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AP US Gov't Chapter 7 Review

Quiz by Joe Pilakowski

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  • Q1
    General agreement among the citizenry on an issue constitutes __________.
    a divisive opinion
    a consensus
    majority rule
    a reconciliation
    30s
  • Q2
    The process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes is known as __________.
    agenda setting
    consensus building
    opinion leadership
    political socialization
    30s
  • Q3
    The transfer of political attitudes and beliefs __________.
    is equally likely to occur from children to parents
    is more likely to occur from children to parents
    is exceptionally rare in families
    is most likely to occur from parents to children
    30s
  • Q4
    Agenda Setting is determining __________.
    by what process people acquire political beliefs and attitudes
    the aggregate opinion of the political elites
    which proportion of the public expresses the same view on an issue
    which public policy questions will be covered
    30s
  • Q5
    The Life Cycle Effect is the __________.
    process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes
    certain attitudes occurring at certain chronological ages
    value assigned to a person because of occupation or income
    principle that gender affects political party identification
    30s
  • Q6
    Generational Effect refers to the __________.
    Experience that events at influential times influence political opinions
    tendency for people to adopt conservative political opinions as they age
    increased tension between major political parties
    way in which political socialization produces opinions
    30s
  • Q7
    Voters who exhibit high degrees of religiosity (attend services regularly), regardless of church affiliation, are __________.
    more likely to vote Democratic
    more likely to vote for Independent and third-party candidates
    more likely to vote for conservative candidates
    less likely to vote at all
    30s
  • Q8
    The most important principle in sampling for polls is __________.
    prior experience
    the integrity of the pollster
    the sample size
    random sampling
    30s
  • Q9
    In 1990, Congress passed a large tax increase. This tax increase is an example of ______
    platform politics
    monetary policy
    sampling size
    fiscal policy
    30s
  • Q10
    A political party differs from an interest group in that __________.
    Interest groups do not want to operate the government while parties do
    individuals must pay dues to belong to a political party
    individuals in a political party agree on all major policy issues
    political parties do not want to operate the government and interest groups do
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of the following groups is more likely than the others to affiliate with the Democratic Party?
    Cuban Americans
    Christian churchgoers
    older Americans
    women
    30s
  • Q12
    Republicans of today emphasize __________.
    the need to increase taxes on the wealthy and on large corporations
    all required social freedoms
    the need for vast governmental regulation of the economy
    the importance of the marketplace and less emphasis on government-run programs
    30s
  • Q13
    The Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC __________.
    stated groups can fund campaign advertising without limits as long as it is not coordinated with a campaign
    began soft money donations
    was undermined by BCRA
    opened the door for the creation of hard money donations
    30s
  • Q14
    Which statement about geographic region and political preference is most correct?
    A heavy concentration of Republicans are found in Midwestern states like NE, SD, & ND
    The heaviest concentrations of Republicans are found on the West Coast.
    The Northeast is becoming more Republican.
    The South has always been solidly for Democrats.
    30s
  • Q15
    What occurs if no candidate reaches the minimum required electoral votes?
    The vote goes to the House
    The vote goes to all of Congress
    The candidate with the highest electoral votes wins.
    Americans will re-vote.
    30s

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