UTA POLS 2311 EXAM 2 98 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027 || TEXAS GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL
INSTITUTIONS & PUBLIC POLICY || GRADED A+
98 VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS
Public opinion is - CORRECT ANSWER - attitudes that people have about
political issues, events, leaders, and institutions
A political ideology is best defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - is a set of
underlying orientations, ideas, and beliefs
America's fundamental political values are - CORRECT ANSWER - liberty,
equality of opportunity, democracy
The two dominant political ideologies in American are _____________ and
___________. - CORRECT ANSWER - liberalism and conservatism
A person's political party preferences are primarily acquired through the influence
of ____________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - family, social networks,
education, race and ethnicity, gender, religion
The marketplace of ideas is - CORRECT ANSWER - A public forum in which
beliefs and ideas are exchanged and compete
The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called a
________. - CORRECT ANSWER - sample
, What is push pooling? - CORRECT ANSWER - •A polling technique in
which questions are designed to shape the respondent's opinion
What is the bandwagon effect? - CORRECT ANSWER - •A shift in electoral
support to the candidate whom public opinion polls report as the front-runner
Which U.S. president promoted his policy agenda to the American people through
"fireside chats"? - CORRECT ANSWER - FDR
Freedom of the press is protected by ____________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - the first amendment
What percentage of Americans own a television? - CORRECT ANSWER - 97
What is digital citizenship? - CORRECT ANSWER - •The ability to
participate in society and politics online
•
•Disparities in internet access: according to age, race and ethnicity, and income
What is niche journalism? - CORRECT ANSWER - can be found in specialty
online sources
has risen over the last decade as traditional print media has declined
2026/2027 || TEXAS GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL
INSTITUTIONS & PUBLIC POLICY || GRADED A+
98 VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS
Public opinion is - CORRECT ANSWER - attitudes that people have about
political issues, events, leaders, and institutions
A political ideology is best defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - is a set of
underlying orientations, ideas, and beliefs
America's fundamental political values are - CORRECT ANSWER - liberty,
equality of opportunity, democracy
The two dominant political ideologies in American are _____________ and
___________. - CORRECT ANSWER - liberalism and conservatism
A person's political party preferences are primarily acquired through the influence
of ____________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - family, social networks,
education, race and ethnicity, gender, religion
The marketplace of ideas is - CORRECT ANSWER - A public forum in which
beliefs and ideas are exchanged and compete
The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called a
________. - CORRECT ANSWER - sample
, What is push pooling? - CORRECT ANSWER - •A polling technique in
which questions are designed to shape the respondent's opinion
What is the bandwagon effect? - CORRECT ANSWER - •A shift in electoral
support to the candidate whom public opinion polls report as the front-runner
Which U.S. president promoted his policy agenda to the American people through
"fireside chats"? - CORRECT ANSWER - FDR
Freedom of the press is protected by ____________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - the first amendment
What percentage of Americans own a television? - CORRECT ANSWER - 97
What is digital citizenship? - CORRECT ANSWER - •The ability to
participate in society and politics online
•
•Disparities in internet access: according to age, race and ethnicity, and income
What is niche journalism? - CORRECT ANSWER - can be found in specialty
online sources
has risen over the last decade as traditional print media has declined
