Public opinion is used to define

beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people.

Libertarianism is a political ideology that

emphasizes freedom and voluntary association with small government.

offers the promise of a more informed electorate.

Liberals would most likely support

an expansion in governmental social services.

Support for freedom of speech, a free Internet, and the press is

higher in the United States than in most other countries in the world.

A political ideology is

a set of beliefs that form a philosophy about the government.

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1
A frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to
poorly worded questions.
the increased use of cell phones.
unresponsiveness.
push polling.
2
Public opinion is used to define
beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people.
Analysis of daily events broadcast on the news.
all the presidents speeches.
U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
3
Which group wants to promote justice and to reduce economic and social inequality?
liberals.
independents.
conservatives.
socialists.
4
The margin of error usually used for public opinion polls is
3%
7%
10%
1%
5
Support for capital punishment would generally be supported by
no one in the United States.
conservatives.
independents.
liberals.
6
Libertarianism is a political ideology that
argues for the need to place strict limitations on voting rights
argues a single ruler should have total control
emphasizes freedom and voluntary association with small government.
argues governments are inherently repressive and should be abolished
7
Digital citizenship
is always correct.
reduced the amount of political information available to the public.
offers the promise of a more informed electorate.
requires a college education.
8
The tendency of men's and women's opinions to differ is known as
the battle of the sexes.
sex differentiation.
the gender gap.
being wrong.
9
The process by which political values are formed is known as
ideological education.
value enhancing.
political socialization.
brainwashing.
10
The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called a
validity quotient.
reliability quotient.
sample.
quota.
11
Which group generally supports abortion rights
internationalist.
liberals
none of these.
conservatives
12
Stricter environmental protections would generally be supported by
socialist.
liberals.
conservatives.
both liberals and conservatives equally.
13
Liberals would most likely support
a reduction in foreign aid for poor countries.
prayer in public schools.
an expansion in governmental social services.
an increase in the federal military budget.
14
Support for freedom of speech, a free Internet, and the press is
roughly the same in the United States as most other countries.
nearly nonexistent in the United States.
lower in the United States than in most other countries in the world.
higher in the United States than in most other countries in the world.
15
A political ideology is
concrete interests that people try to defend through public policy.
a set of beliefs that form a philosophy about the government.
various attitudes that citizens possess toward political issues
the concrete interests that people try to defend through public policy.

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