1. The Framers of the Constitution understood that ______ would be the chief source of opinion on most matters.
a. the general public
2. Which of the following goals is NOT listed in the Preamble to the Constitution?
a. justice
3. In adulthood, people whose party identification differs from their parents' usually call themselves
a. radicals
4. Only 9% of young people identify with the political party opposite to that of
a. friends or peer groups.
5. In recent years, the influence of the family on party identification has
a. decreased
6. Which religious group is most likely to have liberal political attitudes?
a. Jews
7. Which of the following has the least effect on political attitudes?
a. religion
8. College students majoring in _____ tend to be the most liberal.
a. business
9. A 1991 Gallup Poll about remedying the effects of past discrimination by giving special consideration to blacks in college admissions or hiring shows that
a. blacks and whites respond about the sameb. many more blacks than whites respond positively
10. Southerners are most likely to agree with northerners on
a. school busing
11. Which group displays the most consistency in political attitudes?
a. average citizens
12. Those who favor increased taxation of the rich are usually described as
a. Republicans
13. Changes in the occupational structure during the past few decades have produced
a. the new classc. increased differences between manual and nonmanual workers
14. Political scientists reason that different religious groups' different political persuasions may have resulted from
a. the content of their religious beliefs
15. Social scientists list all of the following among the reasons that higher education correlates with increased liberalism except
a. the personal traits of those going to collegeb. students' exposure to more information
16. If you favor universal medical insurance and a woman's right to choose abortion, according to the text you would be labeled a
a. pure liberal
17. If you favor reducing federal taxes and quarantining AIDS victims, you would be classified as a
a. pure liberal
18. If you want to cut back on federal spending and favor the decriminalization of marijuana, you would be labeled a
a. pure liberal
19. If you want the federal government to save small farmers from bankruptcy and allow prayer in public schools, according to the text you would be labeled a
a. pure liberal
20. The characteristic that is NOT found in the new middle class is
a. a postgraduate educationb. residence in or near big cities
c. an attitude favorable to business interests
d. a liberal position on social issues
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