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Which of the following best describes an exit poll?
A poll that asks voters at randomly selected voting places where they voted for so that election results can be predicted more quickly
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 true about church attendance based on the line graph?
About 54% of people surveyed in 2010 attended church once a year or less.
Which if the following public policies is best supported by the notion 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
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
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 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
Candidates for political office use public opinion polls for all of the following purposes EXCEPT to
Bring the opposition's opinion into alignment with those of the candidate
The experience of those who lived through 9/11 needs to create which of the following outcomes, according to the author of the passage?
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.
Which of the following illustrates an economic policy most likely supported by an ideologically liberal individual?
Congress increasing the minimum wage
Which of the following represents the most likely way the information in the table will be used?
Congress will use the data to suggest that there is support for their legislative proposals.
Which of the following groups would be most likely to support a constitutional amendment banning all abortions?
Conservatives
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 is an accurate comparison of policy positions advocated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party?
Democratic Party: Favors Increases in spending for programs such as Medicare and Medicaid Republican Party: Favors significant increases in defense and military spending in the federal budget.
Which of the following is Not a core value of U.S political culture?
Economic equality
All of the following are traditional political values held by most Americans Except?
Equality of outcome
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.
Policy that describes the impact of the federal budget (including taxes, spending, and borrowing) on the economy is referred to as which of the following
Fiscal Policy
Based on your knowledge of United States government and politics, with which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?
Free market principles influence American political culture as well as the cultures of other countries.
When a child's parents both identify strongly with the same political party, the child will most likely
Identify with the parents' party
Based on the line graph, which of the following statements about church attendance in 1972 is true?
In 1972, more people surveyed reported attending church weekly than reported attending rarely or never.
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 on infrastructure programs
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
On November 2, 2014, a Gallup poll reported that 51 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana, while 47 percent oppose legalization. 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 marijuana legalization than oppose it.
Which of the following sets of policies would most likely be supported by a libertarian?
Legalization of commercial marijuana & reduction in gov spending on prisons
An important change in political culture since 1950 is that United States citizens have become
Less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders
In May of 2015, a federal appeals court ruled that the National Security Agency's collection of Americans' phone records was in violation of the USA PATRIOT Act. Which of the following core values are involved in the national debate regarding the surveillance program referred to in this scenario?
Liberty versus stability and order
Which of the following serves as an explanation for the differences between generations in voting patterns?
Major political events affecting political attitudes
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.
Political socialization is the process by which
Political values are passed to the next generation
Which of the following is a likely public policy result of the data on the line graph?
Public policies that create jobs but increase the deficit, such as tax cuts or infrastructure spending, will likely be prioritized over paying down the national debt.
Which of the following most likely explains the difference in result of the two polls?
Question format
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 public policies would Democrats be most likely to support?
Securing a universal health care system
Which of the following is most important for getting an accurate measure of public opinion in a survey?
Selecting a random sample
Which of the following is best example of the core value of limited government?
The United States Constitution delegating specific powers to Congress
Which of the following is likely true about the 2018 midterm elections based on the data in the line graph?
The budget deficit is going to be a bigger issue in the 2018 midterm elections than it was in the 2010 midterm elections.
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.
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.
Which of the following best explains the data in the line graph?
The economy is likely the most important issue because it is a broader category that is more open to individual interpretation than both jobs and the budget deficit.
Which of the following statements is supported by data in the graph?
The higher the income, the more likely that the person will support smaller government
Using both the maps, which of the following best explains how states with the highest corporate tax rates voted in the 2016 election?
The maps show that states with the highest corporate tax rates were more likely to vote for the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, in the 2016 election.
Using both of the maps, which of the following best explains how states with the lowest corporate tax rates voted in the 2016 election?
The maps show that states with the lowest corporate tax rate were more likely to vote for the Republican, Donald Trump, in the 2016 election.
Which of the following best describes a trend in the data?
The older the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as patriotic.
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.
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.
The data in the line graph would be least useful to a researcher interested in finding out which of the following?
Whether or not there was a decrease in support for the Federal Reserve after the 2008 financial crisis