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Govt 5Th Edition Sidlow Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Govt 5Th Edition Sidlow Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
MULTIPLE CHOICE
3. A Literary Digest poll incorrectly predicted that Alfred Landon would win the presidential election in
1936 because the
a. pollsters used an unrepresentative sample.
b. pollsters used a random sample.
c. sample size was too small.
d. pollsters calculated the sampling error incorrectly.
e. pollsters used telephone calls rather than mail-in cards to gather opinions.
ANS: A REF: 173
6. A sample in which each person within the entire population being polled has an equal chance of being
chosen is a __________ sample.
a. random
b. straw
c. biased
d. nonscientific
e. useless
ANS: A REF: 174
8. When a pollster’s results appear to consistently favor one of the two major political parties, polling
experts refer to the phenomenon as a
a. push poll.
b. conspiracy.
c. party favor.
d. house effect.
e. whitewash.
ANS: D REF: 175
9. Polls that rely on interviewing voters immediately after they vote are __________ polls.
a. push
b. tracking
c. benchmark
d. exit
e. pull
ANS: D REF: 177
10. To gain popularity, a candidate might claim that all the polls show that he or she is ahead in the race.
People who want to support the winner may back this candidate despite their true feelings. This is
often called the __________ effect.
a. “bandwagon”
b. “house”
c. “off the wagon”
d. “band of brothers”
e. “home run”
ANS: A REF: 177
12. A(n) __________ poll is a campaign tactic used to feed false or misleading information to potential
voters, under the guise of taking an opinion poll.
a. straw
b. exit
c. push
d. tracking
e. Internet
ANS: C REF: 178
13. A pollster who asks your views regarding rumors about a specific candidate in an interview that lasts
less than a minute is probably conducting a(n)__________ poll.
a. push
b. scientific
c. weighted
d. exit
e. PIE
ANS: A REF: 178
16. The media have an impact on political socialization. Of the media, the most influential is (are)
a. newspapers.
b. television.
c. new magazines.
d. radio.
e. the Internet.
ANS: B REF: 180
19. For established voters, __________ is one of the most important and lasting predictors of how a person
will vote.
a. income level
b. occupation
c. party identification
d. gender
e. religion
ANS: C REF: 182
20. When people vote for candidates who share their positions on particular issues, they are engaging in
policy voting. Historically, __________ issues have had the strongest influence on voters’ choices.
a. military
b. religious
c. criminal justice
d. personality
e. economic
ANS: E REF: 182
21. Some factors that influence how people vote can be described as socioeconomic. Which of the
following is not a socioeconomic factor?
a. Educational attainment
b. Occupation
c. Income
d. Age
e. Ideology
ANS: E REF: 183
23. In the 2012 presidential elections, Barack Obama won __________ of female voters.
a. 45 percent
b. 55 percent
c. 63 percent
d. 70 percent
e. 85 percent
ANS: B REF: 184
24. In the 2012 presidential elections, __________ of Hispanic voters voted for Barack Obama.
a. 39 percent
b. 51 percent
c. 64 percent
d. 71 percent
e. 93 percent
ANS: D REF: 184
25. In the 2012 presidential elections, __________ of voters with postgraduate degrees voted for Barack
Obama.
a. 13 percent
b. 27 percent
c. 35 percent
d. 55 percent
e. 67 percent
ANS: D REF: 184
26. In the 2012 presidential elections, __________ of voters aged 18–29 voted for Barack Obama.
a. 33 percent
b. 44 percent
c. 52 percent
d. 60 percent
e. 71 percent
ANS: D REF: 184
27. In the 2012 presidential elections, __________ of voters who identified themselves as gay, lesbian, or
bisexual voted for Barack Obama.
a. 30 percent
b. 44 percent
c. 52 percent
d. 62 percent
e. 76 percent
ANS: E REF: 184
28. In the 2012 presidential elections, __________ of Asian voters voted for Barack Obama.
a. 22 percent
b. 41 percent
c. 56 percent
d. 73 percent
e. 84 percent
ANS: D REF: 184
29. In the 2012 presidential elections, __________ of voters who identified themselves as Jewish voted for
Barack Obama.
a. 34 percent
b. 47 percent
c. 51 percent
d. 69 percent
e. 75 percent
ANS: D REF: 184
30. In the 2012 presidential elections, Mitt Romney won __________ of the black vote.
a. 6 percent
b. 9 percent
c. 12 percent
d. 16 percent
e. 22 percent
ANS: A REF: 184
31. In the 2012 presidential elections, Mitt Romney won __________ of voters aged 65 or over.
a. 39 percent
b. 44 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 56 percent
e. 72 percent
ANS: D REF: 184
32. Solid South was a term used to describe the tendency of the southern states to
a. vote Republican before 1960.
b. keep African Americans from voting before Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of
1965, so that political power in the South could remain solidly white.
c. vote Democratic for a century after the Civil War.
d. vote for southerners for the presidency.
e. be a stronghold for third party candidates throughout much of the 1950s.
ANS: C REF: 185
33. Recent polls indicate that __________ of Americans consider themselves liberals.
a. 10 percent
b. 21 percent
c. 35 percent
d. 40 percent
e. 59 percent
ANS: B REF: 186
34. Recent polls indicate that __________ of Americans identify themselves as moderates.
a. 10 percent
b. 21 percent
c. 35 percent
d. 40 percent
e. 59 percent
ANS: C REF: 186
35. Historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. described the middle of the political spectrum as
a. the buffer zone.
b. an independent wasteland.
c. the center of conflict.
d. the vital center.
e. a “no man’s land.”
ANS: D REF: 186
36. In the United States today, citizens who are at least __________ years of age and who are not felons
have the right to vote.
a. fifteen
b. sixteen
c. seventeen
d. eighteen
e. twenty-one
ANS: D REF: 188
38. By 1828, laws restricting the right to vote to __________ were abolished in all states.
a. Christians
b. white males
c. property owners
d. those who paid a certain amount in taxes
e. those who passed a literacy test
ANS: A REF: 188
40. Residents of the District of Columbia were given the right to vote for president and vice president in
the
a. Fourteenth Amendment.
b. Fifteenth Amendment.
c. Nineteenth Amendment.
d. Twenty-third Amendment.
e. Twenty-sixth Amendment.
ANS: D REF: 188
42. In __________, the U.S. Supreme Court banned the use of white primaries.
a. 1865
b. 1891
c. 1915
d. 1920
e. 1944
ANS: E REF: 188 | 189
46. In 1971, the __________ reduced the minimum voting age to eighteen.
a. Fourteenth Amendment
b. Fifteenth Amendment
c. Nineteenth Amendment
d. Twenty-third Amendment
e. Twenty-sixth Amendment
ANS: E REF: 188 | 189
47. Literacy tests as a qualification for registering to vote were prohibited by the
a. Civil Rights Act of 1957.
b. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
c. Supreme Court’s decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944).
d. Fifteenth Amendment.
e. Twenty-fourth Amendment.
ANS: B REF: 188 | 189
49. Grandfather clauses in state laws had the effect of restricting the franchise to those
a. who were male.
b. who could prove their grandfathers were alive.
c. who were grandfathers.
d. whose ancestors had voted before the 1860s.
e. whose ancestors had held political office before the Civil War.
ANS: D REF: 189
50. Grandfather clauses in state laws were one of the techniques used in the South to prevent
__________from exercising their right to vote.
a. women
b. poor whites
c. African Americans
d. Catholics
e. Protestants
ANS: C REF: 189
51. In __________, the U.S. Supreme Court prohibited the use of the grandfather clause in state election
laws as a technique to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote.
a. 1828
b. 1850
c. 1870
d. 1915
e. 1924
ANS: D REF: 189
52. Every state except North Dakota requires voters to __________ before voting.
a. pay poll taxes
b. pass literacy tests
c. register with the appropriate state or local officials
d. recite the Pledge of Allegiance
e. fill out a sample ballot in the secretary of state’s office
ANS: C REF: 189
53. Since 1970, no state can impose a residency requirement for voting of more than
a. 10 days.
b. 14 days.
c. 30 days.
d. 2 months.
e. 6 months.
ANS: C REF: 189
54. The __________ requires states to provide all eligible citizens with the opportunity to register to vote
when they apply for or renew a driver’s license.
a. Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
b. Drive-Thru Voter Law of 1976
c. National Voter Registration Act of 1993
d. Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution
e. Help America Vote Act of 2002
ANS: C REF: 189
55. The __________ requires that states allow mail-in voter registration.
a. Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
b. Voting Rights Act extension (2006)
c. National Voter Registration Act of 1993
d. Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution
e. Help America Vote Act of 2002
ANS: C REF: 189
56. In the state of Oregon, all elections, including presidential elections, are conducted exclusively
a. on the Internet.
b. at polling places located inside school buildings and public libraries.
c. by phone.
d. at polling places located in supermarkets.
e. by mail.
ANS: E REF: 189
57. This non-profit group, which advocated for the poor, was accused by John McCain in 2008 of
committing voter fraud.
a. Oxfam
b. Community Action Agencies
c. CARE
d. Acorn
e. Jubilee USA
ANS: D REF: 189
59. Among the factors affecting voter turnout, __________ appears to be the most important.
a. educational attainment
b. ethnicity
c. income level
d. race
e. religion
ANS: A REF: 191
ESSAY
1. What do you need to know in order to evaluate the quality and reliability of public opinion polls?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
2. A frequently heard complaint is that, instead of measuring public opinion, polls can end up creating it.
How can polls create public opinion?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
3. Describe the agents of political socialization. How do they help shape political attitudes, opinions,
beliefs, and knowledge?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
4. Discuss the ways in which various agents of political socialization shaped your political views.
ANS:
Answers may vary.
5. Discuss how party identification, the perceived character of the candidates, and policy choices help to
explain why people decide to vote for particular candidates.
ANS:
Answers may vary.
6. Using data from the 2012 presidential elections, discuss how socioeconomic factors influence
voting choices.
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Answers may vary.
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8. Describe the techniques that were used in many southern states to restrict African American
participation in elections. Summarize the major Supreme Court decisions and federal laws that
outlawed these techniques and protected the right to vote for African Americans.
ANS:
Answers may vary.
9. Summarize the major constitutional amendments that extended and protected the right to vote to
various American groups.
ANS:
Answers may vary.
10. Describe some of the recent attempts to improve voter turnout. Why do some eligible voters go to the
polls while others do not? What are the factors that affect voter turnout?
ANS:
Answers may vary.
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