FSW: POS 2041: EXAM 2 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| ALREADY PASSED!!
The primary way that the electorate expresses its opinion is through Answer -
voting.
By the time he left office, President George W. Bush had the ________
popularity rating for any president since the start of scientific polling in the
1930s. Answer - lowest
In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln expressed the idea that
democratic government must be responsive to Answer - the will of the people.
Political trust has __________ over the past fifty years. Answer - decreased
A truly representative sample should be ______. Answer - random
Prior to the creation of scientific polling in the 1930s, politicians relied on
_________ to garner information about the general mood of the nation.
Answer - elite opinions
Which of the following is one of the problems with Internet polling? Answer -
Older and poor Americans lack access to computers.
, The census is a constitutionally mandated count of the population conducted
every __________ years. Answer - 10
__________ is a method of selection that gives everyone who might be
selected to participate in a poll an equal chance to be included. Answer -
Random sampling
Historically, politicians have gauged public opinion by looking at Answer - (all
of the above): letters, newspaper articles, attendance of rallies, and willingness
to sign petitions
Scientific polls provided for the __________ of public opinion. Answer -
democratization
One of the ways that Millennials appear to be politically distinct from previous
generations is that Answer - they are more trusting in government.
People tend to respond only to those ideas they find appealing, or ideas that
reflect their own beliefs, values, and opinions. Answer - True
Whether through family socialization or genes, parents have the biggest impact
Answer - during a child's early life.
Liberals tend to be __________ and conservatives tend to be __________.
Answer - Democrats; Republicans
A set of coherent beliefs that offers a philosophy for thinking about the scope
of government is called __________. Answer - political ideology
| ALREADY PASSED!!
The primary way that the electorate expresses its opinion is through Answer -
voting.
By the time he left office, President George W. Bush had the ________
popularity rating for any president since the start of scientific polling in the
1930s. Answer - lowest
In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln expressed the idea that
democratic government must be responsive to Answer - the will of the people.
Political trust has __________ over the past fifty years. Answer - decreased
A truly representative sample should be ______. Answer - random
Prior to the creation of scientific polling in the 1930s, politicians relied on
_________ to garner information about the general mood of the nation.
Answer - elite opinions
Which of the following is one of the problems with Internet polling? Answer -
Older and poor Americans lack access to computers.
, The census is a constitutionally mandated count of the population conducted
every __________ years. Answer - 10
__________ is a method of selection that gives everyone who might be
selected to participate in a poll an equal chance to be included. Answer -
Random sampling
Historically, politicians have gauged public opinion by looking at Answer - (all
of the above): letters, newspaper articles, attendance of rallies, and willingness
to sign petitions
Scientific polls provided for the __________ of public opinion. Answer -
democratization
One of the ways that Millennials appear to be politically distinct from previous
generations is that Answer - they are more trusting in government.
People tend to respond only to those ideas they find appealing, or ideas that
reflect their own beliefs, values, and opinions. Answer - True
Whether through family socialization or genes, parents have the biggest impact
Answer - during a child's early life.
Liberals tend to be __________ and conservatives tend to be __________.
Answer - Democrats; Republicans
A set of coherent beliefs that offers a philosophy for thinking about the scope
of government is called __________. Answer - political ideology
