Chapter 6 and 7

Americans who attend religious services at least once a week are most likely to vote for which political party? a)Libertarian b)Democratic c)Republican d)Populist e)Green

c)Republican

Which of the following states is solidly Republican? a)New York b)Florida c)Illinois d)Oregon e)Alabama

e)Alabama

A general belief about the role and purpose of government is called a)conservatism b)an ideology c)socialization d)politicization e)None of these answers is correct

b)an ideology

Voter registration in the United States a)was introduces as a means of keeping white males without property from voting b)began as a way of preventing voters from casting more than one ballot on election day c)is the responsibility of the government, which adds legally qualified individuals automatically to the registration polls d)applies to voting in general elections but not in primary elections e)has vastly increased voter turnout

b)began as a way of preventing voters from casting more than one ballot on election day

A conservative is opposed to government intervention a)in both the economic and social spheres b)in the economic but not the social sphere c)in the social sphere, but not the economic sphere d)in neither the social or the economic spheres e)only with the regard to affirmative action

b)in the economic but not the social sphere

The most powerful religious force in contemporary American society is the a)Protestants b)religious right c)Catholics d)Jews e)Muslims

b)religious right

Most candidates for office in the United States aim their appeals at the voters that hold the balance of power in U.S. elections a)those with high incomes b)those of the middle east c)labor unions and interest groups d)corporate lobbying groups e)those with low incomes

b)those of the middle class

African American men technically gained suffrage with the passage of the ___________ Amendment a)Fifteenth b)Nineteenth c)Twenty-First d)Twenty-Third e)Twenty-Sixth

a)Fifteenth

Which of the following states is a competitive state, meaning that it could potentially vote either Democrat or Republican? a)Florida b)California c)Massachusetts d)Kansas e)Minnesota

a)Florida

As an agent of political socialization, the American family has its greatest effect on individuals' a)party identification b)choice and form of higher education c)professional career d)knowledge of particular public policies e)rate of political participation

a)party identification

Eighteen-, nineteen-, and twenty-year-old Americans were granted the right to vote by the passage of the ___________ Amendment a)Fifteenth b)Nineteenth c)Twenty-First d)Twenty-Third e)Twenty-Sixth

d)Twenty-Third

Literacy tests were used to a)disenfranchise African Americans in the South b)finance election campaigns c)ensure that women voted with their husbands, who legally controlled the money in a marriage d)ensure that the people who voted would take the vote seriously e)help subsidize public education in the North

a)disenfranchise African Americans in the South

Compared with U.S. citizens of higher incomes, those of lower incomes are a)much less likely to vote in elections b)about equally likely to vote in elections c)much more likely to vote in elections d)much less likely to vote in elections-a pattern that is also true in European democracies e)None of these answers are correct

a)much less likely to vote in elections

Which of the following is NOT a primary socializing agent? a)peers b)school c)church d)family e)None of these are primary socializing agents

a)peers

All of the following tend to decrease voter turnout EXCEPT a)sharp policy differences between major parties b)alienation c)frequent elevations d)an individualistic culture e)lack of interest in politics

a)sharp policy differences between major parties

Occupy Wall Street's main issue has been a)the power and wealth of the wealthiest Americans b)the undue influence of the Tea Part in national politics c)the high taxes paid by America's poor d)the need to have a better regulation of stock trading e)the necessity of overthrowing capitalism and replacing it with socialism

a)the power and wealth of the wealthiest Americans

The adoption of voter identification cards by several states a)will likely cause a decline in voter turnout b)is a policy intended to further the gains of the motor voter law c)was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court d)will increase the voting power of poorer citizens e)was a response to well-documented accounts of widespread electoral fraud

a)will likely cause a decline in voter turnout

Voters turnout is LOWEST in which age group? a)young adults b)middle-aged adults c)older adults d)senior citizens e)Voter turnout is essentially the same for all age groups

a)young adults

A properly drawn sample of one thousand individuals has a sampling error of roughly plus or minus______percent. a)5 b)3 c)1 d)8 e)10

b)3

Voter identification cards find the most support among a)Democrats b)Republicans c)libertarians d)liberals e)poorer citizens

b)Republicans

One of the reasons voter turnout is lower in the United States that in Western European countries is that a)Americans pay less attention to politics b)U.S. registration laws place a greater burden on the individual c)the U.S. population is not as well educated d)Europeans must pay a huge fine is they fail to vote e)None of these answers is correct

b)U.S. registration laws place a greater burden on the individual

What are the two distinguishing characteristics of political socialization? a)Schools are the most influential agent of political socialization, and political socialization is strongest during childhood. b)Family is the strongest agent of political socialization, and political socialization is strongest during high school and college c)Political socialization is cumulative, and it is most heavily developed during childhood d)Political socialization is transitory, and it is most heavily during young adulthood e)Political socialization occurs primarily among educated populations, and it is most heavily developed during adulthood

c)Political socialization is cumulative, and it is most heavily developed during childhood

As distinct from alienation, apathy is a)associated with a high rate of voter turnout b)a feeling of powerlessness c)a general lack of interest in politics d)a sing that the political system is working properly e)widespread among affluent Americans

c)a general lack of interest in politics

Party identification refers to a)the percentage of polled individuals that claim membership in a particular party b)formal membership in a political party c)an emotional attachment to a political party d)a political party's platform-the stances on issued that define its beliefs e)the ability of individual citizens to identify the major issue positions of the major political parties

c)an emotional attachment to a political party

Women gained the right to vote a)with passage of the Bill of Rights b)shortly after the Civil War c)early in the twentieth century d)with passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 e)during the era of Jacksonian democracy

c)early in the twentieth century

When the nation was founded, who was eligible to vote? a)everyone-there was universal suffrage b)all males and females who were at least 21 years of age c)only males who owned property d)only citizens who had lived in the nation for at least ten years

c)only males who owned property

Selective perception is primarily a result of a)economic class b)religion c)partisanship d)race and ethnicity e)age and generational beliefs

c)partisanship

The key factors in determining the accuracy of an opinion poll are the a)population size b)sample size and the timeline over which the sample was taken c)size of the sample and whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method d)sample size and whether the sample has the same percentage of men and women as the population e)anonymous nature of the sampling process and sample size

c)size of the sample and whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method

Which of the following states is solidly Democratic? a)Idaho b)Georgia c)Utah d)Washington e)Texas

d)Washington

Which of the following would NOT be considered a secondary socializing agent? a)leaders b)the media c)peers d)church e)None of these answers is correct, as ALL represent secondary socializing agents

d)church

The frequency of elections in the United States reduces voter turnout by a)discouraging local politicians from playing an active role in presidential elections b)creating more complex registration requirements c)focusing too much attention on state and local elections d)increasing the personal effort needed to participate in all elections e)increasing the amount of taxes paid at the polls

d)increasing the personal effort needed to participate in all elections

In the United States, the primary responsibility for registration of the individual voter rests with the a)state and local government b)local courts c)employer d)individual e)federal government

d)individual

The Tea Party's key initial issue was a)support for American military involvement in Iraq b)support for American military involvement in Afghanistan c)opposition to President Obama's climate change policies d)opposition to high taxes e)opposition to the Occupy Wall Street movement

d)opposition to high taxes

The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is called a)popular culture b)social communication c)socio-economic change d)political socialization e)political assimilation

d)political socialization

The accuracy of a poll is usually expressed in terms of a)population density b)census parameter c)population error d)sampling error e)interview error

d)sampling error

Women are less likely than men to favor a)affirmative action b)abortion rights c)higher levels of education spending d)the use of force to settle international disputes e)All these answers are correct

d)the use of force to settle international disputes

The "motor voter" law a)was passed in 1993 b)made it easier for citizens to register to vote c)linked voter registration to the vehicle registration process d)linked voter registration to the public assistance application process e)All these answers are correct

e)All these answers are correct

Voting a)is a limited form of political participation b)provides citizens with a regular way to express themselves c)is the most widespread form of political participation d)is both a means by which government controls the people and a means by which the people control government e)All these answers are correct

e)All these answers are correct

Which of the following is true about public opinion polling? a)Polls are the most relied-upon method of measuring public opinion b)Polls can be erroneous at times c)Most large news organizations have their own in-house polls d)The Gallup pollsters have correctly predicted the winner of presidential elections most of the time since 1936 e)All these answers are correct

e)All these answers are correct

__________ elections tend to draw the largest percentage of voters in the U.S. a)Primary b)Mayoral c)Congressional d)Gubernatorial e)Presidential

e)Presidential

Sources of polling error can include a)question order b)unrepresentative samples c)respondents' lack of knowledge or interest in the issue d)question wording e)All these answers are correct

e)all these answers are correct