Political Socialization Quiz

Which of the following is generally the most important agent of political socialization?

• Family

• The media

• Place of birth

• Social class

Which of the following is the best example of the democratic ideal of limited government?

• Interest groups lobbying the government to influence legislation on a particular issue

• The media covering a confirmation hearing for a potential Supreme Court justice

• Citizens voting to elect a new member of the United States Congress

• The United States Constitution enumerating specific powers to Congress

Which of the following best describes how the generations view themselves in regards to the idealistic trait?

• Millennial respondents are the least likely to consider themselves idealistic.

• Each group is less likely to identify as idealistic as they get older.

• Baby-Boomer respondents are more likely to consider themselves idealistic than Generation X respondents.

• Silent Generation respondents are the most likely to consider themselves idealistic.

The passage is most related to which of the following concepts?

• Political partisanship

• Political socialization

• Political ideology

• Political polling

Based on the outcome of the polls, which of the following is likely true about questions that use the agree-disagree format?

• Questions that use the agree-disagree format increase the percentage of respondents who agree with the primary statement.

• Questions that use the agree-disagree format create confusion about what is being asked.

• Questions that use the agree-disagree format reduce support for the public policy that is being surveyed.

• Questions that use the agree-disagree promote considerations of other perspectives.

Which of the following best explains the data in the line graph?

• Between 2012 and 2018, the economy did not grow enough to make economic issues a top priority.

• Voters care more about jobs than the budget deficit because there has been an increase in unemployment between 2010 and 2018.

• The economy is likely the most important issue because it is a broader category that is more open to individual interpretation than both jobs and the budget deficit.

• Complex issues such as the budget deficit receive little attention in the media even though citizens care deeply about them.

Which of the following public policies would Republicans be most likely to support?

• Increasing government regulations in the market

• Increasing oversight of the national government on small businesses

• Reducing national government involvement in education

• Reducing the role of state governments in health care

A state government places security cameras facing a popular site of protest in a public square in front of its statehouse. This scenario illustrates

• how political attitudes quickly shift in the United States

• the balance of promoting stability and ensuring civil liberties

• the free-rider problem of organizing a civil right protests

• the impact of globalization on individual political attitudes

The primary responsibility for determining monetary policy in the United States rests with the

• International Monetary Fund

• World Bank

• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

• Treasury Department

• Comptroller of the Currency

Which of the following policies involves more state spending than federal spending?

• Military policy

• Social security

• Education

• Medicare

• Veterans affairs