All of the following are true of public opinion except
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it plays a small role in our political system.
it can be expressed by letters written to newspapers.
it is shared in online forums.
it can be powerful.
it can be shaped by political leaders.
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Question 2
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Typically, public opinion
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is distributed between several different positions on issues.
is united in one position on important issues.
is a powerful force that influences policymakers.
is unimportant to political leaders.
Options A and C are true.
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General agreement among the citizenry on an issue is
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a consensus.
divisive opinion.
reconciliation.
poll agreement.
no longer public opinion.
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Here are the results of a 2012 opinion poll that measured public support for gay marriage. (Favor: 48%; Oppose: 44%. Don't know/No answer: 8%.) The results show an example of __________ opinion.
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consensus
divided
dubious
favorable
unified
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Private opinion becomes public opinion when
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that opinion, regardless of its subject matter, is publicly expressed.
it concerns public issues and is publicly expressed.
an individual is polled by a major polling organization.
it is not divided.
it is articulated to at least ten other people.
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Question 6
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The process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes is called
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opinion leadership.
political socialization.
agenda setting.
peer grouping.
consensus building.
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Political socialization is the process by which
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people form identification with their political party.
people acquire political values.
people acquire political beliefs.
people acquire political opinions and attitudes.
All of the above are true.
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The transfer of political values is
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more likely to occur from children to the parents.
more likely to occur from parents to children.
just as likely to occur from children to parents as it is to occur from parents to children.
exceptionally rare in families.
never occurs from children to parents.
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Studies suggest that parents' political influence over their children is due to
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the strong need of children for parental approval.
the ability of parents to communicate frequently with their children.
the ability of parents to communicate feelings and preferences to their children.
family links to other factors that affect opinion, such as race, social class, education, and religious beliefs.
All of the above are true.
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The Internet
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serves as a gateway to online political activity.
serves as a gateway to offline political activity.
leads to a decrease in online political activity.
leads to a decrease in offline political activity.
Options A and B are true.
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Researchers report that they can now predict election winners by
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seeing if they have a Google+ account or not.
measuring the candidate's Twitter momentum.
measuring the number of attendees at their rallies.
measuring their number of Facebook friends.
None of the above is true.
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Peer groups are most likely to influence political attitudes when
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people are over the age of fifty.
it is not an election year.
people within the peer group do not have strong party identification.
the peer group is actively involved in political activities.
members of the peer group are all of the same gender.
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An opinion leader is
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one who is able to influence the opinions of others because of position, expertise, or personality.
a pollster.
always someone whose job is to sway public opinion, such as a member of Congress.
a public relations expert.
someone who relies on position or expertise, rather than something like personality.
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In a recent study, high school students most often said they base their views on information they obtained from
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mass media.
family.
peers.
school.
church.
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The Fairness Doctrine
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is a rule that requires media outlets to avoid coverage of controversial.
was abolished in 1987.
encourages programming like modern conservative and liberal talk radio.
was implemented in the early 1900s by the Federal Election Commission.
All of the above are true.
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Determining which public policy questions will be debated or considered is known as
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consensus building.
opinion leadership.
public opinion.
agenda setting.
political socialization.
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The new forms of media
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have brought Americans closer to each other politically.
such as talk radio have been dominated by liberals.
like blogs have often changed people from liberals to conservatives.
like blogs, talk radio and cable news channels have increased political polarization.
All the above are true.
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Which of the following is true?
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Older Americans tend to be more liberal than younger Americans.
Older Americans tend to be less concerned with their economic situations and are likely to have grown out of the social values they were taught in their youth.
More important than age is the impact of significant political events that shape the political attitudes of an entire generation.
The 1960s and 1970s, dominated by events such as Vietnam and Watergate, gave rise to widespread support of the government.
Based upon the economic prosperity that occurred under Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, many young people chose to identify with the Democratic Party.
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The generational effect refers to the
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way in which political socialization produces opinions.
increased tension between the two major political parties.
tendency for persons to become more conservative as they grow older.
long-lasting impact of significant events of a particular time on the generation that came of age at that time.
way in which the family influences opinions.
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Researchers now believe they can make generalizations about the mood of the country as
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it swings to the political right or left.
it tends to swing in a more liberal direction when the federal government successfully intervenes in difficult economic times.
it tends to swing in a more conservative direction when government fails in controlling gas prices or consumer interest rates.
the electorate tends to move away from a President who proposes very liberal or conservative policies.