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Unit 3 Test Review (Political Participation)

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which factor is often considered the first to influence a child's public opinion?

a)

Family

b)

Opinion Leaders

c)

Historic Events

d)

Mass Media

2.

What factor is defined as groups made up of people with whom one regularly associates with?

a)

Schools

b)

Mass Media

c)

Peer Groups

d)

Opinion Leaders

3.

Which is NOT a type of electronic media?

a)

television

b)

newspaper

c)

internet

d)

radio

4.

What three factors predict who is likely to vote?

a)

Age, Education, Favorite hobby

b)

Hair color, Education, Income

c)

Age, Zip Code, Income

d)

Age, Education, Income

5.

Which of the following are reasons why people do not vote?

a)

not interested in issues or candidates

b)

failure to register

c)

bad weather

d)

wrong polling location

e)

believe their vote doesn't count

6.

Older voters generally vote :

a)

Early

b)

Liberal

c)

Conservative

d)

Very little

7.

Which of the following sociological factors influences us the most?

a)

Family

b)

Party identification

c)

Income & Occupation

d)

Geography

8.

What is the strongest psychological factor that influences our voting?

a)

Party identification

b)

Education

c)

Family

d)

Gender

9.

Identify all Sociological factors in voting

a)

Education

b)

Age

c)

Gender

d)

Political Efficacy

10.

Identify PSYCHOLOGICAL all factors in voting

a)

Weather

b)

Party Identification

c)

Perception of Candidates

d)

Political Efficacy

11.

Australian Ballots are

a)

Out Loud Votes

b)

Silent Voting

c)

Secret ballot

d)

Absentee Ballot

12.

Office group ballot promotes

a)

Straight ticket voting

b)

Split ticket voting

c)

Voting on party lines

d)

Online Voting

13.

Party Column Voting promotes

a)

Straight ticket Voting

b)

Split ticket Voting

c)

Voting based on position

d)

Silent Voting

14.

PACs are organizations created with a political goal. Their donations to candidates are limited.

a)

True.

b)

False.

15.

Candidates tend to spend very little on campaigns, to try to avoid the influence of powerful, wealthy donors.

a)

True.

b)

False.

16.

Individual donors who donate up to the legal limit are known as

a)

Fat Cat/Angels

b)

Fat Boy/Girl

c)

Fat Lion/Lioness

d)

Fat Hog/Pretty Pig

17.

Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by implying that you should "join the crowd" because "other people are doing it too"

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Card Stacking

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Plain Folk

e)

Testimonial

18.

Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by using a celebrity to endorse a message.

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Card Stacking

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Plain Folk

e)

Testimonial

19.

Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by offering unclear and vague statements.

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Card Stacking

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Plain Folk

e)

Testimonial

20.

Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by providing mis-leading, one-sided, or wrong statistics or information?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Card Stacking

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Plain Folk

e)

Testimonial

21.

Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by calling the opponents names?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Name Calling

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Plain Folk

e)

Testimonial

22.

What type(s) of propaganda are used in this image?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Glittering Generalities

c)

Testimonial

d)

Plain Folk

23.

Who is more likely to vote Democrat?

a)

Women

b)

Men

24.

Who is more likely to vote Republican?

a)

Elderly

b)

Minimum wage worker

c)

High school dropout

d)

Protestant

25.

In some states, what can cause you to loose your right to vote today?

a)

Being female

b)

Being registered

c)

Being a convicted felon

d)

Not being able to read well

26.

Where are Republicans more likely to live?

a)

Rural and suburban areas

b)

Urban areas

c)

Cities

d)

California

27.
The most important factor that influences gain our basic attitudes that shape our political opinions is
a)
the media
b)
church
c)
friends
d)
family
28.

voting exclusively for the candidates of one party in an election

a)

straight-ticket voting

b)

split-ticket voting

29.

voting for candidates of different parties for different offices in the same election

a)

straight-ticket voting

b)

split-ticket voting

30.

The three universal requirements States use for a person to be eligible to vote are

a)

residence, gender, and income.

b)

citizenship, property ownership, and gender.

c)

citizenship, residence, and age.

d)

income, employment, and age.

31.

What is the strongest psychological factor that influences our voting?

a)

Party identification

b)

Education

c)

Family

d)

Gender

32.

Which of the following sociological factors influences us the most?

a)

Family

b)

Party identification

c)

Income & Occupation

d)

Geography

33.

A disadvantage of using interest groups to measure public opinion is?

a)

Tends to exaggerate; Biased

b)

Difficult to judge the number of members; Many competing groups

c)

Limited Range

d)

Inaccurate; unable to measure intensity

34.

A disadvantage of using polls to measure public opinion is?

a)

Tends to exaggerate; Biased

b)

Difficult to judge the number of members; Many competing groups

c)

Limited Range

d)

Inaccurate; unable to measure intensity