Unit 4 Reading Quizizz

What is demography?

• a. the science of human populations

• b. an “actual enumeration” of the population

• c. the distribution of the population’s beliefs about politics and policy issues

• d. an accounting of who the American people are and what they believe

Which group makes up the smallest percentage of the minority population in the United States?

• a. white, non-Hispanic

• b. Hispanic

• c. Native American

• d. African American

Of the following, which form of participation are Americans most likely to engage in?

• a. volunteering with a campaign

• b. protesting

• c. writing letters to the editor

• d. contacting government officials

Which of the following statements about political news consumption is accurate?

• a. Working-class people consume more political news than do wealthier people.

• b. Older people consume more political news than do younger people.

• c. Men consume considerably more political news than do women.

• d. West Coast residents consume more political news than do East Coast residents.

What technique is the key to the accuracy of public opinion polls?

• a. indexing

• b. font selection

• c. random sampling

• d. in-person interviews

According to decades of survey data, which ideological label are Americans most likely to choose for themselves?

• a. libertarian

• b. liberal

• c. left-of-center

• d. conservative

The role of religion in influencing political ideology is most closely related to __________.

• a. religiosity

• b. baptism

• c. denomination

• d. creed

According to Ronald Reagan, what was the cause of society’s problems?

• a. urban decay

• b. tax evasion

• c. government

• d. scofflaws and miscreants

A core function of political parties is __________.

• a. dividing the electorate

• b. narrowing voter choice

• c. nominating candidates

• d. reducing accountability mechanisms

Which statement best describes the functioning of party machines in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

• a. Parties provided policy support to rural electorates in exchange for votes.

• b. Parties provided jobs to rural electorates in exchange for votes.

• c. Parties provided patronage jobs to loyal supporters in urban areas.

• d. Parties provided cash handouts to rural electorates in exchange for jobs.