WorksheetsUnit 3 Test Review (Political Participation)
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which factor is often considered the first to influence a child's public opinion?
Family
Opinion Leaders
Historic Events
Mass Media
What factor is defined as groups made up of people with whom one regularly associates with?
Schools
Mass Media
Peer Groups
Opinion Leaders
Which is NOT a type of electronic media?
television
newspaper
internet
radio
What three factors predict who is likely to vote?
Age, Education, Favorite hobby
Hair color, Education, Income
Age, Zip Code, Income
Age, Education, Income
Which of the following are reasons why people do not vote?
not interested in issues or candidates
failure to register
bad weather
wrong polling location
believe their vote doesn't count
Older voters generally vote :
Early
Liberal
Conservative
Very little
Which of the following sociological factors influences us the most?
Family
Party identification
Income & Occupation
Geography
What is the strongest psychological factor that influences our voting?
Party identification
Education
Family
Gender
Identify all Sociological factors in voting
Education
Age
Gender
Political Efficacy
Identify PSYCHOLOGICAL all factors in voting
Weather
Party Identification
Perception of Candidates
Political Efficacy
Australian Ballots are
Out Loud Votes
Silent Voting
Secret ballot
Absentee Ballot
Office group ballot promotes
Straight ticket voting
Split ticket voting
Voting on party lines
Online Voting
Party Column Voting promotes
Straight ticket Voting
Split ticket Voting
Voting based on position
Silent Voting
PACs are organizations created with a political goal. Their donations to candidates are limited.
True.
False.
Candidates tend to spend very little on campaigns, to try to avoid the influence of powerful, wealthy donors.
True.
False.
Individual donors who donate up to the legal limit are known as
Fat Cat/Angels
Fat Boy/Girl
Fat Lion/Lioness
Fat Hog/Pretty Pig
Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by implying that you should "join the crowd" because "other people are doing it too"
Bandwagon
Card Stacking
Glittering Generalities
Plain Folk
Testimonial
Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by using a celebrity to endorse a message.
Bandwagon
Card Stacking
Glittering Generalities
Plain Folk
Testimonial
Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by offering unclear and vague statements.
Bandwagon
Card Stacking
Glittering Generalities
Plain Folk
Testimonial
Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by providing mis-leading, one-sided, or wrong statistics or information?
Bandwagon
Card Stacking
Glittering Generalities
Plain Folk
Testimonial
Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by calling the opponents names?
Bandwagon
Name Calling
Glittering Generalities
Plain Folk
Testimonial
What type(s) of propaganda are used in this image?
Bandwagon
Glittering Generalities
Testimonial
Plain Folk
Who is more likely to vote Democrat?
Women
Men
Who is more likely to vote Republican?
Elderly
Minimum wage worker
High school dropout
Protestant
In some states, what can cause you to loose your right to vote today?
Being female
Being registered
Being a convicted felon
Not being able to read well
Where are Republicans more likely to live?
Rural and suburban areas
Urban areas
Cities
California
voting exclusively for the candidates of one party in an election
straight-ticket voting
split-ticket voting
voting for candidates of different parties for different offices in the same election
straight-ticket voting
split-ticket voting
The three universal requirements States use for a person to be eligible to vote are
residence, gender, and income.
citizenship, property ownership, and gender.
citizenship, residence, and age.
income, employment, and age.
What is the strongest psychological factor that influences our voting?
Party identification
Education
Family
Gender
Which of the following sociological factors influences us the most?
Family
Party identification
Income & Occupation
Geography
A disadvantage of using interest groups to measure public opinion is?
Tends to exaggerate; Biased
Difficult to judge the number of members; Many competing groups
Limited Range
Inaccurate; unable to measure intensity
A disadvantage of using polls to measure public opinion is?
Tends to exaggerate; Biased
Difficult to judge the number of members; Many competing groups
Limited Range
Inaccurate; unable to measure intensity
