To determine how reliable a poll is, one must first determine

Question 1          _____ is considered the founder of modern-day public opinion polling.

 

Walter Lippmann

 

Alfred M. Landon

 

George Gallup

 

John Zogby

 

William E. Harris

 

Question 2          To determine how reliable a poll is, one must first determine

 

the margin of error.

 

the standard deviation.

 

the inaccuracy rate.

 

the sample size.

 

the modal response.

 

Question 3          The authors of The Federalist Papers were convinced that

 

the new republic would not succeed without a Bill of Rights.

 

all government rests on public opinion.

 

until one could accurately measure public opinion, leaders would find it hard to lead.

 

public opinion should not affect congressional actions.

 

public opinion was unimportant when ratifying the new Constitution.

 

Question 4          The first organized political party in the United States was the ____ Party.

 

Democratic-Republican

 

Whig

 

Federalist

 

National Republican

 

Anti-Federalist

 

Question 5          The single greatest influence on an individual’s first party identification is

 

parents.

 

age.

 

race.

 

gender.

 

income.

 

Question 6          The American Independent Party, founded in 1968, took root as a result of what issue?

 

Desegregation

 

Tax reform

 

Social justice

 

Prohibition

 

Factionalism within the Republican Party

 

Question 7Third parties do best when

 

there is a major scandal.

 

trust in the major parties is low.

 

they have a dynamic candidate.

 

major parties are more similar in their issue positions.

 

they concentrate on winning national office, not state and local elections.

 

Question 8          The group that casts the ballots that actually elect a president is

 

the electorate.

 

superdelegates.

 

the Electoral College.

 

state legislators.

 

the Senate.

 

Question 9          The most politically cohesive religious group has been ______ voters.

 

Protestant

 

Catholic

 

Muslim

 

Jewish

 

Hindu

 

Question 10        The Voting Rights Act of 1965

 

gave African Americans the right to vote.

 

gives state governments the right to monitor discriminatory voting practices.

 

was not renewed in 2006.

 

bans any procedure that impinges upon minorities’ right to vote.

 

allowed Hispanics applying for U.S. citizenship the right to vote.