Political Values and Income Level Quiz

The graph above supports which of the following statements?

• People with higher incomes are more likely to think of themselves as conservative than are those with lower incomes.

• Americans with incomes under $10,000 are twice as likely to think of themselves as liberal than as conservative.

• A majority of people whose incomes fall between $10,000 and $50,000 think of themselves as conservative.

• No income group contains more people who think of themselves as liberal than people who think of themselves as conservative.

• People with higher incomes are less likely to think of themselves as either liberal or conservative than are those with lower incomes.

Which of the following represents the most likely way the information in the table will be used?

• The media will use the data to present horse race coverage of elections.

• Political action committees (PACs) will use the data to determine which candidates for elected office they will support.

• Congress will use the data to suggest that there is support for their legislative proposals.

• Social movements will use this data in their legal briefings before the federal courts.

Which of the following is a limitation of the data when drawing a conclusion about the most important problem facing the country in 2017?

• The results are incomplete, as only 3% of respondents were taken into account when the list was compiled.

• The data were collected in a short time frame, which does not reveal full-year trends.

• The data were compiled from an exit poll; therefore, the data reflect only the views of registered voters.

• Respondents were presented with a list of problems from which they could choose more than one.

A member of Congress who advocates for a more Keynesian approach to solving a recession will likely support which of the following policies?

• Reducing government spending to balance the budget.

• Increasing taxes to reduce the deficit.

• Implementing austerity measures to control inflation.

• Increasing government spending to stimulate the economy.

In 2014, a poll reported that 51 percent of Americans support legislation to reduce carbon emissions, while 47 percent oppose it. The reported margin of sampling error was +/- 4 percent. Which of the following inferences can be made from the poll?

• More people support legislation to reduce carbon emissions than oppose it.

• More states are passing laws to reduce carbon emissions.

• A majority of people under 35 years of age support legislation to reduce carbon emissions.

• It is unclear whether more people support legislation to reduce carbon emissions than oppose it.

Which of the following statements represents a trend supported by the data in the bar graph?

• The number of most liberal Republicans increased over time.

• The number of most conservative Democrats increased over time.

• The number of moderate members decreased over time.

• The number of members in the DEM Caucus increased over time.

Which of the following is the best example of the "McWorld" phenomenon described in the passage?

• The United States engages in free trade agreements, which leads to the export of American businesses and influences the culture of foreign countries.

• Private religious schools in the United States educate students alongside public secular schools.

• Market forces set the prices on a variety of goods sold in and outside the United States, increasing global poverty abroad.

• The increase in economic interdependence leads to a reduction of war and regional conflict.

Based on your knowledge of United States government and politics, with which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?

• Free market principles influence American political culture as well as the cultures of other countries.

• The United States is moving toward a single religion while other countries become more religiously fragmented.

• Capitalism has little influence beyond the borders of the United States because of retribalization in other countries.

• Citizens in the United States have witnessed a decline in civil liberties because of the similarities between the two major parties.

Which of the following is the best summary of the author’s argument?

• The expansion of democracy is seen as the primary cause of political conflict in the world.

• The world is becoming more globally united but also more aware of cultural differences, which may lead to conflict.

• The threat of terrorism requires cooperation, which is nearly impossible to achieve.

• Consumers in other parts of the world are less excited about American commercial products such as MTV, Macintosh, and McDonald’s.

Which of the following statements is consistent with data shown in the bar graph?

• Men are more likely than women to believe that there should be an increase in government spending to provide social services for the elderly.

• Conservatives are more likely than liberals to believe that spending on public transportation should be increased to connect citizens to employment opportunities.

• Republicans are more likely than Democrats to believe that there should be fewer regulations on businesses to promote economic growth and increase wages.

• Those with higher incomes are more likely than those with lower incomes to believe that education spending should be a federal responsibility to guarantee that each citizen has an equal chance at success.