Practice Test Review - 4
Public Opinion
&
Voter Behavior
1) The least important agent in
modeling public opinion among the
young would probably be
a. Older family members
b. School curriculum
c. Peer group pressure
d. Socio-economic groups
e. Religious role models
1) The least important agent in
modeling public opinion among the
young would probably be
a. Older family members
b. School curriculum
c. Peer group pressure
d. Socio-economic groups
e. Religious role models
2) Media influence on the formation of
public opinion has been criticized for all
of the following reasons EXCEPT
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Oversimplification of complicated issues
Reducing major speeches to brief sound bites
Biased presentations
Heightening general interest in public issues
Focusing on the trivial and the sensational
2) Media influence on the formation of
public opinion has been criticized for all
of the following reasons EXCEPT
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Oversimplification of complicated issues
Reducing major speeches to brief sound bites
Biased presentations
Heightening general interest in public issues
Focusing on the trivial and the sensational
3) All of the following are characteristics
of public opinion EXCEPT
a. It reflects the attitudes of a majority of the
population
b. It involves attitudes about public issues
c. It influences the decisions of public officials
d. It is measured by pollsters
e. It is an important component of any society
3) All of the following are characteristics
of public opinion EXCEPT
a. It reflects the attitudes of a majority of the
population
b. It involves attitudes about public issues
c. It influences the decisions of public officials
d. It is measured by pollsters
e. It is an important component of any society
4) Both the Republican & Democratic
Parties
a. Appeal mainly to conservative voters
b. Appeal principally to liberals
c. Are based on clearly defined ideologies
d. Usually embrace a moderate approach
to solving society’s problems
e. Eschew a pragmatic approach to
problem solving
4) Both the Republican & Democratic
Parties
a. Appeal mainly to conservative voters
b. Appeal principally to liberals
c. Are based on clearly defined ideologies
d. Usually embrace a moderate approach
to solving society’s problems
e. Eschew a pragmatic approach to
problem solving
5) A propaganda device in which a
candidate advertises an endorsement
from a celebrity figure is called
a. “the band -wagon approach”
b. “the testimonial”
c. “a glittering generality”
d. “the plain-folks technique”
e. “name-calling”
5) A propaganda device in which a
candidate advertises an endorsement
from a celebrity figure is called
a. “the band -wagon approach”
b. “the testimonial”
c. “a glittering generality”
d. “the plain-folks technique”
e. “name-calling”
6) Which of the following generalizations
is true of the American electorate?
a. Voter indifference is always an indication of
dissatisfaction with public officials
b. Participation in the political process is on the rise
c. Party identification is insignificant in explaining
why Americans vote as they do
d. Some voters use a “litmus test” with reference to a
single critical issue to determine whom they will
support
e. Young people vote in large numbers because they
have a comparatively greater amount of free time
than middle-age voters
6) Which of the following generalizations
is true of the American electorate?
a. Voter indifference is always an indication of
dissatisfaction with public officials
b. Participation in the political process is on the rise
c. Party identification is insignificant in explaining
why Americans vote as they do
d. Some voters use a “litmus test” with reference to a
single critical issue to determine whom they will
support
e. Young people vote in large numbers because they
have a comparatively greater amount of free time
than middle-age voters
7) Which of the following amendments
to the Constitution outlawed the poll
tax in federal elections?
a. The Twenty-Sixth
b. The Twenty-Fourth
c. The Twenty-Third
d. The Fourteenth
e. The Twenty-Fifth
7) Which of the following amendments
to the Constitution outlawed the poll
tax in federal elections?
a. The Twenty-Sixth
b. The Twenty-Fourth
c. The Twenty-Third
d. The Fourteenth
e. The Twenty-Fifth
8) Which of the following factors is
probably most significant in
determining how an individual will
vote in a presidential election?
a. Occupation
b. Income Level
c. Party Loyalty
d. Geography
e. Religion
8) Which of the following factors is
probably most significant in
determining how an individual will
vote in a presidential election?
a. Occupation
b. Income Level
c. Party Loyalty
d. Geography
e. Religion
9) The principle reason why eighteen
year olds were enfranchised in 1971
was
a. Universal education
b. The Vietnam War
c. Higher income levels
d. Availability of information via the
electronic media
e. The civil rights movement
9) The principle reason why eighteen
year olds were enfranchised in 1971
was
a. Universal education
b. The Vietnam War
c. Higher income levels
d. Availability of information via the
electronic media
e. The civil rights movement
10) What is a limitation of using an
election to interpret public opinion?
a. Politicians run campaigns to win votes
b. Interest groups mobilize voters
c. Different voters will vote for the same
candidate for different reasons
d. Voters express nonattitudes
e. People who vote are only a random
sample
10) What is a limitation of using an
election to interpret public opinion?
a. Politicians run campaigns to win votes
b. Interest groups mobilize voters
c. Different voters will vote for the same
candidate for different reasons
d. Voters express nonattitudes
e. People who vote are only a random
sample
11) A person’s party identification
a. Is typically acquired during childhood
b. Is measured by that person’s voter
registration
c. Is the formal membership in a party
organization
d. Typically changes when there is a
popular candidate in the other party
e. Is rarely relevant to that person’s
political behaviors
11) A person’s party identification
a. Is typically acquired during childhood
b. Is measured by that person’s voter
registration
c. Is the formal membership in a party
organization
d. Typically changes when there is a
popular candidate in the other party
e. Is rarely relevant to that person’s
political behaviors
That’s it, for now.