AP U.S. GoPo Political Opinion

A person who wants the government to reduce economic equality and guarantee broadest possible freedom of speech

• Pure conservative
• Pure liberal
• Libertarian
• Populist

A set of ideas, beliefs... about how government should operate and how much government should be involved in our day to day lives.

• Political Ideology
• Political Party
• Political Spectrum
• Two Party System

What is political socialization?

• All the people who might be interest group members because they share the same common interest.
• The process through which an individual acquires his/her particular orientations - his/her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his/her political world.
• How similar cases have been decided in the past.
• The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues.

The most important factor that influences gain our basic attitudes that shape our political opinions is

• the media
• church
• friends
• family

Which of the following is a sign of an inaccurate poll?

• clear wording
• large sampling error
• confusing interpretation
• representative sample 

A poll that takes place as voters leave the primary election is 

• a push poll
• a straw poll
• a random sampling poll
• an exit poll 

Which is true of a good random sample for a public opinion poll?

• All the people in the sample are opinionated
• It excludes people who do not belong to a political party
• It is limited to people who follow the news.
• It represents the variety of the whole population.

Which of the following is an example of a good public opinion poll question?

• Do you think the president is doing a good job, a fair job, or bad job?
• Why do you think the president is doing such a bad job?
• Why do you think the president is doing such a good job?
• Why is the president doing a fair job?

What is the most important factor to getting a good poll that best resembles the target population?

• Random Sampling
• A large sample size
• A large sampling error
• Targeted Samples

Religion plays a large role in political socialization.  Which of the following correlations are true?

• The more religious one is, the more liberal their politics
• Catholics are more conservative on economic issues than social
• Jews tend to be more liberal economically & socially than Christians