Government/ Public Opinion

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

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

• Older people consume more political news than do younger people

• Men consume considerably more political news than do women.

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

Why is participation in the census so important?

• participation indicates the legitimacy of government and of laws passed by Congress

• changes in the U.S. population affect membership in political parties

• information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion in federal funding is spent each year

• information from the census determines tax rates

Which of the following generally increase with age?

• liberalism and political tolerance

• candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

• political participation and suspicion of out-groups

• political participation and strength of party attachment

Which of the following statements about immigration in the United States is true?

• Federal law allows for the legal admission of about 1 million new immigrants every year.

• In recent years, illegal immigrants have outnumbered legal immigrants.

• The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 5 percent of the nation’s immigrants have become American citizens.

• The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that immigrants represent 30 percent of the nation’s population.

What are the three biggest socializing agents we've discussed?

• the family, the media, and political parties

• the family, the schools, and the political parties

• the media, the schools, and the family

• the schools, the family, and politicians

Alice will be 85 years old when the next presidential election arrives. Will she be likely to vote?

• Alice will be likely to vote in 2024 because political participation rises steadily with age.

• Alice will be unlikely to vote in 2024 because political participation falls steadily with age.

• Alice will be likely to vote in 2024, unless the infirmities of old age make it too hard for her to cast a ballot.

• Alice will be unlikely to vote in 2024 because interest in politics declines after retirement.

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

• indexing

• font selection

• random sampling

• in-person interviews

According to Russell Neuman, the “paradox of mass politics” is that the American political system works as well as it does despite __________.

• the public’s lack of knowledge about politics

• the public’s lack of consensus on matters of public policy

• the growing polarization of public opinion

• politicians’ overreliance on public opinion polls

Why does the United States have a relatively restrained scope of government compared to most European nations?

• the predominance of conservatives in the United States

• the predominance of liberals in the United States

• the absence of moderates in the United States

• the absence of pluralist thinking in the United States

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

• religiosity

• baptism

• denomination

• creed