Test 2

Question 1

This type of polling takes random samples, is considered the best, and every individual in the population has an equal probability of being selected.

Answer 1

Probability sample. or Simple random sample.

Question 2

Whether an issue matches someone’s opinions is whether or not it has _____.

Answer 2

Congruence.

Question 3

This performed a straw poll which predicted the 1936 presidential election.

Answer 3

The Literary Digest.

Question 4

A ballow in which the candidates are listed with their respected party is known as_______.

Answer 4

Party column ballot.

Question 5

What is the process by which media helps give context to events in order for public understanding?

Answer 5

Framing.

Question 6

The theory that says something about how ideologies and opinions change over generations?

Answer 6

Age-Cohort Theory

Question 7

Political functions of the media? there are 4.

Answer 7

1. Provide political info. 2. Help interpret influential events and policies. 3. Help set national policy agenda. 4. Help socialize children.

Question 8

Who were the leaders of the 1st party systems and what were they?

Answer 8

Federalists, and Democratic-Republicans. Hamiltion (Federalist) Jefferson and Madison (D-R’s).

Question 9

The idea that political ideologies and beliefs begin in childhood and vary very little throughout life is known as _______.

Answer 9

Primacy Principle.

Question 10

Major agents of socialization:

Answer 10

family, peers, mass-media, education.

Question 11

The practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot.

Answer 11

Straight-ticket voting.

Question 12

Family, social networks, memberships in social groups, party affiliation, education, self-interest, and political environment are all what?

Answer 12

Agents of socialization.

Question 13

3 reasons for low voter turnout:

Answer 13

1. “Restricted acces to ballot”. 2. Historic politics discouraged voting. 3. Voter registration laws.

Question 14

The process by which media addresses certain issues over others to bring popular attention is known as _________.

Answer 14

Priming.

Question 15

A ballot in which the candidates are listed alphabetically with or without their respective party.

Answer 15

Office Block Ballot.

Question 16

The process by which districts and boundaries are created to help voter and election turnouts?

Answer 16

Gerrymandering.

Question 17

Voting registration requirements in state of TX?

Answer 17

1. Must be 18. 2. Must be resident of tx. 3. Must be US citizen.

Question 18

A supposed and unscientific surveying practice that is intended to shape the respondents opinion?

Answer 18

Push polling.

Question 19

What type of election is within the party to determine best candidate?

Answer 19

Primary.

Question 20

An FCC regulation that required allotted time for opposing views on controversial issues was known as the ______.

Answer 20

Fairness doctrine.

Question 21

This type of polling are not random due to lack of population knowledge or discrepancies in participation levels.

Answer 21

non probability samples.

Question 22

Two things that describe the Electoral Competition Model:

Answer 22

1. Parties move towards moderate ideologies in effort to capture loose votes. 2. Ideology sacrificed to win votes.

Question 23

The attitudes citizens’ have regarding political issues, leaders, institutions, and events is known as _______.

Answer 23

Public opinion.

Question 24

A sampling error found in surveys is because of what?

Answer 24

The population sampled is too small to be a good representation of population.

Question 25

An issue that is most prominent or important can be said to be what?

Answer 25

Salient or salience.

Question 26

A political system wherein power is diffused among and within levels of party organization?

Answer 26

Stratarchy

Question 27

The idea that early childhood learning influences later learning is known as _______.

Answer 27

The Structuring Principle.

Question 28

Basic Principles that shape a person’s opinions about political issues and events are known as ______

Answer 28

Values or beliefs

Question 29

A day on which several states have the primary elections.

Answer 29

Super Tuesday

Question 30

Four things the FCC regulates:

Answer 30

1. Broadcast signals 2. Ownership limitations. 3. the Watershed

Question 31

Survey errors that occur when people choose not to participate are known as _______.

Answer 31

Non-response errors.

Question 32

What type of primary is exclusive to party members?

Answer 32

closed Primary.

Question 33

The theory that the cost of doing something is worth doing or not.

Answer 33

Rational abstention thesis.

Question 34

What type of election focuses around a particular issue?

Answer 34

A Referendum.

Question 35

Survey errors that occur due to gaps between sampling frame and total population?

Answer 35

Coverage errors.

Question 36

What type of primary allows for vote in either primary and usually decides which way they will vote on day or election?

Answer 36

Open primary.

Question 37

Two things that describe the Responsible Party Model:

Answer 37

1. Take an ideological stance. 2. Nominees pledge to honor party positions.

Question 38

Demographic data that gets collected is known as ______.

Answer 38

Media Segmentation.

Question 39

The process by which political values and beliefs are formed is known as _____.

Answer 39

Political socialization.

Question 40

Candidates who receive the majority of the vote will win the seat because of what system?

Answer 40

Winner takes all (Pluralism).

Question 41

A second round of elections in which the voter chooses between the two top candidates is known as _____.

Answer 41

Run off election.

Question 42

What survey error is due to bad or irrelevant questioning, and sometimes built in bias?

Answer 42

Measurement error.

Question 43

The tendency for a popular political leader to attract votes to a candidate within the same party?

Answer 43

Coattail effect.