Question 1

In the context of economic status and occupation influencing public opinions, business managers are most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) favor government assistance programs for employees working in business houses. 
B) favor tax laws helpful to businesses. 
C) favor the views of opinion leaders who support social causes. 
D) support government spending in their business area. 
E) support a government that provides aids to the needy. 
A) favor government assistance programs for employees working in business houses. 
B) favor tax laws helpful to businesses. 
C) favor the views of opinion leaders who support social causes. 
D) support government spending in their business area. 
E) support a government that provides aids to the needy. B

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) The African Americans were given the right to vote in 1944. 
B) Prisoners in the United States have the right to vote. 
C) The voting age for U.S. citizens is 21 years. 
D) In the United States, voters do not have the right to vote for public-policy decisions. 
E) The right to vote helps keep elected officials accountable. 
A) The African Americans were given the right to vote in 1944. 
B) Prisoners in the United States have the right to vote. 
C) The voting age for U.S. citizens is 21 years. 
D) In the United States, voters do not have the right to vote for public-policy decisions. 
E) The right to vote helps keep elected officials accountable. E

Question 3

Explain how schools and churches have a strong influence on an individual's political attitudes.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Education strongly influences an individual's political attitudes. From their earliest days in school, children learn about the American political system. In the upper grades, young people acquire more knowledge about government and democratic procedures through civics classes and participation in student government and various clubs. They also learn citizenship skills through school rules and regulations. Generally, those with more education have more knowledge about politics and policy than those with less education. The level of education also influences a person's political values. A majority of Americans hold strong religious beliefs, and these attitudes can also contribute significantly to political socialization. For example, if a family's church emphasizes that society has a collective obligation to care for the poor, the children in that family may be influenced in a liberal direction. If the church instead depicts the government as irreligious and morally threatening, children will receive a conservative message.

Question 4

In the United States today, citizens who are at least__________years of age and who are not felons have the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) sixteen 
B) eighteen 
C) seventeen 
D) fifteen 
E) twenty-one 
A) sixteen 
B) eighteen 
C) seventeen 
D) fifteen 
E) twenty-one

Question 5

Which of the following is true of Sunday early voting in North Carolina that has been eliminated?

Accepted Answer

A) It refers to the practice of marching as a group to polling places at the conclusion of Sunday services. 
B) It refers to the practice of queuing at the polling places if the election was to be held on a Sunday. 
C) It refers to the practice of holding rallies every Sunday prior to Election Day. 
D) It refers to the practice of conducting fraudulent activity checks every Sunday. 
E) It refers to the practice of giving interviews by electoral contestants every Sunday to attract early voters. 
A) It refers to the practice of marching as a group to polling places at the conclusion of Sunday services. 
B) It refers to the practice of queuing at the polling places if the election was to be held on a Sunday. 
C) It refers to the practice of holding rallies every Sunday prior to Election Day. 
D) It refers to the practice of conducting fraudulent activity checks every Sunday. 
E) It refers to the practice of giving interviews by electoral contestants every Sunday to attract early voters.

Question 6

In the 2012 presidential elections, Barack Obama:

Accepted Answer

A) carried the female vote by 55 to 44 percentage points. 
B) carried the male vote by 55 to 44 percentage points. 
C) won the male vote by a 52 to 45 point margin. 
D) lost the female vote by a 40 to 52 point margin. 
E) won the female vote by a 52 to 45 point margin. 
A) carried the female vote by 55 to 44 percentage points. 
B) carried the male vote by 55 to 44 percentage points. 
C) won the male vote by a 52 to 45 point margin. 
D) lost the female vote by a 40 to 52 point margin. 
E) won the female vote by a 52 to 45 point margin.

Question 7

In the context of public opinion and voting, women on average are more likely than men to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) support the conservative values and beliefs of the community. 
B) believe in the conservative values of self-reliance. 
C) be narrow-minded and skeptical about the happenings around them. 
D) believe in following traditional gender roles. 
E) have a stronger commitment to the liberal value of community. 
A) support the conservative values and beliefs of the community. 
B) believe in the conservative values of self-reliance. 
C) be narrow-minded and skeptical about the happenings around them. 
D) believe in following traditional gender roles. 
E) have a stronger commitment to the liberal value of community.

Question 8

James, who has been critically ill for over a month, wants to cast his vote during the upcoming midterm elections. Since his health will not permit him to go to the polling place on Election Day, he can make use of the _____ facility to cast his vote.

Accepted Answer

A) alternative ballot 
B) absentee ballot 
C) cardinal ballot 
D) ancestral clause 
E) grandfather clause 
A) alternative ballot 
B) absentee ballot 
C) cardinal ballot 
D) ancestral clause 
E) grandfather clause

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of a house effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Polling firms with a house effect are always right. 
B) All polling firms face the house effect during elections. 
C) A firm with a house effect is not always wrong. 
D) Polling firms that exhibit a house effect miss out on important points unlike its competitors. 
E) Polling firms with a house effect are disqualified from voting in elections. 
A) Polling firms with a house effect are always right. 
B) All polling firms face the house effect during elections. 
C) A firm with a house effect is not always wrong. 
D) Polling firms that exhibit a house effect miss out on important points unlike its competitors. 
E) Polling firms with a house effect are disqualified from voting in elections.

Question 10

_____ were used in many southern states to limit the participation of African Americans in elections.

Accepted Answer

A) Statistical tests 
B) Emotional Intelligence tests 
C) Talent tests 
D) Literacy tests 
E) Aptitude tests 
A) Statistical tests 
B) Emotional Intelligence tests 
C) Talent tests 
D) Literacy tests 
E) Aptitude tests

Question 11

A random sample is a poll sample that does not accurately represent the population being polled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The framers of the Constitution:

Accepted Answer

A) granted suffrage to all those who professed a belief in Christianity. 
B) granted the power to set suffrage qualifications to the individual states. 
C) limited suffrage to those who had been delegates to the Constitutional Convention. 
D) limited suffrage to adult white males and females who owned property. 
E) granted suffrage to all persons over the age of twenty-one. 
A) granted suffrage to all those who professed a belief in Christianity. 
B) granted the power to set suffrage qualifications to the individual states. 
C) limited suffrage to those who had been delegates to the Constitutional Convention. 
D) limited suffrage to adult white males and females who owned property. 
E) granted suffrage to all persons over the age of twenty-one.

Question 13

The number of people who are actually qualified to vote in an American election is referred to as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) voting ratio 
B) voter turnout 
C) voting community 
D) registered population 
E) vote-eligible population 
A) voting ratio 
B) voter turnout 
C) voting community 
D) registered population 
E) vote-eligible population

Question 14

Which of the following is the most accurate way of gauging overall public opinion between elections?

Accepted Answer

A) Through public opinion polls 
B) Through public opinion tweets 
C) Through direct mails to the public 
D) Through direct phone calls to individuals 
E) Through public opinion strategies 
A) Through public opinion polls 
B) Through public opinion tweets 
C) Through direct mails to the public 
D) Through direct phone calls to individuals 
E) Through public opinion strategies

Question 15

Which of the following was upheld by the Supreme Court on the grounds that the political parties were private entities, not public, and thus could do as they wished?

Accepted Answer

A) The cardinal ballot 
B) The black poll 
C) The ancestral poll 
D) The grandfather clause 
E) The white primary 
A) The cardinal ballot 
B) The black poll 
C) The ancestral poll 
D) The grandfather clause 
E) The white primary

Question 16

In a polling survey, people are asked, "How would you rate the epic movie Titanic?" In this case, which of the following issues associated with a polling survey is most likely to affect the results?

Accepted Answer

A) The issue of framing misleading questions 
B) The house effect 
C) The issue of inadequate information in questions 
D) The issue of weighting 
E) The biased sampling error 
A) The issue of framing misleading questions 
B) The house effect 
C) The issue of inadequate information in questions 
D) The issue of weighting 
E) The biased sampling error

Question 17

The intent of push polls is to:

Accepted Answer

A) back the winning candidate. 
B) identify voters with fake voter's registration. 
C) estimate the voter turnout after weighting the responses to the poll. 
D) drive voters away from one candidate and toward another. 
E) provide adequate information to the voters about the upcoming elections. 
A) back the winning candidate. 
B) identify voters with fake voter's registration. 
C) estimate the voter turnout after weighting the responses to the poll. 
D) drive voters away from one candidate and toward another. 
E) provide adequate information to the voters about the upcoming elections.

Question 18

Which of the following is a similarity between opinion leaders and peer groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are involved in contesting elections. 
B) Both comprise co-workers. 
C) Both comprise well-known political personalities. 
D) Both comprise celebrities. 
E) Both can influence an individual's views. 
A) Both are involved in contesting elections. 
B) Both comprise co-workers. 
C) Both comprise well-known political personalities. 
D) Both comprise celebrities. 
E) Both can influence an individual's views.

Question 19

Which of the following was a benefit of early voting at polling places that was demonstrated in the 2012 elections?

Accepted Answer

A) It allowed the voters to use absentee voting. 
B) It allowed election workers time to ensure that all systems were working properly by Election Day. 
C) It allowed the people to visit the polling place and decide the candidate of their choice. 
D) It gave the candidates the opportunity to meet prospective voters at the polling place. 
E) It allowed the election workers to carry the systems to their home where they could count the votes at leisure. 
A) It allowed the voters to use absentee voting. 
B) It allowed election workers time to ensure that all systems were working properly by Election Day. 
C) It allowed the people to visit the polling place and decide the candidate of their choice. 
D) It gave the candidates the opportunity to meet prospective voters at the polling place. 
E) It allowed the election workers to carry the systems to their home where they could count the votes at leisure.

Question 20

The results of opinion polls are most often cast in terms of percentages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the context of economic status and occupation influencing public opinions, business managers are most likely to:

Which of the following statements is true of the right to vote?

Explain how schools and churches have a strong influence on an individual's political attitudes.

In the United States today, citizens who are at least__________years of age and who are not felons have the right to vote.

Which of the following is true of Sunday early voting in North Carolina that has been eliminated?

In the 2012 presidential elections, Barack Obama:

In the context of public opinion and voting, women on average are more likely than men to _____.

James, who has been critically ill for over a month, wants to cast his vote during the upcoming midterm elections. Since his health will not permit him to go to the polling place on Election Day, he can make use of the _____ facility to cast his vote.

Which of the following statements is true of a house effect?

_____ were used in many southern states to limit the participation of African Americans in elections.

A random sample is a poll sample that does not accurately represent the population being polled.

The framers of the Constitution:

The number of people who are actually qualified to vote in an American election is referred to as the _____.

Which of the following is the most accurate way of gauging overall public opinion between elections?

Which of the following was upheld by the Supreme Court on the grounds that the political parties were private entities, not public, and thus could do as they wished?

In a polling survey, people are asked, "How would you rate the epic movie Titanic?" In this case, which of the following issues associated with a polling survey is most likely to affect the results?

The intent of push polls is to:

Which of the following is a similarity between opinion leaders and peer groups?

Which of the following was a benefit of early voting at polling places that was demonstrated in the 2012 elections?

The results of opinion polls are most often cast in terms of percentages.

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Exam 8: Public Opinion and Voting

In the context of economic status and occupation influencing public opinions, business managers are most likely to:

Which of the following statements is true of the right to vote?

Explain how schools and churches have a strong influence on an individual's political attitudes.

In the United States today, citizens who are at least__________years of age and who are not felons have the right to vote.

Which of the following is true of Sunday early voting in North Carolina that has been eliminated?

In the 2012 presidential elections, Barack Obama:

In the context of public opinion and voting, women on average are more likely than men to _____.

James, who has been critically ill for over a month, wants to cast his vote during the upcoming midterm elections. Since his health will not permit him to go to the polling place on Election Day, he can make use of the _____ facility to cast his vote.

Which of the following statements is true of a house effect?

_____ were used in many southern states to limit the participation of African Americans in elections.

A random sample is a poll sample that does not accurately represent the population being polled.

The framers of the Constitution:

The number of people who are actually qualified to vote in an American election is referred to as the _____.

Which of the following is the most accurate way of gauging overall public opinion between elections?

Which of the following was upheld by the Supreme Court on the grounds that the political parties were private entities, not public, and thus could do as they wished?

In a polling survey, people are asked, "How would you rate the epic movie Titanic?" In this case, which of the following issues associated with a polling survey is most likely to affect the results?

The intent of push polls is to:

Which of the following is a similarity between opinion leaders and peer groups?

Which of the following was a benefit of early voting at polling places that was demonstrated in the 2012 elections?

The results of opinion polls are most often cast in terms of percentages.

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiaciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters