Which of the following ideological types favor government activism in the economic realm?

Which of the following ideological types favor government activism in the economic realm?

A. Liberals and Populists
B. Populists and Libertarians
C. Conservatives and Liberals
D. Populists and conservatives
E. Liberals and Libertarians

Answer: A

What was the primary cause for an increase in the public's support for a military invasion of Iraq during the six-month period leading to the start of the war?

What was the primary cause for an increase in the public's support for a military invasion of Iraq during the six-month period leading to the start of the war?

A. The inability of the United Nations to discover strong evidence of weapons of mass destruction
B. Mainstream media coverage of the actions of the Iraqi government
C. Grass-roots efforts by conservative groups that argued it was necessary for greater national security
D. Bush administration efforts to press the case for war
E. Election- year posturing on national security issues by congressional candidates for office

Answer: D

In general, public opinion

In general, public opinion

A. Determines specific government actions
B. Is unrelated to government action
C. Sets limits on government action
D. Generally affects government action only on election issues
E. Is strongest during a presidential election

Answer: C

"The Bradley Effect" describes

"The Bradley Effect" describes

A. the tendency of black candidates to receive fewer votes than the polls predicted
B. The poor training of pollsters, which leads to biased polling results
C. The effect that question wording can have on the results of a poll
D. the tendency to include more minority respondents in a polling, result than is representative of the population
E. The phenomenon in which polled individuals give opinionated responses about issues about which they know very little

Answer: A

Journalist Walter Lippmann suggested that

Journalist Walter Lippmann suggested that

A. Polling, even when done scientifically, cannot be trusted because it is in the peoples nature to be honest in response to political questions
B. The dominance of polling has brought about an ideological shift toward the more radical ends of the political spectrum among elected representatives
C. Polling had provided political parties with even more entrenched power, reducing the influence of third party candidates
D. Effective government cannot be run by politicians that base their public opinions on poll results
E. Pollsters have had more effect on the outcome of presidential elections in recent decades than have the people who do the voting

Answer: D

To Accurately poll the citizens of the United States as opposed to the citizens of a single state

To Accurately poll the citizens of the United States as opposed to the citizens of a single state

A. a much larger sample size will be required
B. The sample requirements will be nearly the same
C. A smaller sample size will be required
D. Less randomization will be needed because the sample size will be larger
E. A larger sampling error can be accepted

Answer: B