Unit 3 Reading Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a liberal policy?

Lowering of Taxes

Which of the following is NOT one of the major political parties?

Nationalist

Candidates for political office use public opinion pools for all of the following purposes EXCEPT to

bring the opposition's opinions into alignment with those of the candidate

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

In which of the following ways could a politician most likely generate positive media stories?

Appear in photographs with military veterans

A candidate is thinking of speaking out on an issue but is worried because of the political makeup of her district. What type of poll or survey would NOT be useful for her to conduct before speaking out on the issue?

Benchmark poll

Which of the following is NOT a core value of United States political culture?

Economic equality

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

To ease his mind, he sends a staffer to the voting precinct to poll voters before they go in about whom they are voting for. What type of polling did the congressman conduct?

entrance poll

Children are most likely to adopt the party identification

of their parents

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.


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