Discuss how social class affects public opinions in America.
What will be an ideal response?
In the 1950s, V.O. Key found that a person's occupation had a significant impact on that person's political opinions. On noneconomic issues, there is not a clear divide based on social class. These issues do not divide the rich and the poor in the same way. However, on some economic issues there is a distinct difference between the very rich and everyone else.
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The White primary, which excluded African Americans from voting in the primary, effectively disfranchised African Americans because of which of the following reasons?
A. Rules prohibited anyone who had not voted in the primary from voting in the general election. B. The South was solidly Democratic, so winning the Democratic primary was tantamount to election. C. The South was known for its political corruption. D. Citizens who did not vote in the primary were forced to pay a large fine to vote in the general election.
Researchers such as Samuel Kernell have investigated the indirect links between public opinion and public policy. According to Kernell, when the president enjoys a high level of positive public opinion, what is the link in regard to policy development?
a. Congress will attempt to damage this high approval level by refusal to enact any policies favorable to the president. b. The opposition party will become more aggressive and committed to bringing down the president. c. There is no discernable link. d. Congress will enact legislation that the president wants but will attempt to paint the president in a very unflattering light so as to undermine his/her support. e. It is far more likely that the president is able to get his/her favored legislation passed.
_______________ refers to the process in which jobs are sent to foreign countries in search of cheaper labor
a. Outsourcing b. Americanization c. Liberalism d. Marxism e. Capitalism
Hypothesis testing is
a. a way of determining ultimate truth. b. a statistical decision making process. c. the way to determine if our hypothesis has construct validity. d. all of the above.