4. 100 200 300 400 500 Public Opinion Socialization Voting Media VocabMisc

5. Team 1Team 2 Team 3 CATEGORIES

6. A 100 Individuals of which party are more likely to vote?

7. A 100 Republican

8. A 200 % of American Voters who actually vote in presidential election years?

9. 50 - 60 % A 200

10. A 300 Factor that determines the likelihood of a person to participate in politics

11. A 300 Education

12. A 400 The only group in America today that is not allowed to vote (Age is not an answer)

13. A 400 Prisoners

14. A 500 Correct historical sequence of expanding voting rights

15. A 500 1.Universal male suffrage 2.Black Suffrage 3.Female Suffrage 4.18+ Suffrage

16. B 100 Which president won the election despite the fact that Gallop polls predicted he would lose?

17. B 100 Truman

18. B 200 All national government institutions sponsor national public opinion polls EXCEPT

19. B 200 The Supreme Court

20. B 300 Everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for a sample

21. B 300 Random Sampling

22. B 400 Three criticisms of Public Opinion Polling

23. B 400 1.Politicians follow instead of lead 2.Weakens democracy- distorts election process – Bandwagon 3.Bradley effect 4.Others

24. B 500 4 benefits to Polling

25. B 500 1.Help candidates detect public preferences 2.Voice for the people 3.More democratic society 4.More participation in the political process 5.Other possible answers

26. C 100 Political values are passed to the next generation

27. C 100 Political Socialization

28. C 200 Belief that one man can make a difference in politics by expressing an opinion and acting politically

29. Political Efficacy C 200

30. C 300 In which country do citizens have the highest level of political efficacy?

31. C 300 The United States

32. DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

33. C 400 The most important determinant of an individual’s political party affiliation is

34. Family C 400

35. C 500 Explain the role of religion in politics

36. C 500 Jews are the most liberal, Evangelical Christians are more Conservative

37. D 100 News source from where most Americans get their political opinions

38. Television D 100

39. D 200 The media outlet most controlled by regulations of the federal government

40. D 200 T.V.

41. D 300 How does the media play a major role in setting public agenda?

42. D 300 Deciding how prominently to cover issue related news stories

43. D 400 What effect did T.V. have on the war in Vietnam and what did it do for our level of trust in our government?

44. 1.Brought the war into our living rooms 2.Showed lying politicians 3.Reality v. Perception Trust in government went down! D 400

45. D 500 Discuss the 7 principles of news management used by the Reagan administration

46. D 500 1.Plan ahead 2.Stay offensive 3.Control flow of information 4.Limit reporters access 5.Talk about what you want to talk about 6.Speak in 1 voice 7.Repeat, repeat, repeat

47. E 100 Created to Increase voter registration, complete 2 activities at one place, hope to increase young voter registration

48. E 100 Motor Voter laws

49. E 200 Voting places randomly selected; ask every tenth voter how they just voted

50. Exit Polls E 200

51. E 300 Federal $$$ to help states update their voting equipment; came as a result of 2000 election

52. E 300 Help America Vote Act 2002

53. E 400 Shared beliefs and values that a citizenry has within a country

54. E 400 Political Culture

55. E 500 Purposely staged events for the media that look spontaneous

56. E 500 Media Events

57. F 100 Which group has the highest percentage of the voting age population that is registered to vote?

58. F 100 White Anglos

59. F 200 Most common political activity

60. F 200 Voting

61. F 300 The most important predictor of voter choices

62. F 300 Party Identification

63. F 400 Describe the relationship between socioeconomic status and participation in the political process

64. F 400 Higher the socioeconomic status, the more likely to participate in the political process

65. F 500 How does minority group status affect political participation?

66. F 500 African Americans are more likely to participate in Politics, group consciousness gives incentive to vote

67. The Final Jeopardy Category is: Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

68. Final Jeopardy Question Click on screen to continue What is the relationship between social class and political attitudes (liberal v. Conservative)

69. Thank You for Playing Jeopardy! Scores High social class status usually implies a conservative view, however when high levels or education are there, there is a liberalizing effect