Question 1

Friedrich Engels believed that communism would not take root in the United States because

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A)   the poorer American classes still had enough material wealth to be happy with their station.
B)   American workers lacked sufficient class consciousness.
C)   the government was already providing substantial financial assistance to the working class.
D)   the Social Security system provided workers with a safety net not available to workers in Europe.
E)   the government of the U.S. was too militantly anti-communist and would not allow propaganda to spread.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

How informed is American public opinion? Explain.

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The American public has a generally low ...

Question 3

A member of Congress who wants to act on what the majority of his or her constituency thinks on a particular issue would be advised to respond to which of the following indicators?

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A)   letters from constituents
B)   the editorial positions of newspapers in the constituency
C)   public demonstrations by constituents
D)   a poll based on a random sample of constituents
E)   the number of yard signs on major streetsF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The process of political socialization in the United States is

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A)   normally cumulative; political beliefs attained earlier in life tend to be retained to a substantial degree.
B)   highly structured; children are subjected to an intense system of government-mandated political indoctrination.
C)   highly effective; Americans are the best informed citizens in the world.
D)   extremely narrow; most Americans get nearly all their opinions from a single source.
E)   uniform; there are almost no differences in the opinions of various groups, such as northerners and southerners.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Which of the following is true about public opinion polling?

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A)   Polls are the most relied-upon method of measuring public opinion.
B)   Polls can be erroneous at times.
C)   Most large news organizations have their own in-house polls.
D)   The Gallup pollsters have correctly predicted the winner of presidential elections most of the time since 1936.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 6

All of the following ideological types are prevalent in the United States EXCEPT

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A)   liberals.
B)   conservatives.
C)   populists.
D)   libertarians.
E)   communists.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

The term public opinion is frequently used in reference to all of American society.This perspective is

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A)   accurate, since Americans are one people and indivisible.
B)   less accurate than a view of public opinion based on the majority, since the political system operates on the principle of majority rule.
C)   less accurate than the idea that Americans form many publics, which differ greatly in such things as the level of attention they pay to politics.
D)   less accurate than a view of public opinion based on what the news media are saying about the public.
E)   accurate, because there is little diversity in American public opinion.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

The term generational effect is used to describe the influence of watershed events on the political outlook of

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A)   older voters.
B)   African American voters.
C)   female voters.
D)   younger voters.
E)   swing voters.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Three-fourths of Ivy League students surveyed could not identify ________ as the author of the phrase,"a government of the people,by the people,and for the people."

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A)   George Washington
B)   James Madison
C)   George Gallup
D)   Abraham Lincoln
E)   Thomas JeffersonF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Each of the following statements could be considered true of either economic or social liberals,EXCEPT that

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A)   they favor government activism in the area of distribution of economic benefits.
B)   they prefer a smaller role for government in upholding social and cultural traditions.
C)   they favor more government spending for the poor.
D)   they believe lifestyle choices should be left to the individual.
E)   they believe that government should be used to promote traditional values.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Define what is meant by a political ideology.Why is ideology important to consider when discussing the political thinking of the American people?

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Political ideology is a consistent patte...

Question 12

What was the primary cause for an increase in the public's support for a military invasion of Iraq during the six-month period leading to the start of the war?

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A)   the inability of the United Nations to discover strong evidence of weapons of mass destruction
B)   mainstream media coverage of the actions of the Iraqi government
C)   grass-roots efforts by conservative groups that argued it was necessary for greater national security
D)   Bush administration efforts to press the case for war
E)   election-year posturing on national security issues by congressional candidates for officeF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Scholars have done the LEAST study into the political influence of ________ on American citizens.

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A)   religion
B)   families
C)   schools
D)   media
E)   peersF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Selective perception is primarily a result of

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A)   economic class.
B)   religion.
C)   partisanship.
D)   race and ethnicity.
E)   age and generational beliefs.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Libertarians are opposed to governmental intervention

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A)   in both the economic and social spheres.
B)   in the economic but not the social sphere.
C)   in the social sphere, but not the economic sphere.
D)   in neither the social nor the economic spheres.
E)   only with regard to affirmative action.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Friedrich Engels believed that communism would not take root in the United States because

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