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SS236 People, Power, and Politics - An Introduction to American Government

Unit 7 Quiz   

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.