Practice Test Review - 4

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• Practice Test Review - 4
• Public Opinion
• Voter Behavior

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• 1) The least important agent in modeling public
  opinion among the young would probably be
• a. Older family members
• b. School curriculum
• c. Peer group pressure
• d. Socio-economic groups
• e. Religious role models

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• 1) The least important agent in modeling public
  opinion among the young would probably be
• a. Older family members
• b. School curriculum
• c. Peer group pressure
• d. Socio-economic groups
• e. Religious role models

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• 2) Media influence on the formation of public
  opinion has been criticized for all of the
  following reasons EXCEPT
• a. Oversimplification of complicated issues
• b. Reducing major speeches to brief sound bites
• c. Biased presentations
• d. Heightening general interest in public issues
• e. Focusing on the trivial and the sensational

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• 2) Media influence on the formation of public
  opinion has been criticized for all of the
  following reasons EXCEPT
• a. Oversimplification of complicated issues
• b. Reducing major speeches to brief sound bites
• c. Biased presentations
• d. Heightening general interest in public issues
• e. Focusing on the trivial and the sensational

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• 3) All of the following are characteristics of
  public opinion EXCEPT
• a. It reflects the attitudes of a majority of
  the population
• b. It involves attitudes about public issues
• c. It influences the decisions of public
  officials
• d. It is measured by pollsters
• e. It is an important component of any society

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• 3) All of the following are characteristics of
  public opinion EXCEPT
• a. It reflects the attitudes of a majority of
  the population
• b. It involves attitudes about public issues
• c. It influences the decisions of public
  officials
• d. It is measured by pollsters
• e. It is an important component of any society

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• 4) Both the Republican Democratic Parties
• a. Appeal mainly to conservative voters
• b. Appeal principally to liberals
• c. Are based on clearly defined ideologies
• d. Usually embrace a moderate approach to
  solving societys problems
• e. Eschew a pragmatic approach to problem solving

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• 4) Both the Republican Democratic Parties
• a. Appeal mainly to conservative voters
• b. Appeal principally to liberals
• c. Are based on clearly defined ideologies
• d. Usually embrace a moderate approach to
  solving societys problems
• e. Eschew a pragmatic approach to problem solving

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• 5) A propaganda device in which a candidate
  advertises an endorsement from a celebrity figure
  is called
• a. the band -wagon approach
• b. the testimonial
• c. a glittering generality
• d. the plain-folks technique
• e. name-calling

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• 5) A propaganda device in which a candidate
  advertises an endorsement from a celebrity figure
  is called
• a. the band -wagon approach
• b. the testimonial
• c. a glittering generality
• d. the plain-folks technique
• e. name-calling

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• 6) Which of the following generalizations is
  true of the American electorate?
• a. Voter indifference is always an indication of
  dissatisfaction with public officials
• b. Participation in the political process is on
  the rise
• c. Party identification is insignificant in
  explaining why Americans vote as they do
• d. Some voters use a litmus test with
  reference to a single critical issue to determine
  whom they will support
• e. Young people vote in large numbers because
  they have a comparatively greater amount of free
  time than middle-age voters

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• 6) Which of the following generalizations is
  true of the American electorate?
• a. Voter indifference is always an indication of
  dissatisfaction with public officials
• b. Participation in the political process is on
  the rise
• c. Party identification is insignificant in
  explaining why Americans vote as they do
• d. Some voters use a litmus test with
  reference to a single critical issue to determine
  whom they will support
• e. Young people vote in large numbers because
  they have a comparatively greater amount of free
  time than middle-age voters

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• 7) Which of the following amendments to the
  Constitution outlawed the poll tax in federal
  elections?
• a. The Twenty-Sixth
• b. The Twenty-Fourth
• c. The Twenty-Third
• d. The Fourteenth
• e. The Twenty-Fifth

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• 7) Which of the following amendments to the
  Constitution outlawed the poll tax in federal
  elections?
• a. The Twenty-Sixth
• b. The Twenty-Fourth
• c. The Twenty-Third
• d. The Fourteenth
• e. The Twenty-Fifth

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• 8) Which of the following factors is probably
  most significant in determining how an individual
  will vote in a presidential election?
• a. Occupation
• b. Income Level
• c. Party Loyalty
• d. Geography
• e. Religion

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• 8) Which of the following factors is probably
  most significant in determining how an individual
  will vote in a presidential election?
• a. Occupation
• b. Income Level
• c. Party Loyalty
• d. Geography
• e. Religion

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• 9) The principle reason why eighteen year olds
  were enfranchised in 1971 was
• a. Universal education
• b. The Vietnam War
• c. Higher income levels
• d. Availability of information via the
  electronic media
• e. The civil rights movement

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• 9) The principle reason why eighteen year olds
  were enfranchised in 1971 was
• a. Universal education
• b. The Vietnam War
• c. Higher income levels
• d. Availability of information via the
  electronic media
• e. The civil rights movement

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• 10) What is a limitation of using an election to
  interpret public opinion?
• a. Politicians run campaigns to win votes
• b. Interest groups mobilize voters
• c. Different voters will vote for the same
  candidate for different reasons
• d. Voters express nonattitudes
• e. People who vote are only a random sample

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• 10) What is a limitation of using an election to
  interpret public opinion?
• a. Politicians run campaigns to win votes
• b. Interest groups mobilize voters
• c. Different voters will vote for the same
  candidate for different reasons
• d. Voters express nonattitudes
• e. People who vote are only a random sample

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• 11) A persons party identification
• a. Is typically acquired during childhood
• b. Is measured by that persons voter
  registration
• c. Is the formal membership in a party
  organization
• d. Typically changes when there is a popular
  candidate in the other party
• e. Is rarely relevant to that persons political
  behaviors

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• 11) A persons party identification
• a. Is typically acquired during childhood
• b. Is measured by that persons voter
  registration
• c. Is the formal membership in a party
  organization
• d. Typically changes when there is a popular
  candidate in the other party
• e. Is rarely relevant to that persons political
  behaviors

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• Thats it, for now.