Government and Politics Test 2

Question 1

According to Jonathan Haidt, what is “most sacred value” of modern American libertarians?

Accepted Answer

Individual liberty

Question 2

This theory proposes that liberals and conservatives are divided because of their different opinions about human beings.

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The Human Nature Theory.

Question 3

This theory argues that liberals and conservatives have different values they use to evaluate politics.

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The Moral Foundations Theory

Question 4

What ideology would fall within the colored square?

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Libertarians

Question 5

Male voters are more likely to vote...

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Republican

Question 6

Highly religious voters are more likely to vote...

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Republican

Question 7

Highly religious voters are more likely to vote...

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Republican

Question 8

What ideology would fall within the colored square?

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Liberals

Question 9

The range of political discourse that is considered acceptable within a society.

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Overton Window

Question 10

In general, what type of potential voter is most likely to vote in any given election?

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A voter with strongly liberal or strongly conservative beliefs.

Question 11

Minority voters are more likely to vote...

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Democrat

Question 12

Rural voters are more likely to vote...

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Republican

Question 13

Voting on the basis of what a candidate promises to accomplish in the future.

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Prospective Voting

Question 14

A candidate in an election who already holds the office he or she is running for.

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Incumbent

Question 15

College-educated voters are more likely to vote...

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Democrat

Question 16

What ideology would fall within the colored square?

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Conservatives

Question 17

Young voters are more likely to vote...

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Democrat

Question 18

The study of different groups in society and how they interact with one another.

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Sociology

Question 19

Old voters are more likely to vote...

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Republican

Question 20

According to Jonathan Haidt, what is “most sacred value” of modern American conservatives?

Accepted Answer

Preservation of the institutions that sustain a moral community

Question 21

What is not an issue that most Republicans care about?

Accepted Answer

Climate change

Question 22

A set of values or beliefs about the role of government that informs a person’s position on political issues.

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Political Ideology

Question 23

What ideology would fall within the colored square?

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Populists

Question 24

Which of the following are a source of Political socialization?

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The Media, Education, Major Historical Events, Family

Question 25

The trend in politics by which the people become divided between the political left and the political right.

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Polarization

Question 26

This theory proposes that the primary difference between liberals and conservatives is their personality

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The Psychological Explanation

Question 27

A candidate in an election who runs against an incumbent.

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Challenger

Question 28

What is not one of the main explanations for the increased political polarization in the United States in recent years?

Accepted Answer

Joe Biden picking Kamala Harris as his Vice Preisdent.

Question 29

What type of election tends to have the highest voter turnout?

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Presidential elections

Question 30

Bad weather or a home sports team losing an important game before election day increases the chance that who will win?

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The Challenger

Question 31

Urban voters are more likely to vote...

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Democrat

Question 32

The process by which people acquire their political beliefs and values.

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Political Socialization

Question 33

A situation in which a person only ever hears his own beliefs repeated back to him.

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Echo Chamber

Question 34

Voting on the basis of what a candidate has accomplished in the past.

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Retrospective Voting

Question 35

What is not an issue that most Democrats care about?

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Violent crime

Question 36

Voters who will never vote for a candidate that holds a different position on one key political issue.

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Single-Issue Voters

Question 37

The trend in America of people moving to areas in which the majority of inhabitants share their political beliefs.

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The Big Sort

Question 38

According to Jonathan Haidt, what is “most sacred value” of modern American liberals?

Accepted Answer

Care for victims of oppression

Question 39

Female voters are more likely to vote...

Accepted Answer

Democrat

Government and Politics Test 2

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Government and Politics Test 2

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