PSCI 2305 Exam Questions Marking Scheme New Update
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PSCI 2305 Exam Questions Marking Scheme New Update
Despite growing public support for nuclear power, what event led the federal government to approve fewer new reactors in the United States in the early 2010's? - Answer -The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
What did studies from the 1950's ...
PSCI 2305 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update
Despite growing public support for nuclear power, what event led the federal
government to approve fewer new reactors in the United States in the early 2010's? -
Answer -The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
What did studies from the 1950's reveal about public opinion? - Answer -Citizens
possessed low levels of political knowledge
What is attitude consistency? - Answer -political opinions founded on a set of principles
about the function of government
Which of the following factors (among others) might account for the results of many
public opinion surveys? - Answer -timing and context of the studies
Which of the following would be considered a shortcut in making voting decisions? -
Answer -identifying with a party
Which of the following is correlated with increasingly consistent idealogical thinking? -
Answer -increased education
What is political typology? - Answer -Political typology categorizes groups of people
based on their attitudes and values
What percentage of the general public is made up of core conservative? - Answer -13
percent
Which of the following is true of solid liberals? - Answer -Solid Liberals represent the
largest percentage of the politically engaged
Which of the following statements regarding the different groups of citizens is the most
accurate? - Answer -The politically engaged are both more conservative and more
liberal than the general public
What does the political typology survey reveal about the political landscape in the
Trump era? - Answer -that there are deep divisions both between the two parties and
within their respective coalitions
Which of the following describes a key difference between Core Conservatives and
Country First Conservatives? - Answer -Core Conservatives view American involvement
in the global economy in positive terms, whereas Country First Conservatives are
skeptical of U.S. global involvement
, What issue makes Market Skeptic Republicans uniques among the GOP coalition? -
Answer -They support raising taxes on large businesses and corporations
What demographic characteristics set New Era Enterprises apart from the other GOP-
leaning groups? - Answer -They are younger
What do Core Conservatives and Solid Liberals have in common? - Answer -Both highly
engaged in politics
Which of the following best describes the beliefs of Solid Liberals? - Answer -They
strongly support social safety nets and view the current economic system as unfair
Which of the following statements best captures the beliefs of Opportunity Democrats? -
Answer -Hard work is all you need to get ahead
Disaffected Democrats are most likely to believe which of the following? - Answer -
Corporations aren't properly regulated by the government
What is one defining characteristic of the Devout and Diverse group? - Answer -Most of
them believe that belief in God is necessary to be moral
What characteristic distinguishes members of the Bystander group? - Answer -Almost
no one in the group is registered to vote
What is the process through which we form our political values called? - Answer -
political socialization
Approximately what percentage of young voters identify with the same political party as
their parents? - Answer -over 50 percent
Which of the following group is more likely to identify with conservative positions? -
Answer -senior citizens
Which of the following tend to be the most liberal in regard to social issues such as
abortion and same-sex marriage? - Answer -the religiously unaffiliated
According to the text, what is the key to proper public opinion studies? - Answer -
scientific measurement
What was the main problem associated with the polling methods of the Literary Digest?
- Answer -Its respondents were not randomly selected
Who was the first president to use a private polling firm? - Answer -Franklin Roosevelt
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