POLI 2051 HOGAN FINAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Civil Disobedience. Answer: a form of unconventional participation
designed ti consciously break a law thought to be unjust
◉ Demography. Answer: the science of human population
◉ Exit Polls. Answer: a poll taken at randomly selected polling places
after the citizen has placed their vote
◉ Gender Gap. Answer: a consistent attitudinal pattern where women
are more likely than men to express liberal attitudes and support to
democratic candidates
◉ Melting Pot. Answer: the mixtures of cultures, ideas, and people in
the US
◉ Minority Majority. Answer: a reference to the impending status of
White, Anglo-Saxon Americans, currently holding majority status
◉ Political culture. Answer: an overall set of values widely shared in a
society
,◉ Political ideology. Answer: a coherent set of values and beliefs about
public policy
◉ Political participation. Answer: the activities used by citizens to
influence political outcomes
◉ Political socialization. Answer: the process by which citizens acquire
their knowledge, feelings, and evaluations of the political world
◉ Protest. Answer: a form of political participation design to change
policy through unconventional tactics
◉ Public Opinion. Answer: the distribution of the population's beliefs
about politics and issues
◉ Random digit dialing. Answer: phone numbers are dialed at random
around the country
◉ Random sampling. Answer: a polling technique which is based on the
principle that everyone has an equal probability of being selected to be
apart of the sample
, ◉ Reapportionment. Answer: the reallocation of 435 seats in the house
of representatives based on changes of residency and population found
in the census
◉ Sample. Answer: a small portion of the population chosen as
representative of the whole population
◉ Sampling Error. Answer: the level of confidence involved in a sample
result- the level is dependent on the size of the sample
◉ Beats. Answer: specific locations where news is frequently found
◉ Broadcast media. Answer: one of the kinds of media, including tv and
radio
◉ Chains. Answer: media conglomerates that control a large percentage
of daily newspaper circulation and some tv and radio stations as well
◉ High-tech politics. Answer: Politics where technology has shaped
political behavior and the political agenda
◉ Investigative journalism. Answer: the use of detective-like report
methods to unearth scandals
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Civil Disobedience. Answer: a form of unconventional participation
designed ti consciously break a law thought to be unjust
◉ Demography. Answer: the science of human population
◉ Exit Polls. Answer: a poll taken at randomly selected polling places
after the citizen has placed their vote
◉ Gender Gap. Answer: a consistent attitudinal pattern where women
are more likely than men to express liberal attitudes and support to
democratic candidates
◉ Melting Pot. Answer: the mixtures of cultures, ideas, and people in
the US
◉ Minority Majority. Answer: a reference to the impending status of
White, Anglo-Saxon Americans, currently holding majority status
◉ Political culture. Answer: an overall set of values widely shared in a
society
,◉ Political ideology. Answer: a coherent set of values and beliefs about
public policy
◉ Political participation. Answer: the activities used by citizens to
influence political outcomes
◉ Political socialization. Answer: the process by which citizens acquire
their knowledge, feelings, and evaluations of the political world
◉ Protest. Answer: a form of political participation design to change
policy through unconventional tactics
◉ Public Opinion. Answer: the distribution of the population's beliefs
about politics and issues
◉ Random digit dialing. Answer: phone numbers are dialed at random
around the country
◉ Random sampling. Answer: a polling technique which is based on the
principle that everyone has an equal probability of being selected to be
apart of the sample
, ◉ Reapportionment. Answer: the reallocation of 435 seats in the house
of representatives based on changes of residency and population found
in the census
◉ Sample. Answer: a small portion of the population chosen as
representative of the whole population
◉ Sampling Error. Answer: the level of confidence involved in a sample
result- the level is dependent on the size of the sample
◉ Beats. Answer: specific locations where news is frequently found
◉ Broadcast media. Answer: one of the kinds of media, including tv and
radio
◉ Chains. Answer: media conglomerates that control a large percentage
of daily newspaper circulation and some tv and radio stations as well
◉ High-tech politics. Answer: Politics where technology has shaped
political behavior and the political agenda
◉ Investigative journalism. Answer: the use of detective-like report
methods to unearth scandals
