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Public Opinion, Campaigns, and Elections MCQ

________ elections tend to draw the largest percentage of voters in the u.s.

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Correct Answer: Presidential

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___ refers to a system under which the winning candidate receives all the delegates for that state.

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Correct Answer: Winner-take-all

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Vamos a ver ____. vamos a ir al teatro.

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Correct Answer: Una obra teatral

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Drawings done with ink thinned with water and executed with a brush are referred to as _______.

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Correct Answer: Washes

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Each state has __________ senators, each of whom serves a __________-year term.

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Correct Answer: Two; six

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During midterm elections, voters are selecting ________.

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Correct Answer: Members of Congress

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During the primary elections, candidates focus on ____.

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Correct Answer: Name recognition

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A referendum is not purely direct democracy because the ________.

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Correct Answer: Government proposes something and the voters approve it

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when the president is elected, the u.s. chief justice _____

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Correct Answer: Administers the oath of office

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Web polls that allow anyone to weigh in on a topic are a type of __________ poll.

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Correct Answer: Straw

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Weighting means _____ to surveys during analysis so that selected demographic groups reflect their values in the population.

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Correct Answer: Adjustments

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Wedge Issue is a controversial issue that one party uses to _____ the voters in the other party.

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Correct Answer: Split

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Voter Turnout is the percentage of the _____ who turn out to vote in an election.

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Correct Answer: Eligible population

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A party’s efforts to inform potential voters about issues and candidates and to persuade them to vote is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Voter Mobilization

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Two Step Flow of Information is a psychological process by which opinion followers look to opinion leaders for cues on _____

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Correct Answer: How to vote

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Polls that keep track of data over time to detect changes in support for people or issues are known as_____

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Correct Answer: Tracking Polls

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States in which the outcome of a general election is not easy to predict in advance are known as Swing States.

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Correct Answer: True

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Soft Money refers to unregulated campaign contributions by individuals, groups, or parties that promote_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Sampling Error is a number that indicates within what range the results of a poll are accurate.

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Correct Answer: True

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The effect of having a sample that does not represent all segments of the population is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Sample Bias

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Regulating the Electorate is the practice of trying to limit the number of eligible voters by law or custom in order to _____ one’s party’s fortunes.

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Correct Answer: Maximize

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Rational Ignorance is the state of not engaging in politics because the payoff seems_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Samples chosen in such a way that any member of the population being polled does not have an equal chance of being selected is known as Random Sample.

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Correct Answer: False

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The process of choosing respondents for a poll by letting a computer pick phone numbers with bias is known as Random Digit Dialing.

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Correct Answer: False

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Public Opinions means the collective _____ of individuals on one or more issues.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Polls refer to _____

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Correct Answer: Both

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Analysts who combine polls by averaging or other techniques in order to minimize sampling error and make the polls more accurate are known as______

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Correct Answer: Polling Aggregators

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Polling is the use of _____ methods and technology to measure public opinion.

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Correct Answer: Scientific

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Political Socialization is the process of picking up values and commitments to a regime through various social agents like family,_____ , and the media.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Patriotism is shared loyalty to _____

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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Party Identification is the tendency of members of the public to associate themselves with a particular party because they share its_____ or social network.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The experience of picking up various decision-making cues throughout the day that help you arrive at a rational conclusion even though you might not be able to re-create the process of getting there is known as Online Processing.

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Correct Answer: True

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A skewing of data that occurs when there is a difference in opinion between those who choose to participate and those who do not is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Nonresponse Bias

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When the dislike of the other party is as much a _____ for our views as is affection for the party with which we identify.

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Correct Answer: Motivation

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Campaign advertising that emphasizes the _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and c

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A sense of forward movement and enthusiasm that candidates can get from primary wins or other positive events is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Momentum

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Polls of respondents who pollsters have determined are likely to vote by asking questions about prior voting behavior refers to Likely Voter Polls.

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Correct Answer: True

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Issue Advocacy Ads are the Advertisements paid for by _____ money.

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Correct Answer: Soft

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Invisible Primary is the period of time before primaries begin when candidates are _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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House Effects means the way a particular pollster’s results tend to favor_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Campaign funds donated directly to candidates; amounts are limited by federal election laws is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Hard Money

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Get-Out-The-Vote are the efforts by _____ to maximize voter turnout among supporters.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Gender Gap is the tendency of men and women to differ in their _____ views on some issues.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The process of scheduling presidential primaries early in the primary season is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Front Loading

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Fake Polls are the polls that are conducted to _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Polls that are taken as people leave their polling places immediately after voting are known as_____

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Correct Answer: Exit Polls

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The perception that an election victory signals broad support for the winner’s proposed policies is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Electoral Mandate

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Electoral College is an intermediary body that elects the _____

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Correct Answer: President

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Election is the _____ process of voting candidates into office.

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Correct Answer: Formal

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Campaign money that goes to nonprofits (including political groups like unions and trade groups) that can be spent to influence elections and whose donors do not need to be revealed is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Dark Money

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