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1		The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is most accurately known as:
			A)	popular conditioning.
			B)	social communication.
			C)	socio-economic propaganda.
			D)	political socialization.
2		Which of the following poll results are theoretically the most accurate, assuming that all have a confidence level of .95:
			A)	sample size = 2,000; population size - 250 million.
			B)	sample size = 1,000; population size - 100,000.
			C)	sample size = 1,500; population size - 35 million.
			D)	sample size = 500; population size - 25,000.
3		In their study of public opinion and policy, Benjamin Page and Robert Shapiro concluded that:
			A)	there is no relationship between public opinion and public policy.
			B)	when public opinion changes, public policy then follows in the same direction.
			C)	when public policy changes, public opinion then follows in the same direction.
			D)	policy change tends to follow opinion change, but only on less important issues.
4		In general, public opinion:
			A)	determines government action.
			B)	is unrelated to government action.
			C)	sets broad limits on government action.
			D)	affects government action only on issues that are prominent in elections.
5		During a period of dealignment:
			A)	the outcome of elections is extremely predictable.
			B)	a new dominant party arises.
			C)	voter turnout and enthusiasm increase.
			D)	instability develops within existing party coalitions.
6		Since 1960, Americans have increasingly considering themselves to be:
			A)	liberals.
			B)	independents.
			C)	Republicans.
			D)	Democrats.
7		The chief agents for political socialization include all except which one of the following:
			A)	family.
			B)	peers.
			C)	education.
			D)	corporations.
8		Frames of reference that guide American political thinking include: political cultural thinking. ideological thinking. group attachments. partisan identification.
			A)	3 and 4.
			B)	1, 3, 4.
			C)	1 and 3.
			D)	2, 3, 4.
			E)	all the above.
9		Partisan thinking is linked to:
			A)	loyalty to a political party.
			B)	preference for interest groups over political parties.
			C)	voting for the individual rather than the party.
			D)	considering oneself an independent.
10		Liberalism and conservatism are given in the text as examples of:
			A)	political parties.
			B)	partisan thinking.
			C)	cultural idealism.
			D)	ideologies.
11		Indicators of public opinion in the United States include all except which one of the following:
			A)	election results.
			B)	size of crowds at demonstrations.
			C)	number of newspapers sold.
			D)	letters to editors of newspapers.
12		Major characteristics mentioned in the text to describe the process of political socialization include: what is learned first is often lodged most firmly in one's mind. socialization continues throughout life. early learning structures what is learned later. an extraordinary event can alter beliefs especially for younger adults.
			A)	1 and 3.
			B)	2 and 4.
			C)	1, 2, 3.
			D)	2, 3, 4.
			E)	all the above.
13		Discovering how Americans think politically can be important in which respects:
			A)	it can provide clues about how public opinion is likely to affect government.
			B)	a shared frame of reference can bring citizens together in the pursuit of a common goal.
			C)	it can reveal how truly alienated public opinion is from the actions of government in a democratic political system.
			D)	a and b only.
			E)	a, b and c.
14		The major characteristics of the process of political socialization include all except which one of the following:
			A)	primacy tendency.
			B)	structuring tendency.
			C)	age-cohort tendency.
			D)	reverse tendency.
15		Public opinion assumes more importance in democratic societies than in non-democratic ones because of the:
			A)	president's power as commander in chief.
			B)	availability of polls.
			C)	legal requirement for a national referendum on presidential war actions.
			D)	belief that the source of government is the will of the people.
			E)	need to mobilize the populace to action.