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Discuss how assessing public opinion has changed since the 1930s.

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As parental and school influences wane in adulthood, which of the following emerges as a more important socialization agent?


A) Families
B) Political parties
C) Historical references
D) The current presidents
E) Adult peer groups and mass media

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements regarding political socialization is true?


A) Parents disaffected from the political system are more likely to provide political information to their children than parents who are not similarly disaffected.
B) Although more sources of political information have become readily available in recent decades to most Americans, these sources are not as readily available to most young people.
C) Sources of information about politics have been steadily decreasing in the United States for decades.
D) The family has become the only meaningful source of political socialization in the United States.
E) Scholars believe that greater access to political information may explain why young Americans are more liberal than their parents on many social issues.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following best describes the transfer of political attitudes and beliefs?


A) It is more likely to occur from children to parents.
B) It is more likely to occur from parents to children.
C) It is just as likely to occur from children to parents as it is to occur from parents to children.
D) It is exceptionally rare in families.
E) It never occurs from children to parents.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Writing more than one hundred years ago, James Bryce, a noted observer of U.S. politics, contended that which of the following is/are "the greatest source of power" in the United States?


A) Public opinion
B) The media
C) Congress
D) The president
E) Political parties

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Identify and discuss the factors that can cause poll results to be wrong.

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Evaluate the extent to which the American public is polarized.

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Which of the following best describes the transfer of political values?


A) Is most likely to occur through the media
B) Is more likely to occur from families to children
C) Is more likely that children will influence their parents
D) Is exceptionally rare in families
E) Only occurs in small families

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The psychological attachment that a person feels to a political party is called what?


A) Socialization
B) Party identification
C) Manipulation
D) Party direction
E) Political efficacy

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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How does partisanship relate to public opinion?

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A set of coherent beliefs that offers a philosophy for thinking about the scope of government is referred to as which of the following?


A) Political ideology
B) Socialization
C) Political polarization
D) Self-interest
E) Political brinkmanship

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following are the major agents of early socialization in the United States?


A) Religion and social class
B) Family, religion, and political party
C) Family, school, community, and peers
D) School and social class
E) Economics, television, and the Internet

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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The collective attitude of the citizens on a given issue is known as what?


A) Public opinion
B) Gerrymandering
C) Public discord
D) Incumbency
E) Political reform

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Analyze how the electorate expresses its opinions and holds elected officials accountable.

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Which of the following are the most important early sources of political socialization?


A) Family and the media
B) Schools and the media
C) Family and political parties
D) Family and schools
E) Political parties and schools

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following statements pertaining to the relationship between policy mood and elections is true?


A) Policy mood is like a pendulum and does not appear to last for long periods.
B) Policy mood became more conservative following the election of every Republican president.
C) Policy mood became more liberal following the election of every Democratic president.
D) Policy mood has been stable for the past two decades.
E) Policy mood has been trending liberal since the Watergate scandal.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Although the public may appear to be polarized along party lines, which of the following statements best describes why that polarization may not be reflected in public opinion?


A) There are rapid shifts in public opinion when one party loses to another party in the next election cycle.
B) There is a great deal of similarity among both Democrats and Republicans on a range of issues.
C) Public opinion shifts from liberal to conservative every four to eight years.
D) There has been a decline in the number of independent voters.
E) Voter registration overall has declined.

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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Define public opinion.

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A sample size that is which of the following will more accurately represent the population?


A) Neutral
B) Male-oriented
C) Smaller
D) Female-oriented
E) Random

F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Explain how modern polling can provide a fairly precise reading of public opinion.

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