Political Beliefs and Behaviors

Which of these statements describes the state of voting rights from colonial times until 1971?

• They became more limited
• They became more complicated
• They were extended to more people
• They were extended only to selected groups

What does the division between "red" and "blue" states in the US refer to?

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists
• Communists and Libertarians
• women and men
• Republicans and Democrats

Who is likely to believe in civil liberties as they traditionally have been defined?

• a conservative
• a liberal
• a moderate
• a reactionary

Who is least likely to support government action to protect civil liberties?

• a conservative
• a liberal
• a moderate
• a reactionary

Which of the following is not a quality of a scientific poll?

• straw polling
• asking a clear question
• using random sampling
• using a large enough sample

In scientific opinion polling, a random sample is used to avoid which of the following?

• confusion
• questions
• bias
• push polling

Scientific polling uses part of the population to measure the whole. This sample must have which of the following characteristics?

• It must be biased.
• It must be unbiased.
• It must be small
• It must be random.

Before George Gallup, which characteristic did polling samples often have?

• They were too large.
• They were random.
• They were biased.
• They were chosen by mail.

Which of the following is a liberal today likely to support?

• more central government and less personal freedom
• more central government and more personal freedom
• less central government and more personal freedom
• less central government and less personal freedom

Which of the following is a conservative today likely to support?

• less central government and less personal freedom
• more central government and less personal freedom
• more central government and more personal freedom
• less central government and more personal freedom