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Chapter 11: Public Opinion and Political Socializati

Multiple Choice Quiz

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

This activity contains 13 questions.

	Which of the following fits the definition of a public opinion poll?   deliberative poll exit poll tracking poll straw poll all of the answers are correct.

	Which magazine had an early (and short) string of victories in accurately predicting presidential elections beginning in the 1920s?   Literary Digest The American Voter U.S. News and World Report Life The Saturday Evening Post

	The process through which an individual acquires particular political orientations, values, and beliefs refers to   nonstratified sampling. stratified sampling. political socialization. public opinion. political ideology.

	Political socialization   is completed in the first three years of life. does not start until after the teen years. is an ongoing and lifelong process. is finished by the teen years. is not a factor in voting or party orientation.

	In college, it is common for students   to be called on to question the appropriateness of certain political actions. to be exposed to courses where civics and good citizenship are the main themes. to be mostly classified as conservatives. to be exposed to courses where respect for the nation is the main theme. to be mostly classified as libertarians.

	Over the years, analysts have found continuing ideological differences between religious groups, with   Jews being the most conservative. Protestants being the most conservative. evangelical Christians strongly supporting Democrat candidates. Roman Catholics strongly supporting Republican candidates. all of the answers are correct.

	With reference to gender differences on political issues and voting,   women and men are equally supportive of each political party. women tend to vote for candidates of the Republican Party. women are more likely than men to vote for the Democratic Party. women always vote for candidates of the Democratic Party. the historic gender gap on military issues appears to be widening.

	The fastest-growing age group today is that of citizens   between the ages of forty-five to sixty-four. below the age eighteen. between the ages of eighteen to twenty-four. over the age sixty-five. between the ages of twenty-five to forty-four.

	Church attendance is highest in the   New England States. West. East. North. South.

	An individual's coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government best describes a   political socialization. stratified sampling. political ideology. nonstratified sampling. public opinion poll.

	Which of the following types of polls is most likely to accurately predict the outcome of a presidential election?   straw polls nonstratified sample polls reader polls stratified sample polls surveys where respondents self-select into the poll

	If a candidate and his or her campaign organization wanted to see if their strategy is working with the voters at different times in the campaign they would most likely use a   deliberative poll. tracking poll. exit poll. straw poll. nonstratified sample.

	The sampling error (or margin of error) refers to   when too much time expires between the date of the poll and the actual Election Day. when questions are worded in such a way as to skew the sample. the margin of time between different time zones. the difference between the voting behavior of men and women. the difference between the actual universe to be sampled and the people actually sampled (polled).

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