Unit 3 part 1 practice
Which of the following best matches a political ideology with that ideology's position on the proper role of government in regulating the economy?
Conservative—The government should strictly limit its regulation of the marketplace.
Which of the following policies involves more state spending than federal spending?
Education
Party identification in the United States is most successfully transmitted by which of the following?
Family
Agree-Disagree The best way to ensure peace is through military strength. (55% agree, 42% disagree) Forced Choice The best way to ensure peace is through military strength (33%) OR Diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace (55%) Based on the information provided, which of the following most likely explains the difference in result of the two polls?
Framing of question
The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to [operate their business] would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume authority which could safely be trusted, not to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who [was so arrogant to think] himself fit to exercise it. To . direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals . .in almost all cases [is] a useless or hurtful regulation. If the produce of domestic [industry] can be brought there as cheap as that of foreign industry, the regulation is evidently useless. Which of the following positions on the government's role in the marketplace is most influenced by the idea expressed in the passage?
Government intervention in the free market should be avoided.
A member of Congress who advocates for a more Keynesian approach to solving a recession will likely support which of the following policies?
Increasing federal spending programs to improve transportation systems
A person loses his job and refuses to accept any government assistance to get back on his feet, instead relying on savings and seeking a new job immediately. Which of the following core values would this person most relate to?
Individualism
Which of these statements reflects the message the author believes is most important about education?
Parents should be involved in decisions about where their children go to school.
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates political socialization?
A young teenager hears her parents discussing politics around the dinner table, which influences her own views.
Which of the following is core value of United States political culture?
-Legal equality -Political equality -freedom of religion
Which of the following is a core value of United States political culture?
-Legal equality -Political equality -freedom of religion -freedom of speech
Candidates for political office use public opinion polls for all of the following purposes:
-assess recognition of the candidate's name -measure voters' support for the candidate's issues -fine-tune policy stands -identify key issues among the voters
All of the following are traditional political values held by most Americans
-individual freedom -representative democracy -equality of opportunity -due process of law
American political culture is characterized by strong popular support for all of the following
-the rule of law -limited government -individual liberty -equality of opportunity
Which of the following best describes an exit poll?
A poll that asks voters at randomly selected voting places whom they voted for so that election results can be predicted more quickly
Which of the following public policies is best supported by the core value of free enterprise?
After a review, the Federal Trade Commission approving a corporate merger of cable providers
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 whom they voted for. The type of poll being used in this scenario is known as
An exit poll
Which of the following scenarios best reflects the process of political socialization?
An individual takes a civics course in school and develops opinions about politics.
Which of the following illustrates an economic policy most likely supported by an ideologically liberal individual?
Congress placing regulations on the marketplace by increasing the minimum wage
Which of the following best describes how the generations view themselves in regards to the idealistic trait?
Baby-Boomer respondents are more likely to consider themselves idealistic than Generation X respondents.
The activities of the Federal Reserve Board have the most direct influence on
Bank interest rates
The primary responsibility for determining monetary policy in the United States rests with the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The experience of those who lived through 9/11 needs to create which of the following outcomes
Citizens should not let their fear of another terror attack override the country's ability to adhere to the civil liberties protections outlined in the Constitution.
In 2014, a poll reported that 51 percent of Americans support legislation to reduce carbon emissions, while 47 percent oppose it. The reported margin of sampling error was +/- 4 percent. 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 best explains how partisan differences between the president and Congress affect policymaking in the federal government?
It reduces the chances of bills becoming law because the president and the majority party in Congress are from different parties.
Which of the following serves as an explanation for the differences between generations in voting patterns?
Major political events affecting political attitudes
We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives. I'm going to show you a seven-point scale on which the political views that people might hold are arranged from extremely liberal — point 1 — to extremely conservative — point 7. Where would you place yourself on this scale?The graph above supports which of the following statements?
People with higher incomes are more likely to think of themselves as conservative than are those with lower incomes.
One of the principal effects of 9/11 was instilling in Americans a fear that their personal security was at greater risk than ever before. Many aspects of the post-9/11 world are indeed new, but the fear it evokes echoes that felt by prior generations. At times the country has met those fears while still holding fast to its core democratic principles. Other times, fear has overruled American principles, especially the protection of individual freedoms. The most important legacy of the American experience following 9/11 will not be the novelty of fear, but rather how well the country copes with that fear while adhering to its constitutional framework. Given how searing the 9/11 experience was, it is sometimes hard to remember that prior generations of Americans didn't always sleep soundly either. The passage is most related to which of the following concepts?
Political socialization.
Agree-Disagree The best way to ensure peace is through military strength. (55% agree, 42% disagree) Forced Choice The best way to ensure peace is through military strength (33%) OR Diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace (55%) Based on the outcome of the polls, which of the following is likely true about questions that use the agree-disagree format?
Questions that use the agree-disagree format increase the percentage of respondents who agree with the primary statement.
A polling firm tried to predict the results of an election by sampling 1,000 adults within a state for two days prior to the election, using landline telephones of likely voters. After the election, the firm found that their poll results were not close to the actual election results. Which of the following recommendations would be the best for the firm to follow in the future?
Sample people who have cell phones, in addition to those with landlines.
Which of the following is most important for getting an accurate measure of public opinion in a survey?
Selecting a random sample
Which generation group is most likely to oppose a protest of national symbols or ceremonies?
Silent
Which of the following is generally the most important agent of political socialization?
Socialazation
If the national government were united under a Democratic Congress and a Democratic president, which action would they most likely take in response to the goals expressed
The Democratic Congress passes legislation that strengthens the role of the national government in determining how school choice programs would be most equitably implemented in each state.
Which of the following is the best example of the democratic ideal of limited government?
The United States Constitution enumerating specific powers to Congress
A 2013 YouGov poll question asked, "President Obama says the 1975 Public Affairs Act should be repealed. Do you agree or disagree?" The results showed that 13 percent of Democrats agreed and 39 percent of Republicans disagreed. However, the 1975 Public Affairs Act is fictitious. Which of the following is illustrated by the scenario?
The type of information given in a poll question can affect how individuals respond
Just beyond the horizon of current events lie two possible political futures—both bleak, neither democratic. he first is a retribalization of large swaths of humankind by war and bloodshed: a threatened Lebanonization of national states in which culture is pitted against culture, people against people, tribe against tribe—a Jihad in the name of a hundred narrowly conceived faiths against every kind of interdependence, every kind of artificial social cooperation and civic mutuality. The second is being borne in on us by the onrush of economic and ecological forces that demand integration and uniformity and that mesmerize the world with fast music, fast computers, and fast food—with MTV, Macintosh, and McDonald's, pressing nations into one commercially homogeneous global network: one McWorld tied together. Which of the following is the best summary of the author's argument?
The United States engages in free trade agreements, which leads to the export of American businesses and influences the culture of foreign countries.
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.
What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? Which of the following is a limitation of the data when drawing a conclusion about the most important problem facing the country in 2017 ?
The data were collected in a short time frame, which does not reveal full-year trends.
Of the following, the most important role in the political socialization of children is played by
The family.
The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to [operate their business] would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume authority which could safely be trusted, not to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who [was so arrogant to think] To direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals .in almost all cases [is] a useless or hurtful regulation. If the produce of domestic [industry] can be brought there as cheap as that of foreign industry, the regulation is evidently useless. If it cannot, it must generally be hurtful. Which of the following best summarizes the perspective of Adam Smith in the passage?
The government should not try to regulate manufacturing.
Which of the following statements accurately explains a limitation
The line graph does not illustrate differences along party lines regarding the perception of the Federal Reserve.
Just beyond the horizon of current events lie two possible political futures—both bleak, neither democratic. The first is a retribalization of large swaths of humankind by war and bloodshed: a threatened Lebanonization of national states in which culture is pitted against culture, people against people, tribe against tribe—a Jihad in the name of a hundred narrowly conceived faiths against every kind of interdependence, every kind of artificial social cooperation and civic mutuality. The second is being borne in on us by the onrush of economic and ecological forces that demand integration and uniformity and that mesmerize the world with fast music, fast computers, and fast food—with MTV, Macintosh, and McDonald's, pressing nations into one commercially homogeneous global network: one McWorld tied together Which of the following is the best summary of the authors passage?
The world is becoming more globally united but also more aware of cultural differences, which may lead to conflict.
One of the principal effects of 9/11 was instilling in Americans a fear that their personal security was at greater risk than ever before. Many aspects of the post-9/11 world are indeed new, but the fear it evokes echoes that felt by prior generations. At times the country has met those fears while still holding fast to its core democratic principles. Other times, fear has overruled American principles, especially the protection of individual freedoms. The most important legacy of the American experience following 9/11 will not be the novelty of fear, but rather how well the country copes with that fear while adhering to its constitutional framework. Given how searing the 9/11 experience was, it is sometimes hard to remember that prior generations of Americans didn't always sleep soundly either. Which of the following best explains how the passage relates to the political process?
There are important political and cultural events that can cause the development of lasting political beliefs across groups of people in society.
Parents have the greatest stake in the outcome of their child's education. Accordingly, they should also have the power to make sure their child is getting the right education. As Deven Carlson points out, there is little constituency in America for the top-down reforms that have been tried time and again. In order for any reform to truly work, it must attract and maintain the support of the people. I have seen such support for parental empowerment. The more parents exercise it, the more they like it. This growing support is why states are responding to that demand one by one. . . . Which is the most likely action a Republican in Congress would take regarding policies supported by the author in the passage?
They would vote for a greater role for the national government in education policy to limit school choice policies at the state level.
Agree-Disagree The best way to ensure peace is through military strength. (55% agree, 42% disagree) Forced Choice The best way to ensure peace is through military strength (33%) OR Diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace (55%) Which of the following is the best conclusion a polling group might draw from the results of the two polls?
Using an agree-or-disagree format encourages respondents to agree with the position.
A liberal response to the "strained resources" of local government most likely would include
an increase in federal spending on public education and more programs aimed at helping lower-income communities
political socialization is the process by which
political values are passed to the next generation
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of an exit poll and a tracking poll?
exit poll: Responses can be used to judge election results before the official count is obtained. tracking poll: The poll is conducted over time to obtain information about changes in public opinion.
When a child's parents both identify strongly with the same political party, the child will most likely
identify with the parents' party
An important change in political culture since 1950 is that United States citizens have become
less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders
Children are most likely to adopt the party identification
of their parents.
