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Public Opinion and Voting

Public Opinion and Voting

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Social Studies

9th Grade

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Christina Camacho

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25 Slides • 33 Questions

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Public Opinion and Voting

By Christina Camacho

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Multiple Choice

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The media does not influence public opinion by using bias, symbolism or propaganda.
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True
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False

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Multiple Choice

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution says all male citizens can now vote.

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13th

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15th

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19th

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23rd

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Multiple Choice

Suffrage means the right to _______________.
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own a firearm
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vote in political elections
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practice your religion
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free speech

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Multiple Choice

Where does the majority of Political Socialization occur?
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Inside the house
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At School
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From Grandparents
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Imaginary Friends

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Multiple Choice

All of these are examples of political participation except...
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Protest 
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Civil Disobedience
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Voting
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Yelling at the News on T.V.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of political participation is Most Common in the United States?
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Voting
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Civil Disobedience
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Writing members of Congress
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Campaigning on behalf of candidates

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Multiple Choice

What happens politically as we get older?
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Our political beliefs become more firm
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Our political beliefs become less firm
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We become more open to new ideas
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We participate less in politics

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Multiple Choice

What is the best indicator of if somebody will participate in politics?
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Race
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Socioeconomic status
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Physical Prowess 
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Height

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Multiple Choice

The process by which people form their political attitudes

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Media

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Political Socialization

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Public Agenda

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Intensity

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Multiple Choice

What is a party platform?

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a place where party members meet

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a statement of party beliefs and positions

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a method a party uses to contact followers

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a list of party candidates

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most likely be a part of the Republican party platform?

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free healthcare for everyone

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amnesty (a path to citizenship) for illegal immigrants

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lowering taxes for businesses to create jobs

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raising taxes on corporations

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most likely be a part of the Democrat party platform?

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free healthcare for everyone

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lower taxes on businesses to create more jobs

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increase border security

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increased protection for religious institutions

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Multiple Choice

A set of beliefs about political values, how a government should run, and how that government is involved in the role of a citizen’s life.
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Political Theory
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Political Ideology
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Political Socialization
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Political Parites

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Multiple Choice

This group believes in discarding old ideas and embracing new behaviors and opinions.
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Conservatives
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Liberals
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Reactionary
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Radical

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Multiple Choice

This group likes to hold on to old traditions and ideas and does not want to change or reform anything in relation to politics and religion.

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Liberals

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Communists

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Monarchist

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Conservatives

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Multiple Choice

Property is owned by the state
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Communism
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Capitalism

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Multiple Choice

The government or groups of workers might control these resources but the profits are divided among the people.
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Capitalism
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Communism 
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Socialism
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Mixed Economy

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Multiple Choice

In a Communist country, workers have no ________ to work harder.
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Time
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Help
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Ability
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Incentive

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Multiple Choice

How does socialism differ from capitalism?
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In socialism, the goverment controls the means of production; whereas, capitalism focuses on the private owner.
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In socialism, the goverment provides subsidies for small buisnesses; whereas, capitalism only depends on the corporations to spark the economy.
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In socialism, the goverment does not provide any form on humanitarian aid; whereas, capitalism funds small buisness with tax relief.
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In socialism, the government controls what the consumer can purchase; whereas, capitalism controls what the business can market.

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Multiple Choice

Karl Marx's ideas inspired
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free market economies
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democracies
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technological innovation
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dictatorships

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Multiple Choice

What is the most important factor to getting a good poll that best resembles the target population?
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Random Sampling
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A large sample size
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A large sampling error
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Targeted Samples

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Multiple Choice

All of the following are some complaints about exit polling except?
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Small Sampling
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Biased Results
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Results influencing people voting later in the day
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Exit polling is flawless

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most important for getting an accurate measure of public opinion in a survey?

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Surveying only cell phone users

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Selecting a random sample

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Asking leading questions

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Contacting only registered voters

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Conducting the survey online

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes an exit poll?

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A poll that asks voters at randomly selected voting places whom they voted for so that election results can be predicted more quickly

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A poll conducted by having a computer randomly select phone numbers from around the country

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An opinion poll that is used to intentionally sway people’s opinions by using false or misleading information in the conversation

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A poll that randomly samples a population to capture public opinion at a given time

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Multiple Choice

Public Agenda is influenced by the media in which of the following ways?
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focusing attention on selected issues
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voting
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running for public office
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using propaganda

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Multiple Choice

One role of Mass Media in elections is 
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Emphasizing selected issues
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publishing gossip
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voting
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creating commercials

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Multiple Choice

Today, every State requires potential voters to satisfy qualifications based on citizenship, residence and

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literacy

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race

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property ownership

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age

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Multiple Choice

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The group of people with the lowest voter turnout rate is

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college graduates.

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young people.

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women.

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senior citizens over 70.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors are most likely to affect voter participation?

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Age and Degree of religious participation

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Age, Degree of religious participation, and gender

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Health status, Degree of religious participation, and Number of children

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Health status, Number of children, and Gender

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Age, Health status, Degree of religious participation, Number of children, and gender

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Multiple Select

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Which of the following are reasons why people do not vote?

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not interested in issues or candidates

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failure to register

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bad weather

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wrong polling location

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believe their vote doesn't count

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Multiple Choice

Which of these people are NOT part of the "can not" vote voters?

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Non citizens

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People in prison

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Last minute travelers

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Eighteen year olds

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Multiple Choice

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You need to register in order to vote?

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

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Which election usually has the highest voter turnout?

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Senate elections

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Governor elections

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Presidential elections

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Mayoral elections

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By Christina Camacho

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