Describe the relationship Americans have with gun control.
A) Most favor some form of gun control, but most also own guns.
B) Though they are primarily uninformed about the issue, most favor some form of gun control.
C) In addition being quite energized about the issue, most also favor form of gun control.
D) Though they are primarily lukewarm about the issue, most favor some form of gun control.
How is the failure of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion an example of the impact dramatic foreign policy events often have on public support of the president?
A) Support for the president remained unmoved.
B) Even as a failure, the event spurred public support for President Kennedy.
C) The event spurred public disdain for President Kennedy.
D) The failure led to a decline in military support for Kennedy which only then led to a decline
in public support.
Groups are invested in a variety of questions, thus public opinion is __________.
A) predictable
B) fragmented
C) easily quantifiable
D) unitary
What impact does a bad economy have for presidential popularity?
A) A decline in popularity
B) A rise in popularity, as an effort at encouragement
C) Little to no impact
D) Researchers find it nearly impossible to generalize about the relationship between a bad
economy and presidential popularity
Describe the kind of difficult events which a president faces and which rallies the American people to that president.
A) Breaking ground for a new government building
B) An unsuccessful hunt for an international criminal
C) International hostage crisis
D) Personal infidelity