Public Opinion And Ideology Vol I Question Preview (ID: 37743)


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One reason why public policy often differs from public opinion is that
a) the Constitution places many checks on the influence of public opinion.
b) public opinion polling tends to express the opinions of a political elite
c) while public opinion is easy to gauge, public policy is not
d) public opinion tends to change much more slowly than public policy

Some 60% of adults adopt the party preference of their
a) peers
b) employers
c) teachers
d) parents

Liberal preferences on various policy issues are displayed LEAST of by
a) Jews
b) blacks
c) white Protestants
d) white Catholics

Policy gridlock is most likely to occur when
a) a political party forms a coalition around a specific policy
b) the president is of a different party from the majority party in Congress
c) the same party wins the majority in both houses of Congress
d) there is a third-party candidate in the presidential election

A gender gap is most likely to occur in an election in which the major issue is
a) women's rights
b) political ethics
c) taxation
d) war

What word best describes someone who is to the right on the political ideology spectrum?
a) Conservative
b) Liberal
c) Radical
d) Moderate

The most consistently liberal group within the Democratic party has been
a) women
b) union members
c) blacks
d) Jews

Voters in the South have become progressively less attached to
a) Republican party
b) social issues
c) Democratic party
d) conservative ideology

Complete the analogy. Conservatism: Republican as _____________________.
a) Liberalism : Libertarianism
b) Liberalism : Green
c) Republican : Democrat
d) Liberalism : Democrat

Which of the following people are most likely to be Democrats?
a) African Americans
b) upper-middle-class Americans
c) white Americans
d) All these answers are correct.

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