AP GOV - Unit 4 Practice Test

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Which of the following is NOT a core value of United States political culture? Legal equality, Political equality, Economic equality, Freedom of religion, Freedom of speech

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Economic equality

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All of the following are traditional political values held by most Americans EXCEPT: individual freedom, representative democracy, equality of opportunity, equality of outcome, due process of law

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equality of outcome

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When a child’s parents both identify strongly with the same political party, the child will most likely

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identify with the parents’ party

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates political socialization? A young teenager hears her parents discussing politics around the dinner table, which influences her own views.

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A young teenager hears her parents discussing politics around the dinner table, which influences her own views.

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Which of the following statements draws an accurate comparison from the information graphic? Options: The Nixon “Boomer” generation was far more likely to vote Democrat when they were eighteen year olds than the Truman “Silent” generation., The Ford/Carter “Boomer” generation has voted more consistently Republican than has the Bush/Obama “Millennial” generation., The Roosevelt “Greatest” generation voted Democrat in 2000 but voted Republican in 2006., The Reagan/Bush “Gen X” generation voted more consistently with the national average than did the Nixon “Boomer” generation.

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The Ford/Carter “Boomer” generation has voted more consistently Republican than has the Bush/Obama “Millennial” generation.

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Which of the following best describes a trend in the data? Options: The older the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as patriotic., Generation X respondents are more likely to be politically active than the Baby-Boomer respondents., Baby Boomer respondents are the most likely to consider themselves self-reliant., The younger the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as religious and moral.

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The older the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as patriotic.

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The passage is most related to which of the following concepts? Political partisanship, Political socialization, Political ideology, Political polling

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Political socialization

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Which of the following best explains how the passage relates to the political process? Options: Attacks on United States soil can mobilize the public to act and demand changes to the public policy process., Public opinion plays an important role in the development of new security measures to protect the United States from internal and external threats., There are important political and cultural events that can cause the development of lasting political beliefs across groups of people in society., Citizens judge political leaders on how they react to the internal and external threats faced during their time in office.

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There are important political and cultural events that can cause the development of lasting political beliefs across groups of people in society.

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Which of the following best describes an exit poll? Options: A poll that asks voters at randomly selected voting places whom they voted for so that election results can be predicted more quickly, A poll conducted by having a computer randomly select phone numbers from around the country, An opinion poll that is used to intentionally sway people’s opinions by using false or misleading information in the conversation, A poll that randomly samples a population to capture public opinion at a given time

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A poll that asks voters at randomly selected voting places whom they voted for so that election results can be predicted more quickly

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Which of the following is an accurate comparison of an exit poll and a tracking poll? Options: A, B, C, D

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D