Unit 4 MCQ Exam Review

When a child’s parents both identify strongly with the same political party, the child will most likely

• identify with the opposing party

• identify with the parents’ party

• have a low sense of political efficacy

• become an independent rather than a party identifier

• become alienated from the political system

Which of the following best matches a political ideology with that ideology’s position on the proper role of government in regulating the economy?

• Communitarian—The government should regulate monetary policy but not fiscal policy.

• Libertarian—Government regulation should increase when the economy is in decline.

• Conservative—The government should strictly limit its regulation of the marketplace.

• Liberal—The government should not intervene in economic decision-making.

Based on the line graph, which of the following statements about church attendance in 1972 is true?

• In 1972, about 30% of people surveyed reported attending church monthly or less.

• In 1972, more people surveyed reported attending church weekly than reported attending rarely or never.

• In 1972, most people surveyed reported attending church yearly.

• In 1972, more people surveyed reported attending church yearly than reported attending weekly.

Which of the following is true about church attendance based on the line graph?

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of an exit poll and a tracking poll?

• Exit Poll: The poll is conducted immediately after voting occurs. Tracking Poll: Nonrandom sampling techniques are used to choose respondents to take part in the poll.

• Exit Poll: Respondents are assembled to participate in a discussion led by the polling company. Tracking Poll: Tracking polls are used to gauge presidential approval ratings over time.

• Exit Poll: The poll allows both voters and nonvoters to participate. Tracking Poll: The poll is conducted in a way that does not ensure that the opinions are representative of the larger population.

• Exit Poll: Responses can be used to judge election results before the official count is obtained. Tracking Poll: The poll is conducted over time to obtain information about changes in public opinion.

Parents have the greatest stake in the outcome of their child’s education. Accordingly, they should also have the power to make sure their child is getting the right education. As Deven Carlson points out, there is little constituency in America for the top-down reforms that have been tried time and again. In order for any reform to truly work, it must attract and maintain the support of the people. I have seen such support for parental empowerment. The more parents exercise it, the more they like it. This growing support is why states are responding to that demand one by one. . . . Equal access to a quality education should be a right for every American and every parent should have the right to choose how their child is educated. Government exists to protect those rights, not usurp them. So let’s face it: the opponents of [school choice] could repeal every voucher law, close every charter school, and defund every choice program across the country. But school choice still wouldn’t go away. There would still be school choice . . . for the affluent and the powerful. Let’s empower the forgotten parents to decide where their children go to school. Let’s show some humility and trust all parents to know their kids’ needs better than we do. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, January 16, 2018.

• (A) They would vote against a bill advocating for state involvement in school choice to lessen the role of the national government in education policy.

• (B) They would vote for a greater role for the national government in education policy to limit school choice policies at the state level.

• (C) They would vote for a greater role for the national government in education policy to limit school choice policies at the state level.

• (D) They would vote yes on a bill that provided funding for the Department of Education to increase their control of voucher programs at the state level.

We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives. I'm going to show you a seven-point scale on which the political views that people might hold are arranged from extremely liberal — point 1 — to extremely conservative — point 7. Where would you place yourself on this scale? (Point 4 not shown on scale.) MY POLITICAL VALUES ARE... 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.

• 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.

The chart above supports which of the following conclusions?

• A majority of the men polled identified with the Republican party.

• More men than women voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984.

• The younger a man was, the more likely he was to identify himself as a Democrat.

• The Geraldine Ferraro vice-presidential candidacy caused many formerly Republican women to identify with the Democrats.

• The gender gap among those who identified with the Republican party was narrowest for those between 25 and 34 years of age.

Which of the following recommendations would be the best for the firm to follow in the future?

• Sample people who have cell phones, in addition to those with landlines.

• Conduct the survey over a one-day period rather than two days.

• Adjust the results if the sample includes more people from one party than another.

• Use an Internet-based poll that encourages people to vote online for their preferred candidate.

The passage is most related to which of the following concepts?

• Political partisanship

• Political socialization

• Political ideology

• Political polling