POLS 120 - Test 3 Test Review
49. Which Supreme Court case allowed for First Amendment free speech rights for corporations and labor unions, thus allowing them to give unlimited amounts of money to SuperPACs? a. McConnell v. FEC [2003] b. FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life [2006] c. Randall v. Sorrell [2006] d. Citizens United v. FEC [2010]
d
9. How do schools encourage the development of civic values among children? a. School elections b. Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance c. Social studies, history, and civics classes d. All of the above
d
13. What is one of the major means by which American citizens express public opinion? a. Online polls b. Voting c. Writing to elected officials d. None of the above
d
14. Which of the following are means of expressing public opinion? a. Voting b. Writing to elected officials c. Participating in demonstrations d. All of the above
d
26. When did the Supreme Court rule against the government's claim to prior restraint concerning the New York Times and the Pentagon Papers? a. 1941 b. 1951 c. 1961 d. 1971
d
32. Which of the following is a condition that gives rise to social movements? a. Shared grievances b. Catalyst c. Supportive environment d. All of the above
d
48. Indirect lobbying consists of: a. Letter-writing campaigns b. Phone calls c. General "grassroots" activities d. All of the above
d
2. The collective opinions of large segments of the population on an issue, candidate, or public policy on which the public might be much divided and lack consensus is known as: a. Political opinion b. Public opinion c. Personal opinion d. Faction opinion
b
24. Which of the following groups is not underrepresented in the media? a. Women b. Blacks c. Latinos d. Men
b
1. Which of the following affects political public opinion? a. Race b. Gender c. Partisanship d. All of the above
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10. Which of the following is accurate concerning political socialization? a. Political views become rigid after childhood b. Political views never change c. Political views only change if challenged by family members d. Political views can change over time based on variable life circumstances
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11. Which of the following concepts does this scenario best reflect: A child's parents belong to one political party and the child becomes affiliated with the same party as an adult. Once that child is of retirement age, he or she switches party affiliation due to his or her new party's stances on various policies and likeminded friends. a. Political affiliation b. Political socialization c. Political knowledge d. All of the above
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19. The Daily Show and The Nightly Show are: a. Real news programs b. Fake news programs that provide insightful commentary on current political issues c. Real news programs that provide insightful commentary on current political issues d. Fake news programs have very little influence
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20. Which of the following is increasing most quickly in terms of its influence on politics? a. Television b. The Internet c. Newspapers d. Weekly magazines
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22. What has led to the development of large, corporate media outlets? a. The government relaxed rules limiting one company's ability to own more than one media outlet within various markets b. The government tightened restrictions on small media outlets c. Internal consolidation of these outlets d. Large, corporate media outlets do not exist because they are not allowed to get too big
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23. The public's focus on the liberal versus conservative bias of the media overlooks the media bias created by: a. Race b. Profit-seeking c. Gender d. Religion
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33. Social movements can directly influence politics by: a. Increasing political participation by those affected by the messages of the movement b. Increasing the exposure of ideas in the media c. Decreasing the political interest of those already in power d. All of the above
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35. Which Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation was constitutional? a. Prigg v. Pennsylvania [1842] b. Dred Scott v. Sandford [1857] c. Plessy v. Ferguson [1896] d. Brown v. Board of Education [1954]
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41. Interest groups differ from social movements in that: a. Social movements have more organization and institutionalization than interest groups b. Interest groups have the ability to develop out of and last beyond social movements c. Social movements have longer time horizons than interest groups d. Interest groups are more committed to specific goals
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50. How do interest groups help to formulate policy in the federal judiciary? a. They sponsor cases b. They write amicus curiae briefs c. The work for the prosecution d. None of the above
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25. How does the government attempt to regulate the press? a. Censorship b. Prior restraint c. Threatening to withhold funding d. All of the above
b
17. The media's power to influence the importance that the public places on issues is known as: a. Agenda setting b. Framing c. Priming d. Focusing
a
21. Racial minorities traditionally have been __________ in the media industry. a. Underrepresented b. Overrepresented c. Absent d. Vocal
a
31. An environment receptive to the ideals and demands of a social movement is known as: a. A supportive environment b. Shared grievances c. A political environment d. Political activism
a
36. When was the Nineteenth Amendment ratified? a. 1920 b. 1938 c. 1943 d. 1965
a
43. Which theory of politics contends that power is group based and that, because there are multiple points of access within American government, each group possesses an equality of opportunity when competing with other groups for power and resources? a. Pluralism b. Elite theory c. The iron triangle d. Systems theory
a
44. The concept that any benefit available to one member cannot be denied to another, regardless of whether he or she bore any of the costs of providing it is: a. Collective good b. Elite theory c. Pluralism d. Systems theory
a
5. The attitudes, beliefs, and values that undergird or are at the foundation of a political system are known as: a. Political culture b. Political socialization c. Political ideas d. Political development
a
7. What helps us to understand the current state, thinking, and direction of political culture? a. Public opinion b. Political socialization c. Political development d. Public values
a
27. A sustained challenge to those in power put forth by individuals, acting in concert with others, who have been excluded from the political process or who consider themselves political outsiders is known as: a. Political activism b. A social movement c. Social activism d. An economic movement
b
29. Social movements are most effective when they: a. Manage to gain the support of people like the majority of the members of the movement b. Pressure decision makers to make the desired changes c. Appear on television d. None of the above
b
30. Complaints against the political system (national, state, or local) by a group of people who agree generally on the causes of the complaints are known as: a. A supportive environment b. Shared grievances c. A social movement d. Political activism
b
39. Private organizations whose members act together to influence public policy to promote their common interests are known as: a. Political groups b. Interest/pressure groups c. Partisan/party groups d. Push groups
b
42. Which of the following contains James Madison's concern that conflict, rather than consensus, would predominate in American politics? a. Federalist No. 1 b. Federalist No. 10 c. Federalist No. 28 d. Federalist No. 51
b
46. How does Mahood classify interest groups? a. Racial and nonracial b. Economic and noneconomic c. Political and apolitical d. Social and antisocial
b
47. The process by which an individual, a group, or an organization seeks to influence government policymakers is known as: a. Litigation b. Lobbying c. Electioneering d. Education
b
6. The process through which a person gains political understanding and forms a set of political beliefs is known as: a. Political culture b. Political socialization c. Political ideas d. Political development
b
8. Children often adopt the political positions of their: a. Friends b. Parents c. Relatives d. All of the above
b
12. Which of the following is most often cited as a main source for political information? a. Newspapers b. Internet c. Television d. Radio
c
15. A small set of people carefully drawn from a larger population to reflect its overall characteristics is known as: a. An experiment b. A survey c. A sample d. A quota
c
16. Sources of information, including print, radio, television, and the Internet, that reach a large number of people are known as: a. Media b. Grand media c. Mass media d. Mass broadcasting
c
18. Which event was instrumental in shaping public opinion concerning the Civil Rights Movement? a. 1963 March on Washington b. Police brutality against civil rights protesters in Alabama c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above
c
28. What is one of the major advantages of a social movement? a. It provides a means for those without a voice in the political system to get political representatives b. It provides a means for those without a voice in the political system to influence the socioeconomic system c. It provides a means for those without a voice in the political system to make their concerns known to decision makers d. All of the above
c
3. Which of the following best describes the policy preferences of many Blacks? a. Conservative on economic issues, liberal on social issues b. Conservative on economic and social issues c. Liberal on economic issues, conservative on social issues d. Liberal on economic and social issues
c
34. Which Supreme Court ruling was of particular importance in starting the Civil Rights Movement? a. Prigg v. Pennsylvania [1842] b. Dred Scott v. Sandford [1857] c. Plessy v. Ferguson [1896] d. Brown v. Board of Education [1954]
c
37. Which of the following is not a social movement? a. American Indian Movement b. Chicano Civil Rights Movement c. Tea Party Movement d. Religious Fundamentalist Movement
c
38. Divisions that develop within a movement that might weaken it or cause its demise are known as: a. Partitions. b. Detachments c. Factionalism d. Disectionalism
c
4. Social relations between the sexes and attitudes about how the sexes interact and the roles that society assumes they will play concerns the concept of: a. Sex b. Sexual orientation c. Gender d. None of the above
c
40. Interest groups are composed of: a. Individuals b. Institutions c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above 40. Interest groups are composed of: a. Individuals b. Institutions c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above
c
45. A conception of bureaucratic policymaking in which policymaking is dominated by congressional committees, interest groups, and bureaucratic agencies are known as: a. Pluralism b. Elite theory c. The iron triangle d. Systems theory
c
