Chapters 7-10 Part I

What trait has been shown to influence one’s political opinions?

• Gender

• Race

• Age

• Religion

• All of the above have been shown to influence one’s political opinions.

__________ is the process by which personal and other background traits influence one’s views about politics and government.

• Political positioning

• Political memory

• Political foundation

• Political identification

• Political socialization

Which of the following statements best summarizes the value of presidential coattails to congressional candidates of the same party?

• They are becoming much less significant today.

• They have never been a significant factor.

• They remain a significant factor today.

• They are becoming more significant today.

• They are increasingly significant for the Republicans.

If any given voter has an equal chance of being in a survey, the sample is best described as a __________ sample.

• bifurcated

• random

• stratified quota

• split

• two-stage

When the government is out of sync with the popular views on an issue, there is

• opinion-policy congruence.

• opinion saliency.

• opinion agreement.

• opinion stability.

• opinion curiosity.

Horse-race journalism concerns the critics because they feel such coverage

• cannot adequately predict who will win or lose a race.

• ignores the importance of issues.

• places too much emphasis on personalities and public personas.

• relies almost entirely on second- and third- hand reporting.

• rarely has an impact on the flow of campaign contributions.

Based on research, presidential debates seem to

• be watched by only a few insiders.

• determine elections.

• be pivotal events.

• help incumbents.

• have little effect on election results.

A coherent and consistent set of beliefs about what policies government ought to pursue is referred to as

• public opinion.

• pragmatism.

• political ideology.

• realism.

• political efficacy.

One advantage that incumbents always have over challengers is

• their use of free mailings, or franks.

• their freedom from FEC regulations.

• their freedom from libelous laws.

• the political advantage of riding the president’s coattails.

• their larger share of federal campaign monies.

In a(n) __________ primary, you can vote for candidates of either party.

• open

• runoff

• closed

• static

• blanket