Gov 327L Mock Exam
Government 327L
Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
Professor Shaw
Spring 2013
Mock Exam
Multiple Choice:
1. According to Pew’s “People and the Press” study, in 2012 the average response rate for a standard national telephone survey conducted by a news media organization was:
A. 90%-100%.
B. 75%-85%.
C. 55%-65%.
D. 10%-25%.
2. The emphasis on consistency and uniformity in the interviewing procedure reflects a concern with the __________ of the survey instrument.
A. Bias
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. Nomenclature
3. Which of the following is NOT a probability method, web-based survey?
A. Intercept surveys
B. List-based surveys
C. Web option in mixed-mode surveys
D. Unrestricted self-selected surveys
4. The sample error for a survey of 1,000 individual is roughly:
A. +/- 10 points
B. +/- 7 points
C. +/- 5 points
D. +/- 3 points
5. According to lecture, highly educated and informed voters:
A. Use many belief dimensions to structure issue dimensions.
B. Use relatively few belief dimensions to structure issue dimensions.
C. Are less “rational” than lower education, low information voters.
D. B and C.
6. Political sophistication matters because:
A. Levels are so high in any liberal democracy.
B. It is correlated with turnout, rational deliberation, and a host of other characteristics we generally hold to be politically desirable.
C. Its levels fluctuate enormously from year to year.
D. B and C.
7. The gender gap on party identification is approximately:
A. 2 points.
B. 5 points.
C. 10 points.
D. 20 points.
8. Issue consistency in the American electorate may be higher than originally thought because:
A. The survey questions originally used to measure consistency were binary (yes/no) and did not give an opportunity to express ambiguity.
B. Americans have turned out to be much more interested in politics since Perot’s run in 1992.
C. The original surveys had too many male respondents.
D. A and C.
9. For
Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
Professor Shaw
Spring 2013
Mock Exam
Multiple Choice:
1. According to Pew’s “People and the Press” study, in 2012 the average response rate for a standard national telephone survey conducted by a news media organization was:
A. 90%-100%.
B. 75%-85%.
C. 55%-65%.
D. 10%-25%.
2. The emphasis on consistency and uniformity in the interviewing procedure reflects a concern with the __________ of the survey instrument.
A. Bias
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. Nomenclature
3. Which of the following is NOT a probability method, web-based survey?
A. Intercept surveys
B. List-based surveys
C. Web option in mixed-mode surveys
D. Unrestricted self-selected surveys
4. The sample error for a survey of 1,000 individual is roughly:
A. +/- 10 points
B. +/- 7 points
C. +/- 5 points
D. +/- 3 points
5. According to lecture, highly educated and informed voters:
A. Use many belief dimensions to structure issue dimensions.
B. Use relatively few belief dimensions to structure issue dimensions.
C. Are less “rational” than lower education, low information voters.
D. B and C.
6. Political sophistication matters because:
A. Levels are so high in any liberal democracy.
B. It is correlated with turnout, rational deliberation, and a host of other characteristics we generally hold to be politically desirable.
C. Its levels fluctuate enormously from year to year.
D. B and C.
7. The gender gap on party identification is approximately:
A. 2 points.
B. 5 points.
C. 10 points.
D. 20 points.
8. Issue consistency in the American electorate may be higher than originally thought because:
A. The survey questions originally used to measure consistency were binary (yes/no) and did not give an opportunity to express ambiguity.
B. Americans have turned out to be much more interested in politics since Perot’s run in 1992.
C. The original surveys had too many male respondents.
D. A and C.
9. For