Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy quizlet?

Upgrade to remove ads

Only ₩37,125/year

How do you want to study today?

  • Flashcards

    Review terms and definitions

  • Learn

    Focus your studying with a path

  • Test

    Take a practice test

  • Match

    Get faster at matching terms

Terms in this set (34)

Which of the following are the most important external influences on how political opinions are formed in the marketplace of ideas?

the government, private groups, and the news media

Which statement best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy?

The relationship between government policy and public opinion is dynamic, wherein government policy responds to public opinion but public opinion also shifts based on new government polices

Which of the following is the term used in public opinion polling to denote the small group representing the opinions of the whole population?

Sample

A push poll is

The questions are designed to shape The respondent's opinion rather than measure the respondent's opinion

Familiar polling problem is the bandwagon effect which occurs when

Pulling results influence people to support the candidate marked as the probable victor in a campaign

The now defunct requirement to broadcasters provide time for opposing views on the air programs on controversial issues was called

The fairness doctrine

Which party pledged to ban slavery from the western territories in the 1850s?

Republican

The so-called new deal coalition was severely strained

During the 1960s by conflicts over civil rights in the Vietnam war

Periodic episodes in American history in which an old dominant political party is replaced by a new dominant political party are called

Electoral realignments

Third parties have influence national politics mainly by

Promoting specific issues and taking votes from one of the two major parties

Which of the following is not a form of traditional political participation?

Visiting the Democratic Party's website

Which of the following factors is not currently an obstacle to voting in the United States

Literacy test

If a state has 10 members in the US house of representatives, how many votes in the electoral college does that state have?

12

The main difference between 527 committee and a 501C (4) committee is that

A 501c(4) is not legally required to disclose where it gets its money while a 527 is legally required to do so

In the 2016 presidential election, public funding

Was declined by both major party candidates

In Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court ruled that

the right of individuals to spend their own money to campaign is constitutionally protected

The theory that competition among organized interest will produce balance with all the interest regulating one another is called

Pluralism

Groups that claim to serve the general good rather than their own particular interest or referred to as

Citizen groups

To take on the free rider problem, groups

Provide selective benefits

Discount purchasing and health insurance or examples of

Material benefits

Friendship and net working are examples of

Solidary benefits

Which of the following is an important reason for the enormous increase in the number of groups seeking to influence the American political system

The increase in the size and activity of government during the last few decades

Which types of interest groups are most often associated with the new politics movement

Public interest groups

Which of the following is not an activity in which interest groups frequently engage

Starting their own political party

A loose network of elected leaders, public officials, activists and interest groups are drawn together by a public policy issue is referred to as

An issue network

Which of the following best describes the federal government's rules regarding lobbying?

Federal rules require all lobbyist to disclose the amount and sources of small campaign contributions they collect from clients and bundle into large contributions

Which of the following is a way that interest groups use the courts to influence public policy

filing amicus briefs

Which of the following are examples of the "going public" strategy?

Institutional advertising, grassroots advertising and protests and demonstrations

The term public opinion is used to describe

the beliefs and attitudes that people have about issues, events, elected officials and polices

Today, the term ______ refers to an ideology that supports social and political reform, greater economic equality, and expansion of government social services

liberalism

A libertarian is someone who

believes in freedom & voluntary organization with small government

The process by which Americans learn political beliefs and values called

political socialization

Which of the following is not an agent of socialization

ALL are: family, education, social groups, and political environment

The term gender gap refers to

differences in voting behavior between men and women

Recommended textbook solutions

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy quizlet?

United States Government: Our Democracy

1st EditionDonald A. Ritchie, Richard C. Remy

1,148 solutions

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy quizlet?

Magruder's American Government (Texas)

1st EditionDaniel M. Shea

602 solutions

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy quizlet?

American Government

1st EditionGlen Krutz

412 solutions

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy quizlet?

Magruder's American Government

1st EditionSavvas Learning Co

555 solutions

Sets with similar terms

Chapter 8: Interest Groups

12 terms

LEHMANR

Chapter 8 Interest Groups

12 terms

keyme071

POS test 3

104 terms

AlyssaErwin13

plsc test 3

104 terms

skrypim

Sets found in the same folder

Chapter 12: Congress Terms

89 terms

ljdias16

Chapter 5

20 terms

gqu

Chapter 9: Political Parties

47 terms

nhinhi_ly

POLS FINAL EXAM

17 terms

monusko215

Other sets by this creator

psych final pt 2

119 terms

Maria_Blue7

Sociology Lesson 7 (Chapters 15, 16 and 14)

30 terms

Maria_Blue7

Sociology final

113 terms

Maria_Blue7

Chapters 9 & 10

45 terms

Maria_Blue7

Verified questions

US GOVERNMENT

What is public policy?

Verified answer

US GOVERNMENT

Did the United States make the right foreign policy decision about Elian? Why or why not?

Verified answer

US GOVERNMENT

What is the source of the state's power?

Verified answer

US GOVERNMENT

Why did the Supreme Court rule that police must inform people of their constitutional rights before questioning them?

Verified answer

Other Quizlet sets

nutrition chapter 11

40 terms

madisondempseyy

History Unit 5: Economic Integration and Contempor…

22 terms

maribelosorio

Skill 37-7 Emptying and Changing a Stoma Appliance…

29 terms

belindag16

Environmental Science Unit 4 Test

26 terms

sarahkb152

Related questions

QUESTION

What is the crucial point of contention in the debate over using race to determine college admissions?

7 answers

QUESTION

Which political ideology opposes government control and also values freedom over order?

15 answers

QUESTION

identify the 3 concepts of government that influenced American colonies

15 answers

QUESTION

Criminal law practice is usally regarded as?

4 answers

Which of the following statements about the relationship between public opinion and government policy is most accurate quizlet?

Which of the following statements about the relationship between public opinion and government policy is most accurate? Although there is no one-to-one correlation between public opinion and government policy, shifts in public opinion on particular issues frequently lead to changes in government policy.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the government and the media in the United States today quizlet?

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the government and the media in the United States today? The government does not own but regulates the content and the ownership of broadcast media.

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between polling and policy quizlet?

Which best describes the relationship between polling and policy? It is nearly impossible to find any instances wherein polling has not played a significant role in policy-making.

Which of the following statements best describes public opinion quizlet?

Which of the following statements best describes public opinion? It is the aggregation of the individual views about political issues, leaders, and institutions.