AP Government Unit 4 Review

Which of the following trends is accurately portrayed in the graph above?

• The majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s actions.

• Younger Americans approve of President Trump in greater numbers now than when he first took office.

• Younger Americans tend to have a greater approval of President Trump than older    Americans.

• Older Americans tend to have a greater approval of President Trump than younger   Americans.

Which of the following might explain the trend identified in Question 1?

• Older Americans tend to be more conservative than younger Americans.

• Younger Americans tend to be more conservative than older Americans.

• Older Americans tend to pay more attention to political and world news.

• President Trump has had greater successes in office during the past year.

Which of the following best indicates the type of poll pictured?

• Exit poll

• Straw poll

• Performance poll

• Tracking poll

Which of the following statements is supported by the data in the graph?

• Democrats have always supported same-sex marriage.

• As of 2015, the majority of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans support same-sex marriage.

• Overall nationwide support of same-sex marriage doubled between 1996 and 2015. 

• Since 1996, the number of same-sex unions has increased dramatically.

Which of the following best explains the data displayed in the graph?

• Congress legalized same-sex marriage in 2010.

• The same-sex population significantly increased.

• Several court cases in the late 1990s ruled in favor of same-sex relationships.

• Cultural values and attitudes have shifted over the past couple decades.

A person with which political ideology would be most likely to support the right of same-sex couples to marry with the same rights as heterosexual couples?

• liberal

• moderate

• conservative

• reactionary

Which of the following statements is accurately reflected in the graph?

• Americans’ belief that civil liberties must be sacrificed to limit terrorism declined      significantly throughout the early 2000s.

• Americans were less fearful about terrorist attacks in 2009 than they were in 2001.

• Americans have always placed civil liberties above national security.

• Americans have always placed national security above civil liberties.

Which of the following would best explain the major trend reversal in the graph from 2001 to 2009?

• Americans simply began to care less about their security.

• The fear of terrorism after 9/11 dissipated over the years as the country moved        further from the attack.

• Government approval and confidence increased significantly with the public throughout the decade.

• The passage of the PATRIOT Act made Americans feel like their civil liberties were    protected.

Directly after 9/11, over half of all Americans believed it was necessary to sacrifice civil liberties to curb terrorism. This political attitude that developed as a result of a major event is an example of

• lifecycle effects

• political ideology

• emotional manipulation

• political socialization

The data presented in graph above provides information about what?

• The final election results of the 2012 election.

• How men and women felt about the candidates after the presidential debates.

• How men and women voted in the primary elections.

• Election predictions based on polls taken as people left their polling place on  Election Day.