Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
26. Since 1952, there have been an equal number of Democratic
and Republican presidents. Beyond party identiication, the
main factor that accounts for this is __________.
a. candidate appeal
b. electoral appeal
c. platform appeal
d. party appeal
Topic: Voting Choices
Learning Objective: LO 7.5: Analyze why people vote the way
they do in elections.
Page Reference: 218
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
27. People tend to belong to the same political party as __________.
a. their parents
b. their peers
c. their neighbors
d. their close friends
Topic: Forming Political Opinions and Values
Learning Objective: LO 7.1: Identify the forces that create and
shape individuals’ political attitudes.
Page Reference: 195
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
28. In terms of their ideology, most people in the United States are
__________.
a. slightly liberal
b. slightly conservative
c. moderate
d. non-ideological
Topic: Forming Political Opinions and Values
Learning Objective: LO 7.3: Compare and contrast political
ideologies and evaluate the critiques of each ideology.
Page Reference: 207
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
29. What is the key to ensuring that a relatively small number of
people can accurately represent the opinions of a larger
population?
a. random sampling
b. indexing
c. question format
d. response rate
Topic: Public Opinion: Taking the Pulse of the People
Learning Objective: LO 7.2: Describe the key dimensions of
public opinion, how public opinion is measured, and the
relationship between public opinion and public policy.
Page Reference: 198 – 199
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
30. What factor is associated with luctuations in party
identiication?
a. involvement in foreign wars
b. political corruption
c. congressional gridlock
d. economic conditions
Topic: Voting Choices
Learning Objective: LO 7.5: Analyze why people vote the way
they do in elections.
Page Reference: 218
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
31. Candidate appeal focuses on which of the following questions?
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a. What interest groups have endorsed the candidate?
b. Does the candidate have religious or spiritual commitments?
c. What is the candidate’s position on health care policy?
d. What party does the candidate belong to?
Topic: Voting Choices
Learning Objective: LO 7.5: Analyze why people vote the way
they do in elections.
Page Reference: 220
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Diiculty Level: Diicult
32. There is considerable disagreement about how to interpret low
voter turnout. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, what is the
principal reason that people do not vote?
a. registration problems
b. too busy
c. political ideology
d. no interest
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 216
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
33. Of the following factors, which is usually correlated with a
propensity to vote?
a. ambition
b. ethical orientation
c. gender
d. geography
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
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Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 215
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
34. Libertarians support which of the following?
a. repealing laws regulating abortion
b. instituting a public jobs program
c. creating programs to protect children from drugs
d. taxing the wealthy more heavily
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.3: Compare and contrast political
ideologies and evaluate the critiques of each ideology.
Page Reference: 207
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Diiculty Level: Diicult
35. Political scientists have identiied three main elements of the
voting choice. What are they?
a. candidate appeal, issues, and party identiication
b. candidate appeal, issues, and intensity
c. issues, intensity, and intelligence
d. issues, party identiication, and social class
Topic: Voting Choices
Learning Objective: LO 7.5: Analyze why people vote the way
they do in elections.
Page Reference: 218
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
36. How do elections in America compare with those in other
democracies of the world?
a. Americans vote more frequently than citizens in other
democracies of the world.
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b. Americans vote less frequently than citizens in other
democracies of the world.
c. Americans vote more frequently, but for fewer oices, than
citizens in other democracies of the world.
d. Americans vote more frequently and for more oices than
citizens in other democracies of the world.
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 213
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
37. The 2010 elections, where the GOP picked up congressional
seats, was which type of election?
a. presidential
b. representative
c. primary
d. midterm
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 213
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
38. Both political parties hope to register and mobilize __________,
who comprise the largest minority group in the United States.
a. African Americans
b. Hispanics
c. Arab Americans
d. Asian Americans
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
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Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 214 – 215
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
39. As a result of the Voting Rights Act and the ban on the poll tax,
__________.
a. there was a dramatic expansion of registration and voting by
African Americans
b. the Republican Party became stronger in the South
c. the Democratic Party became stronger in the South
d. registration increased, but overall voter turnout decreased
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 211
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
40. What impact has the “Motor Voter” law had?
a. It has had no impact on voter registration or voting.
b. It has led to more new voters registering, most of whom claim
to be Independents.
c. It has led to more new voters registering, most of whom claim
to Democrats.
d. It has increased voter turnout by approximately 10 percent.
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 212
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
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41. Enacted in 2002, the __________ established accessibility
standards for voting systems in the United States.
a. Americans with Disabilities Act
b. Voting Rights Act
c. Help America Vote Act
d. Electoral Integrity Act
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 212
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
42. The lowest rate of voter turnout is among __________.
a. Independent-leaning Democrats
b. Pure Independents
c. Independent-leaning Republicans
d. Libertarians
Topic: Voting Choices
Learning Objective: LO 7.5: Analyze why people vote the way
they do in elections.
Page Reference: 218
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
43. Jennifer grows up in a politically active household, where both
her parents vote, contribute to campaigns, listen to nightly news
broadcasts, and read weekly news magazines. They involve
Jennifer in their discussions of the political events of the day,
often commenting about the social and economic policies that
they favor. In time, Jennifer learns that her parents favor
government bailouts of troubled national industries and that
government should act to improve public education. As she
matures, she adopts the political party ailiation of her parents.
What process has Jennifer undergone?
a. political assimilation
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b. political deinition
c. political identiication
d. political socialization
Topic: Forming Political Opinions and Values
Learning Objective: LO 7.1: Identify the forces that create and
shape individuals’ political attitudes.
Page Reference: 194 – 196
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Diiculty Level: Diicult
44. The Pew Research Center publishes survey data that indicate
that 54 percent of college students plan to vote in the next
presidential election. If the margin of error is 3 percent, what
should the candidates expect the lowest turnout rate among
college students to be?
a. 57 percent
b. 54 percent
c. 51 percent
d. less than 51 percent
Topic: Public Opinion: Taking the Pulse of the People
Learning Objective: LO 7.2: Describe the key dimensions of
public opinion, how public opinion is measured, and the
relationship between public opinion and public policy.
Page Reference: 199
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Diiculty Level: Diicult
45. Gabriel is a white middle-class father of two, who works as a
librarian in the public library system of a large city in the
American West. He is 57 years old. Although Gabriel is generally
inclined to support Democratic candidates whose policies
provide an economic safety net for those hardest hit by
recessions, he will occasionally vote Republican or as an
Independent. He is especially concerned about equal access to
health care and is inclined to support more aggressive measures
to protect the environment from careless polluters. In terms of
political ideology, how is Gabriel likely to self-classify himself?
a. conservative
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b. liberal
c. extremely liberal
d. non-ideological
Topic: Political Ideology and Attitudes Toward Government
Learning Objective: LO 7.3: Compare and contrast political
ideologies and evaluate the critiques of each ideology.
Page Reference: 203 – 204
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Diiculty Level: Diicult
46. When Representative Barbara M. Calhoun left oice in the
middle of her fourth term, she did so at the behest of the
president, who appointed her to be U.S. ambassador to Chile. As
soon as she had accepted the post, she informed state oicials
in Georgia of her plans. What did they immediately organize to
ill her vacant seat?
a. a midterm election
b. a primary election
c. a replacement election
d. a special election
Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors.
Page Reference: 213
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Diiculty Level: Diicult
47. Why are latent opinions important?
a. These opinions help to explain low rates of political
participation in the United States.
b. These opinions are highly salient and thus inluence people’s
political attitudes and behaviors.
c. These opinions are formed early in life and comprise people’s
core values.
d. Politicians can make these opinions salient to voters and can
use them to build public support for their policies.
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Topic: Participation: Translating Opinions into Action
Learning Objective: LO 7.4: Identify forms of political
participation, and assess the efect on voter turnout of
demographic, legal, and electioneering factors
Page Reference: 200
Skill Level: Analyze It
Diiculty Level: Diicult
48. Compared to liberals, conservatives take a more __________ view
of human nature.
a. optimistic
b. pessimistic
c. holistic
d. biased
Topic: Political Ideology and Attitudes Toward Government
Learning Objective: LO 7.3: Compare and contrast political
ideologies and evaluate the critiques of each ideology.
Page Reference: 204 – 205
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
49. The __________ of public opinion means the proportion of the
population that holds a particular view.
a. distribution
b. intensity
c. level
d. margin
Topic: Public Opinion: Taking the Pulse of the People
Learning Objective: LO 7.2: Describe the key dimensions of
public opinion, how public opinion is measured, and the
relationship between public opinion and public policy.
Page Reference: 198
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
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