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Chapter 6: MC
Multiple Choice.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Demography is the what? | Science of Human populations. |
| The enumeration of a population is called? | A census. |
| The Constitution requires an actual enumeration of the population every? | Ten years. |
| The third great wave of immigration, after World War II, consisted primarily of? | Hispanics and Asians. |
| The American "melting pot" refers to the mix of? | Cultures, ideas, and people. |
| The largest minority group in the United States today is? | Hispanics. |
| The Simpson-Mazzoli Act does what? | Requires documentation of the citizenship of all employees. |
| The most highly skilled immigrants group in American history is? | Asian Americans. |
| Over the last fifty years, much of America's population growth has been concentrated in? | The west and south. |
| Reapportionment can lead to? | Power shifts among the states. |
| The biggest reapportionment winner in the most recent census has been? | California. |
| The fastest-growing age group in America is composed of citizens over what age? | The age of sixty-five. |
| According to many observers, the "new parents" are? | The mass media. |
| One of the most obvious intrusions of the government into the Americans' socialization is? | Schools. |
| As people grow older? | Political participation rises steadily. |
| The public opinion poll was perfected by? | George Gallup |
| The key to the accuracy of opinion polls is the? | The technique of random sampling. |
| Most polling today is done through? | Random-digit dialing. |
| Thomas Jefferson believed that? | A majority of people will exercise good sense. |
| Who said, "Your people, Sir, are a great beast"? | Alexander Hamilton. |
| One thing that public opinion polls have shown is that the? | Level of public knowledge about politics is dismally low. |
| Public opinion polls have shown that the majority of Americans? | Recognize commercial slogans better than the names of political figures. |
| A liberal ideology favors? | A strong central government. |
| Researchers in the 1950's found that the largest share of the electorate consisted of? | Group-benefit voters. |
| Political participation? | Is aimed at influencing the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue. |
| Income and education being equal, African Americans and Hispanics participate in politics? | More than whites. |
| For most of the population, questions about the scope of government? | Elicit no or little opinion. |
| When is comes to political participation, the common denominator among political activists is? | Voting. |
| The conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and suffer the consequences is called? | Civil disobedience. |
| When identical methods were used to update the analysis of the 1956 study "The American Voter" in 1988, researchers found? | Just six percent more ideologues in 1988 than in 1956. |