PSCI 2305 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
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1. Equality of Opportunity - ANSWER ✔ A widely shared American ideal that
all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they
have to reach their fullest potential
2. Public Opinion - ANSWER ✔ Citizens' attitudes about political issues,
leaders, institutions, and events. When public opinion has shifted, the shift
has occurred fairly steadily in one direction. Can be limited.
3. Values - ANSWER ✔ basic principles that shape a person's opinions about
political issues and events
4. Attitudes - ANSWER ✔ A specific preference on a particular issue
5. Political Ideology - ANSWER ✔ A cohesive set of beliefs that forms a
general philosophy about the role of government
6. Liberal - ANSWER ✔ Those who generally support social and political
reform, governmental intervention in the economy, more economic equality,
expansion of federal social services, and greater concern for consumers and
the environment.
,7. Conservative - ANSWER ✔ Those who generally support the social and
economic status quo and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political
formulas and economic arrangements; believe that a large and powerful
government poses a threat to citizens' freedom
8. Websites such as Google News and Real Clear Politics are called _____
because they primarily collect news coverage from a variety of sources and
put them in a single location for easy viewing. - ANSWER ✔ new
aggregators
9. When the media focus on which candidate "has momentum" and "is winning
the horse race" in a national election, it is MOST directly engaging in the
practice of - ANSWER ✔ priming
10.Which of the following has been a change brought to the provision of the
news by the growth of online media? - ANSWER ✔ a growth in importance
of local media
11.Which of the following is true of the broadcast media?
a. They do very little of their own reporting.
b. They are able to reach roughly 80 percent of the American population.
c. They provide the most detailed and complete information among
media sources.
d. They have led to the reduced use of the sound bite. - ANSWER ✔
They do very little of their own reporting.
12.What goods are available to all without direct payment?
A. Private goods
, B. Public goods
C. Common goods
D. Toll goods - ANSWER ✔ C. Common goods
13.In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold
political power?
A. Direct democracy
B. Monarchy
C. Oligarchy
D. Totalitarian - ANSWER ✔ C. Oligarchy
14.What is the difference between representative democracy and direct
democracy? - ANSWER ✔ In a representative democracy, people elect
representatives to make political decisions and pass laws for them. In a
direct democracy, people make all political decisions and pass laws
themselves.
15.What does government do for people? - ANSWER ✔ It provides a range of
services for its citizens, ranging from healthcare to security, funded by taxes.
16.The elite theory of government maintains that ________.
A. Special interest groups make government policy
B. Politicians who have held office for a long time are favored
by voters
C. Poor people and people of color should not be allowed to vote
D. Wealthy, politically powerful people control government, and
government has no interest in meeting the needs of ordinary
people - ANSWER ✔ D. Wealthy, politically powerful people
, control government, and government has no interest in
meeting the needs of ordinary people
17.According to the pluralist theory of government, ________.
A. Government does what the majority of voters want it to do
B. Government policy is formed as a result of the competition
between groups with different goals and interests
C. Ordinary people acting on their own have a significant
influence on government
D. Wealthy people decide what government policy will be, and
politicians have no interest in pleasing anyone else -
ANSWER ✔ B. Government policy is formed as a result of
the competition between groups with different goals and
interests
18.Which of the following is a good example of a tradeoff?
A. The government pleases environmental activists by preserving
public lands but also pleases ranchers by allowing them to
rent public lands for grazing purposes.
B. The government pleases environmental activists by
reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park but angers
ranchers by placing their cattle in danger.
C. The government pleases oil companies by allowing them to
drill on lands set aside for conservation but allows
environmental activist groups to protest the drilling
operations.
D. Groups that represent a variety of conflicting interests are all
allowed to protest outside Congress and the White House. -
ANSWER ✔ A. The government pleases environmental
activists by preserving public lands but also pleases ranchers
by allowing them to rent public lands for grazing purposes.
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Equality of Opportunity - ANSWER ✔ A widely shared American ideal that
all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they
have to reach their fullest potential
2. Public Opinion - ANSWER ✔ Citizens' attitudes about political issues,
leaders, institutions, and events. When public opinion has shifted, the shift
has occurred fairly steadily in one direction. Can be limited.
3. Values - ANSWER ✔ basic principles that shape a person's opinions about
political issues and events
4. Attitudes - ANSWER ✔ A specific preference on a particular issue
5. Political Ideology - ANSWER ✔ A cohesive set of beliefs that forms a
general philosophy about the role of government
6. Liberal - ANSWER ✔ Those who generally support social and political
reform, governmental intervention in the economy, more economic equality,
expansion of federal social services, and greater concern for consumers and
the environment.
,7. Conservative - ANSWER ✔ Those who generally support the social and
economic status quo and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political
formulas and economic arrangements; believe that a large and powerful
government poses a threat to citizens' freedom
8. Websites such as Google News and Real Clear Politics are called _____
because they primarily collect news coverage from a variety of sources and
put them in a single location for easy viewing. - ANSWER ✔ new
aggregators
9. When the media focus on which candidate "has momentum" and "is winning
the horse race" in a national election, it is MOST directly engaging in the
practice of - ANSWER ✔ priming
10.Which of the following has been a change brought to the provision of the
news by the growth of online media? - ANSWER ✔ a growth in importance
of local media
11.Which of the following is true of the broadcast media?
a. They do very little of their own reporting.
b. They are able to reach roughly 80 percent of the American population.
c. They provide the most detailed and complete information among
media sources.
d. They have led to the reduced use of the sound bite. - ANSWER ✔
They do very little of their own reporting.
12.What goods are available to all without direct payment?
A. Private goods
, B. Public goods
C. Common goods
D. Toll goods - ANSWER ✔ C. Common goods
13.In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold
political power?
A. Direct democracy
B. Monarchy
C. Oligarchy
D. Totalitarian - ANSWER ✔ C. Oligarchy
14.What is the difference between representative democracy and direct
democracy? - ANSWER ✔ In a representative democracy, people elect
representatives to make political decisions and pass laws for them. In a
direct democracy, people make all political decisions and pass laws
themselves.
15.What does government do for people? - ANSWER ✔ It provides a range of
services for its citizens, ranging from healthcare to security, funded by taxes.
16.The elite theory of government maintains that ________.
A. Special interest groups make government policy
B. Politicians who have held office for a long time are favored
by voters
C. Poor people and people of color should not be allowed to vote
D. Wealthy, politically powerful people control government, and
government has no interest in meeting the needs of ordinary
people - ANSWER ✔ D. Wealthy, politically powerful people
, control government, and government has no interest in
meeting the needs of ordinary people
17.According to the pluralist theory of government, ________.
A. Government does what the majority of voters want it to do
B. Government policy is formed as a result of the competition
between groups with different goals and interests
C. Ordinary people acting on their own have a significant
influence on government
D. Wealthy people decide what government policy will be, and
politicians have no interest in pleasing anyone else -
ANSWER ✔ B. Government policy is formed as a result of
the competition between groups with different goals and
interests
18.Which of the following is a good example of a tradeoff?
A. The government pleases environmental activists by preserving
public lands but also pleases ranchers by allowing them to
rent public lands for grazing purposes.
B. The government pleases environmental activists by
reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park but angers
ranchers by placing their cattle in danger.
C. The government pleases oil companies by allowing them to
drill on lands set aside for conservation but allows
environmental activist groups to protest the drilling
operations.
D. Groups that represent a variety of conflicting interests are all
allowed to protest outside Congress and the White House. -
ANSWER ✔ A. The government pleases environmental
activists by preserving public lands but also pleases ranchers
by allowing them to rent public lands for grazing purposes.
