| | |Attending college has what effect on political attitudes? | |Answer | |Correct Answer: | |[pic] | |Students become more liberal.
| | | Question 2 | | | |The broadcast industry in the United States can be described as | | | | | |Answer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |decentralized. | | | | | | | | | | Question 3 | | | |One reason political parties in the United States today are weaker than in Europe is that in the United States | | | | | |Answer | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |party leaders do not typically select people to run for office. | | | | | | | | | | Question 4 | | | |The findings of researchers regarding public opinion and the Monetary Control Act suggest that | | | | | |Answer | | | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |we should have qualified confidence in the results of the polling process. | | | | | | | | | | Question 5 | | | |The reason religion has an impact on political attitudes is that | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |religion conveys a way of looking at human nature and human affairs that is relevant to politics.
| | | | | | | | | | Question 6 | | | | |The single most mportant tactic of the typical lobbyist is | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |supplying information to legislators. | | | | | | | | | | Question 7 | | | | |In recent years presidential nominating conventions have included an increasingly larger proportion of strongly | | | | | |ideological delegates.One explanation for this trend is that | | | | | |Answer | | | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |party activists, who vote in primaries, tend to be more ideological than the average voter. | | | | | | | | | | Question 8 | | | |The Founders saw political parties as | | | | | |Answer | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |factions motivated by ambition and self-interest.
| | | | | | | | | | Question 9 | | |[pic] |The 1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act has had __________ effect on the registration and control of lobbyists. | | | | | |Answer | | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |little practical | | | | | | | | | | Question 10 | | |[pic] |Direct mail has which one of the following primary disadvantages as a fund-raising mechanism? | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |It can be very costly. | | | | | | | | | | Question 11 | | | |In U. S. House elections, higher campaign spending is especially important for | | | | | |Answer | | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |the challenger.
| | | | | | | | | | Question 12 | | | |For a presidential candidate to be eligible for federal matching funds, he or she must first | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |raise $5,000 in individual contributions of $250 or less in each of twenty different states. | | | | | | | | | | Question 13 | | | |The main reason people participate in politics is | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |a strong sense of civic duty. | | | | | | | | | | Question 14 | | | | |Looking over the span of history, political scientists see _____ realignments to date. | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |five | | | | | | | | | | Question 15 | | | |[pic] |Which amendment gave those eighteen years of age and older the right to vote? | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Selected Answer: | | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |Twenty-sixth | | | | | | | | | | Question 16 | | | | |In the rganizational explanation of congressional voting behavior, the principal voting cue is probably | | | | | |Answer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |party. | | | | | | | | | | Question 17 | | | |The focus of debate over filibusters in 2005 was | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |nomination of federal judges.
| | | | | | | | | | Question 18 | | | |A member of the Senate has just been elected to a position that requires him or her to keep the majority leader informed | | | | | |about the opinions of other party members. This person has been elected | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |majority party whip. | | | | | | | | | | Question 19 | | | |To obtain a party's nomination for a seat in Congress, a candidate typically must | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |win a plurality of votes in a primary election. | | | | | | | | | | Question 20 | | |[pic] |Studies have shown significant correlations between congressional votes and constituency opinion regarding | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Correct Answer: | | | | | |[pic] | | | | | |civil-rights bills. | | | | | | | | | |
