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All of the following were intended to be checks
on public opinion except:
a. the Bill of Rights.
b. the independent judiciary.
c. federalism.
d. the separation of powers.
e. the separation of church
and state.
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E
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The Framers did not try to create a government
that would do from day to day “what the people want.” They created a government for the purpose of achieving
certain __________.
a. types of equality.
b. factions.
c. goals.
d. incentives.
e. political outcomes.
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C
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Compared with the media in other western
democracies, media in the United States:
a. are more nationally
oriented.
b. have a greater variety of
extreme left- and right-wing views.
c. are mostly privately
owned.
d. are controlled by fewer
hands.
e. reflect more elitist
views.
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C
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Public opinion on many matters suffers from all
of the following except:
a. ignorance of subject
matter.
b.a well-informed citizenry.
c. instability in attitudes.
d. sensitivity to poll
questions.
e. gullibility.
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B
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Scholars call the process by which young people
acquire their attitudes _____.
a. political socialization
b. libel
c. publics
d. random samples
e. sampling errors
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A
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Since 1960 evangelical Christians have become
more attached to _____.
a. Democratic presidential
candidates
b. Republican presidential
candidates
c. those candidates that only
strictly interpret the Bible
d. those candidates that only
liberally interpret the Bible
e. none of the above
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B
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Which of the following factors appears to have
the least effect on political attitudes?
a. religion
b. peer influence
c. the gender gap
d. higher education
e. role of the family
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C
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Studies show that attending college usually
shifts one’s attitudes in a liberal direction. One reason may be the influence
of __________.
a. money.
b. religion.
c. family.
d. professors.
e. race
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D
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Conservatives tend to be committed to which of
the following?
a. abortion on demand
b. traditional family values
c. non-marital sex
d. a tolerance for social
experimentation
e. taxing the rich heavily
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B
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__________ are much more likely than the average
citizen to think in ideological terms and to take “consistent” position on
various issues.
a. Liberals
b. Conservatives
c. Populists
d. Political activists
e. Libertarians
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D
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__________ are much more likely than the average
citizen to think in ideological terms and to take “consistent” position on
various issues.
a. Liberals
b. Conservatives
c. Populists
d. Political activists
e. Libertarians
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B
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According to the text, if you are in favor of
greater government regulation of business and also the legalization of prayer
in school, you would be labeled a:
a. pure liberal.
b. pure conservative.
c. libertarian.
d. populist.
e. none of the above.
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D
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The clash between the new class and the
traditional middle class is sometimes referred to as a:
a. gender gap.
b. sampling error.
c. form of libel.
d. cross-cutting cleavage.
e. culture war.
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E
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The gender gap tends to disappear when
gender-sensitive issues such as ____________ are not mentioned.
a. war, gun control, and
pornography
b. sports, equal rights, and
abortion
c. education, the press, and the
government
d. religion, music, and the
Supreme Court
e. education, politics and
religion
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A
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In comparison to other democratic nations,
America has a very _____ broadcasting industry.
a. nationally-oriented
b. nationally owned
c. centralized
d. conservative-oriented
e. decentralized
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E
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