Chapter 9: The Political Process Review

Which of the following is most likely to be a result of political socialization?

• John decides to buy sneakers like those of his friend Rafael.

• Mary goes to religious services every week with her parents

• Joan becomes a Democrat like her father

• Mushtaq loses all interest in national elections

The purpose of exit polls is to

• judge who is leading in a primary election race

• determine public opinion on U.S. troop withdrawals

• predict election results before polls close

• influence voters to back a certain candidate

What is a goal common to all interest groups

• electing a slate of candidates

• promoting business-friendly laws

• influencing public policy

• expanding democratic freedoms

Which of the following polls is most likely to be based on a truly random sample of 18- to 21-year-old voters?

• online poll

• poll of registered voters aged 18 to 21, contacting every tenth person on a list

• poll taken by knocking on every third door in a college dorm

• poll of all 18- to 21-year-olds attending a rap concert

What party system is the most common party system

• one-party

• two-party

• third-party

• multiparty

The main task of a national nominating convention is to

• choose a party’s candidate for president

• select candidates to run in the party’s presidential primaries

• elect a president from the top two candidates

• nominate delegates to state party conventions

Based on the chart, what has happened to other news sources as the percentage of people who get their news online has grown

• The percentage of people getting their news from other sources has decreased

• The percentage of people getting news from other sources has remained the same

• The percentage of people getting news from other sources has also increased

• The percentage of people relying on yesterday’s news has increased

Match the following

• precinct

• Organization set up to make legal contributions to election campaigns

• lobbying

• Range of views held by a segment of society about important issues

• public opinion

• Lowest level of voting district

• political action committee

• Contacting public officials to win their help

• sampling error

• Measurement that indicates a poll’s likely accuracy

Match the following

• open primary

• The most votes for any candidate

• majority

• Party system found in the United States

• plurality

• Election in which any voter may help pick any party’s candidates

• two-party system

• Voting unit that combines a number of smaller voting districts

• ward

• More than half of the votes cast

The accuracy of a public opinion poll is greater if it is based on a random ________________