GOV CHAPTER 6
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Ben Reid
Government
22 September 2022
1. Which of the following is not
an agent of political socialization?
a U.S. senator
2. How are most attitudes formed?
in childhood, based on early childhood experiences
3. ________ political content is given by a media source that lets the reader or viewer know upfront there is a political bias or position.
Overt
4. Where do your beliefs originate? From your parents, role models, school, and community.
5. Which agents of socialization will have the strongest impact on an individual? Family
6. The Bradley effect occurs when people ________.
say they will vote for a candidate but then vote against him or her
7. Which of the following is not
part of a scientific poll design?
a leading question
8. A poll states that Hillary Clinton will receive 43 percent of the vote. There is an 8 percent margin of error. What do you think of the poll?
It is a non-representative poll and the margin of error is too high.
9. Why do pollsters interview random people throughout the country when trying to project which candidate will win a presidential election? To eliminate as much potential bias as possible.
10. How have changes in technology made polling more difficult? More affluential people have access to online polling, compared to lesser communities, creating bias.
11. Why are social policies controversial?
They require the government to balance the rights and liberties of different groups.
12. Which factor affects congressional approval ratings the most?
domestic events
13. Which institution has the highest average public approval ratings?
the Supreme Court
14. Why might one branch’s approval ratings be higher than another’s? Some branches have a wide range of people with differing opinions and it is oftentimes hard to please all the people.
15. When are social and economic issues more likely to cause polarization in public opinion? When the issue balances, but limits both sides so neither side wins or loses.
16. How do polls affect presidential elections?
Polls tell voters the issues that candidates support.
17. Presidential approval ratings ________ over a president’s term of office.
decline
18. Which body of government is least susceptible to public opinion polls?
U.S. Supreme Court
19. Why would House of Representative members be more likely than the president to follow public opinion? They are elected every two years and must raise campaign money each year, funded by their supporters.
20. How do the media use public opinion polls during election season? To predict the actual outcome of the vote and see how voters will vote.
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