Unit One: Political Culture, Public Opinion, Political
Participation Slide 2 All of the following are values basic to the
American political system EXCEPT A. rule of law B. individualism C.
equality of results D. Liberty Answer: C Slide 3 Women are more
likely than men to A. join interest groups B. affiliate with the
Dem. Party C. support defense spending D. consider politics
irrelevant Answer: B Slide 4 Women are more likely than men to A.
vote in general elections B. affiliate with the Dem. Party C.
support defense spending D. consider politics irrelevant Answer: B
Slide 5 What is the major cause for nonvoting? A. Poll taxes B. Red
tape involved in registering to vote C. Religious reasons D. Lack
of interest Answer: D Slide 6 Which of the following is NOT an
institutional obstacle to voting? A. Tuesday voting B. Voter apathy
C. Complexity of ballots D. More elections Answer: B Slide 7 Which
of the following factors are the best predictors of a high rate of
political participation? A. more education, older than 35 years
old. B. more education, younger than 35 years old C. immigrant
background, higher income D. nonimmigrant background, more
education Answer: A Slide 8 All of the following are true of voter
behavior EXCEPT A. the higher the level of education the more
likely one is to vote. B. women tend to be more liberal than men.
C. parental affiliation is the greatest predictor of a persons own
party identification. D. the younger the voter the more likely he
or she is to be conservative. Answer: D Slide 9 Which of the
following statements most accurately depicts the political leanings
of Hispanics as a group? A. Most Hispanics are young, and younger
voters tend not to vote. B. Groups with little political influence
tend to be more liberal because they see government as helping them
to better themselves. C. Most Hispanics are Catholic, and Roman
Catholics tend to be conservative. D. Fewer Hispanic women vote, so
there is less of a gender gap apparent with this group. Answer: B
Slide 10 Of the following voters, which is the least likely to
vote? A. A Northerner B. A college graduate C. A regular attendee
at religious services D. A person who lives in a rural area Answer:
D Slide 11 To say that the American people tend to be ideologically
conservative but operationally liberal means that A. Americans
favor conservative moral values but also favor the latest in
management techniques to supervise government bureaucracy. B.
Americans are both conservative and liberal. C. Americans are
likely to support limited government in theory but support social
programs in practice. D. Americans are likely to talk about the
need for social welfare programs but to vote for legislators who
will restrain government spending. Answer: c Slide 12 All of the
following are examples of conventional political participation
EXCEPT A. making a campaign contribution to a candidate for public
office B. voting C. volunteering as a campaign worker to stuff
envelopes for a mailing D. participating in a march to protest
pending legislation. Answer: D Slide 13 All of the following help
to explain the decline in voter turnout EXCEPT A. the difficult
process involved in registering to vote. B. a decline in Americans
sense of political efficacy. C. lack of interest D. a decline in
the belief that government is responsive to citizens concerns
Answer: A Slide 14 The bandwagon effect refers to A. how public
opinion polls are conducted B. the sampling error in a public
opinion poll. C. the way polls may influence people to support a
particular candidate because they see others supporting the
candidate. D. the way polls may affect peoples views of candidates.
Answer: C Slide 15 Which of the following directly affects the
political socialization of the fewest Americans? A. family
political history B. level of education achieved C. opinions of
peers D. newspapers Answer: D Slide 16 The views of male and female
voters tend to differ on I. abortion II. spending for social
services III. spending on national defense A. I and II only B. II
only C. I only D. II and III only Answer: D Slide 17 Watergate, the
Vietnam War, Iran-contra, and the economic downturn of the late
1970s have all resulted in A. an increased reliance on the media.
B. distrust of the military. C. a decline of trust in the
government. D. a higher percentage of registered voters going to
the polls. Answer: C Slide 18 Which of the following elections has
the lowest turnout of voters? A. Presidential elections. B. Midterm
Congressional elections. C. Presidential primary elections. D.
Local and municipal elections. Answer: D Slide 19 Which of the
following groups is least likely to vote for a Democratic
presidential candidate? A. Women B. Catholics C. Protestants D.
Labor Answer: C Slide 20 Which of the following statements is NOT
true about voting behavior? A. The more education a person has, the
more likely the person is to vote. B. The lower the status of a
persons job, the more likely the person is to vote. C. With the
exception of the very old and ill, the older a person is, the more
likely that person is to vote. D. More women vote than men. Answer:
B Slide 21 Which of the following statements explains the change in
voting patterns in the South since the 1960s? A. Since the civil
rights movement more African Americans are registered to vote in
the South and they typically vote Democratic. B. Southern whites
have found that the Republican Party more clearly defines issues of
importance to them. C. The Southern economy relies less on
agriculture than it once did. D. The South has experienced a large
influx of Northerners in the last few decades. Answer: B Slide 22
Between 1964 and 1996, which of the following would have been most
likely to vote for the Republican presidential candidate? A. A male
fundamentalist Christian from Indiana B. A male high school dropout
from Texas. C. A female welfare recipient from Chicago. D. A male
Jewish college professor from Seattle. Answer: A Slide 23 What most
significantly influences a voter when selecting a candidate in an
election campaign? A. The candidates image B. The stand the
candidate takes on issues. C. The state of the economy D. Party
identification. Answer: D Slide 24 Which is the definition of
political ideology ? A. The belief that government is best that
governs least. B. Beliefs about which candidates to support in the
general election. C. Beliefs and attitudes about the functioning of
the legislative and the executive branches of government. D.
Beliefs about the ideal political system, economic order, social
goals, and moral values. Answer: D Slide 25 Which of the following
are characteristic of U.S. political culture since World War II? I.
People have become less trusting of government. II. People have
become more supportive of school integration. III. More people are
more likely to believe their actions affect government. IV. People
have become more trusting of government institutions. A. I and II
B. II and III C. II and IV D. I and III Answer: A Slide 26 As
compared with college students of the 1970s, todays underclassmen
and women are A. Slightly more liberal B. About the same C.
Noticeably more liberal D. Slightly more conservative Answer: D
Slide 27 In the first presidential election in which 18-year-olds
were allowed to vote, they A. turned out in far heavier numbers
than the population as a whole. B. voted heavily Democratic. C.
voted heavily Republican. D. made little difference to the outcome
of the election. Answer: D Slide 28 One of the reasons why the
participation gap between minority groups and the national average
is no longer as enormous as it once was is because A. the education
and income levels of minorities are no longer significantly lower
than those of whites. B. minorities have a group consciousness that
gives them an extra incentive to vote. C. large numbers of
minorities are now running for important political offices. D.
education and income are no longer considered good predictors of
voting behavior. Answer: B Slide 29 One of the effects of growing
older on political learning and political behavior is that A.
political participation increases with age. B. the strength of ones
party attachment declines with age. C. people become more liberal
with age. D. interest in politics decreases with age. Answer: A
Slide 30 Push polling A. is done on the day of an election to get
out the vote. B. is another name for random sampling. C. is a
technique in which respondents are chosen whose characteristics
most closely match the general population in certain demographics
such as age and sex. D. asks a person a loaded question about a
candidate to shape the respondents view of the opposing candidate.
Answer: D Slide 31 One of the ways in which the culture war differs
from other political disputes is that A. money is not at stake. B.
compromise is easily achieved. C. the conflict is basically a
simple one. D. people feel less deeply about cultural issues.
Answer: A
