What is the effect of ambivalence on people’s expressed opinions?
a. It tends to result in respondents being less likely to answer questions.
b. The response to the pollster’s questions depends on which considerations come to mind first and seem most weighty.
c. People are more likely to fall back on their elaborately structured attitudes to fit a new issue into their mental framework.
d. People discount the importance of opinion leaders and prefer to gather as much information as possible so they can make a firm decision.
b. The response to the pollster’s questions depends on which considerations come to mind first and seem most weighty.
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Which statement about the effect of voter age on today's political orientation is generally true?
a. Younger voters tend toward the more conservative end of the spectrum. b. Older voters are more supportive of the Democratic Party c. Younger voters express more tolerance regarding social issues. d. Older voters support a more activist government.
A system of government in which most, if not all, legal powers rests in the central government is referred to as a
a. confederacy. b. defederated system. c. federal system. d. unitary system.
Which of the following voter registration requirements is unconstitutional?
a. requiring voters to produce a photo ID before voting b. requiring voters to live in the district or state where they vote c. requiring voters to swear an oath that they are being honest about their credentials before voting d. requiring voters to pay a small fee before voting
One reason the NAACP's strategy of using the courts to further black civil rights worked was that it
A) avoided focusing on the clearest abuses. B) presented broad economic demands to whites. C) avoided direct confrontation with a conservative Supreme Court. D) did not require a broad political alliance. E) avoided the complications that often surround appellate processes.