AP Quiz II - Political Beliefs - (for a grade!!!)

What is the biggest influence of one's political beliefs?

• Media

• Schools

• Family

• Group affiliations

• Important historical events like 9-11 or the Great Depression

What is the most reliable measure of public opinion?

• Public opinion polls

• the media

• Editorials from major newspapers & magazine

• Election outcomes

• none of the above

Which of the following statements on public opinion polls is false?

• The more people who are polled, the more reliable the poll

• The best polls use random digit dialing to make sure the sample is not skewed to favor one type of American.

• Polls are only used during the election time by politicians

• Polls generally reflect an accurate potrayal of the American mindset

• Professional pollsters use questions that are unbiased and fair

________________________ is a set of beliefs about politics and public policy that creates the structure for looking at government and public policy.

• Political ideology

• government ideology

• political socialization

• political scale

• political party

All of these political spectrum definitions are accurately defined except:

• conservative: promotes a limited governmental role in helping individuals economically, supports traditional values and lifestyles,

• moderate: political ideology that falls between liberal and conservative and which may include some of both; usually thought of as tolerant of others' political opinions

• radical: favors rapid, fundamental change in existing social, economic, or political order; may be on either end of the political spectrum (liberal or conservative)

• liberal: supports active government in promoting individual welfare and supporting civil rights, and accepts peaceful political and social change

• Pluralist: believes government can work - even with all of it's competing groups or factions

What is the largest form of political participation in America?

• emailing elected officials

• voting

• running for office

• help ing to campaign for someone

• donating to a political campaign

In terms of increasing voter participation, all of the following are correctly defined except?

• the 1965 Voting Rights Act which eliminated the Literacy Test

• the 24th Amendment which eliminated the poll tax

• The 15th Amendment which allowed male African Americans the right to vote

• the 22nd Amendment which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

• The 19th Amendment which gave suffrage to women

The following are all Progressive Movement political reforms except:

• An initiative allows voters to petition to propose issues to be decided by qualified voters.

• elimination of religious qualifications, property ownership, and tax payments after 1900

• A recall is a special election initiated by petition to allow citizens to remove an official from office before a term expires.

• A direct primary allows citizens to nominate candidates.

• A referendum allows citizens to vote directly on issues called propositions

What is the most important indicator of voting behavior?

• Educaiton

• Income

• Religion

• Age

• Race

Studies have shown that voter turnout in the United States has ____________ when compared with other nations and when compared with the United States over time.

• increased

• increased sharply

• decreased

• decreased sharply

• stayed the same