have a consistent orientation toward either party

50

Which of the following examples describes the core value of equality of opportunity?

A student gains admittance to a university without race being considered as a factor by admissions officers.

According to the bar graph, which of the following statements is true about the influence of parents orientation of their children

About 12% of children whose parents are both Republican will become a Democrat..

A media organization is interested in reporting election results in a congressional election prior to the final tally of votes which will not occur until later in the evening. The organization randomly selects several polling places across the district asking voters who they voted for. The type of poll being used in this scenario is known as:

An exit poll

Which of the following public policies would Republicans be most likely to support?

Cutting government funding to organizations that provide reproductive services such as abortions.

Which of the following is a true statement about the role of the media in providing citizens with information

Demand for instantaneous, ideological news reporting has led to the growth of a 24 hour news operations and a shift to online media consumption.

Use the data below to answer questions 4-5 Which of the following conclusions can be reasonably drawn from the polling data presented above?

Democrats generally believe the government should do more to regulate businesses impact on the environment.

Which of the following best demonstrates a media organization performing its role as gatekeeper?

Fox News chooses to focus their Russia-Ukraine War coverage on the financial impact it's now having on the American economy.

In 2014, a poll reported that 51% of Americans support legislation to reduce carbon emissions, while 47% oppose it. The reported margin of sampling error was +/- 5%. Which of the following inferences can be made from the poll?

It is unclear whether more people support legislation to reduce carbon emissions than oppose it.

Which of the following statements are supported by the data in the table?

Liberals are more likely than moderates to agree that global warming is a crisis.

Several conservative groups have pushed Republican-led state legislatures and city councils to ban certain books from public school libraries. This is most likely because they believe that schools and the curriculum presented there play an important role in the of children.

Political socialization

A member of Congress is arrested and convicted of failing to pay the proper amount of income tax. Which of the following core American values is most relevant to this case?

Rule of law

In a public opinion poll, a polling company used an online survey tool to randomly contact respondents who did not have telephone lines in addition to contacting people over the phone. Which of the following best explains this decision

The company wanted to ensure that the sample of the population was truly random.

Based on the data in the bar graph and your knowledge of the course, which of the following is an accurate statement that can be made about political socialization?

The political orientation of parents has a great influence on how their child will view

Which type of poll was utilized to develop the reported data above?

Tracking polls

The New York Times publishes an article accusing a Texas congressmen of using his office to obtain monetary contributions from oil industry executives. In this role, the times is exercising the medias role as

Watchdog

The trend in late October and early November showing Clinton ahead but an increase in support for Trump most likely would be:

described as momentum by the trailing Trump campaign and right-wing media organizations to encourage supporters to vote

Essay question

explain how the generational effect impacts the development of political ideologies.

A libertarian would be more likely than a liberal to vote for:

lower taxes for businesses.

A libertarian would be more likely than a liberal to vote for

privatizing healtheare coverage for the elderly.

Tom believes that the government should be limited in its regulation of the economy, but he wants to find out more about economic policy. As he researches the topic, he increasingly relies on a well-respected conservative blog as his main source of information. Tom's actions demonstrate the tendency of individuals to seek out information from sources that:

reinforce existing political beliefs.