Unit 4 Review

Which of the following ideologies would be more willing to pay higher taxes to fund social welfare programs?

• Liberal

• Conservative

• Libertarian

• Right Wing

"A free society releases the energies and abilities of people to pursue their own objectives." --Milton Friedman

Which of the following ideologies would most likely agree with Mr. Friedman?

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Socialist

• Libertarian

Which of the following is a potential cause of differing state policies?

• A liberal president who believes in state over federal power

• Increased social capital among the states

• Differing political ideologies among the states

• More Constitutional Amendments

The process by which people acquire political beliefs and values is referred to as _________________________.

• Individualism

• Bandwagon Effect

• Political Ideology

• Political Socialization

Why would a polling company contact respondents by multiple methods (mail, online, by phone, etc.)?

• To save money by using less materials to conduct the poll

• To ensure the sample of the population was truly random

• To establish an entry poll to compare to later exit polls

• To ask different questions to different groups of people

Which political ideology supports individualism over equality of opportunity?

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Libertarian

• Left Wing

Democrats support more regulation of __________, while Republicans support more regulation of ___________.

• social issues; economic issues

• economic issues; social issues

• personal decisions; government decisions

• government decisions; personal decisions

Older Americans tend to vote _____________, and are more likely to identify as _______________.

• more; liberal

• more; conservative

• less; libertarian

• less; conservative

Each individual in a target population must have an equal opportunity to be selected for a public opinion poll to _______________.

• Ensure a small margin of error

• Ensure a sample size is truly random

• Ensure an unsystematic selection

• Ensure a large enough sample size

Most Americans _____________________ when it comes to political ideology.

• are moderate

• lean to the left of the political specturm

• lean to the right of the political spectrum

• change their ideology with every election