Unit IV Test

The graph above supports which of the following statements?

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

  conservative.

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

  lower incomes.

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

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

• 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.

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

Which of the following is a limitation of the data when drawing a conclusion about the most important problem

facing the country in 2017?

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

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

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

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

  compiled.

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

• More states are passing laws to reduce carbon emissions.

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

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

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

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

• The Republican caucus consisted of more ideologically conservative members in 1982 than in 2012.

• The party caucuses in the Senate are more ideologically diverse than those in the House of

  Representatives.

• Both party caucuses in the House consisted of more moderate members in 2012 than in 2002.

• The number of House members between the most liberal Republican and the most conservative

  Democrat decreased between 1982 and 2012.

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

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

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

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

• The United States engages in free trade agreements, which leads to the export of American businesses

  and influences the culture of foreign countries.

Based on your knowledge of United States government and politics, with which of the following statements would

the author most likely agree?

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

  fragmented.

• Citizens in the United States have witnessed a decline in civil liberties because of the similarities

  between the two major parties.

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

  countries.

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

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

• Consumers in other parts of the world are less excited about American commercial products such as

  MTV, Macintosh, and McDonald’s.

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

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

  lead to conflict.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Women are more likely than men to be in favor of smaller government and fewer government services.

• The higher the income, the more likely that the person will support smaller government.

• A decrease in income is likely to increase the possibility that a person will obtain a college degree.

• Liberals are less likely than conservatives to support bigger government.