AP USG&P Unit 4: Political Ideology & Public Opinion

Millennials' political socialization was affected by the September 11 attacks by al-Qaeda terrorists, showing most clearly which effect on the formation of political views?

• The generational effect

• The lifecycle effect

• The effect of social media

• The effect of globalization

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between family and political opinions?

• Children are rarely surveyed, so it is difficult to determine the relationship

• Children's political opinions are heavily influenced by their parents, but not as much as they used to be.

• Children who discuss politics at a younger age with parents have fewer political discussions with parents over time.

• Children are keenly aware of their parents' political opinions and invariably follow them

Which of the following might encourage the media to limit their reporting of polling during a campaign season?

• The static nature of public opinon

• The bandwagon effect

• Sampling error

• Equality of opportunity

Which of the following is necessary for a public opinion poll to be valid?

• The poll must use objective, open-ended questions.

• The poll must include equal numbers of people from different demographic groups.

• The poll must be conducted by a responsible news organization.

• The poll must have a low margin of error.

Which of the following questions is most likely to appear on a push poll?

• Do you approve of increasing the military budget?

• Do you approve of raising property taxes slightly to help fund schools?

• Do you approve of rolling back environmental regulations to encourage business investment?

• Do you approve of the waste of money on failing social service agencies under the current governor?

A Republican candidate for US Senate has hired a pollster who conducts a poll among likely voters across the state and collects a sample of over 2,500 respondents. He conducted his poll carefully, but his sample has 65% women and 35% men. What technique in measuring public opinion must the pollster use to make the poll accurately reflect public opinion?

• Randomization

• Enhance the questions

• Stratification

• Ask additional respondents

Which argument do supply-side economics make?

• The more revenue the government takes in and spends the better off the economy will be.

• Leaving more money in citizens' pockets will stimulate the economy and generate government revenues through other taxes.

• The federal government should follow the ideas of John Maynard Keynes.

• The government should increase the supply of currency into circulation to bring down inflation.

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Democrat and Republican ideologies?

• Dem: Supported by business elites / Rep: Supported by minority voters

• Dem: Supports the expansion of welfare programs / Rep: Supports government-funded healthcare for all

• Dem: Desires an increase in the minimum wage / Rep: Favors fewer regulations on businesses

• Dem: Follows a libertarian approach on the marketplace / Rep: Wants more environmental controls

___________ is the distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues.

• Random Sampling

• Political ideology

• Political socialization

• Public Opinion

• Direct mail

Demographic changes in the United States population could translate to political consequences through the process of:

• political assimilation

• political acculturation

• political socialization

• reapportionment

• none of the above