GOVT 2305 Chapter 6

The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is called a. political assimilation b. political socialization c. socio-economic change d.social communication

Which of the following is NOT a primary socializing agent? a. family b.church c.school d. peers

Currently, the greatest percentage of americans identify as a. populists b. libertarians c.independants d. republicans e. democrats`

A general belief about the role and purpose o government is called a. politicization b. socialization c.an ideology d. conservatism

As an agent of political socialization, the American family has its greatest effect on individuals' a. rate of political participation b. knowledge of particular public policies c. professional careers d. choice and form of higher education e. party identification

What are the two distinguishing characteristics of political socialization? a. schools the most influential agent of political socialization, and political socialization is the strongest during childhood b.family is the strongest agent of political socialization, and political socialization is strongest during high school and college c. political socialization is cumulative, and it is most heavily developed during childhood d. political socialization is transitory, and it is heavily developed during young adulthood e. political socialization occurs primarily among educated populations, and it is most heavily developed during adulthood

Libertarians are opposed to governmental intervention a. only with regard to affirmative action b. in neither the social no the economic spheres c. in the social sphere but not the economic sphere d. in the economic but not the social sphere e. in both the economic and social spheres

A conservative is opposed to government intervention a. only with regard to affirmative action b. in neither the social no the economic spheres c. in the social sphere but not the economic sphere d. in the economic but not the social sphere e. in both the economic and social spheres

The key factors in determining the accuracy of an opinion poll are the a. population and the sample size b. sample size and the timeline over which sample was taken. c. size of the sample and whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method d. sample size and whether the sample has the same percentage of men and women as the same percentage e. anonymous nature of the sampling process and sample size

A properly drawn sample of one thousand individuals has a sampling error of roughly plus or minus _______ percent. a. 10 b. 8 c. 1 d. 3 e. 5

Sources of polling error can include a. all these answers are correct b. question order c. unrepresentative samples d. respondents' lack of knowledge or interest in the issue e. question wording

TRUE/FALSE: on the high profile issues particularly, public opinion tends to affect policy to a greater degree than policymakers' agendas affect public opinions