AP U.S. Gov Unit 4

Which of the following best represents an example of the process of political socialization?

• As a result of his strongly conservative views, an individual limits his news sources to only those that have a conservative leaning in their reporting.

• A member of Congress makes her staff members available to provide capitol tours to her constituents and their families.

• An employee at the Department of Defense develops a strong working relationship with defense contractors that ultimately result in his receiving a job offer from the company.

• A high school student joins a Young Politicians club at her school and develops specific positions on a number of political issues.

In which of the following situations would public opinion polls most likely affect the way a member of the House of Representatives from New York votes on legislation?

• Nationwide polling indicates that Americans overwhelmingly favor passage of the legislation.

• Polling within New York indicates that voters support passage of the legislation.

• Public opinion polls within the member's New York district reflect shifting opinions on the legislation.

• A public opinion poll in the member's New York district indicates that voters oppose the legislation.

Which of the following represents a typical liberal viewpoint on the right to privacy?

• The right to privacy is not expressly outlined in the Constitution and should be overturned in future precedent.

• The right to privacy should apply to one's home and internet usage, but not to birth control or abortion.

• The right to privacy is implied in the Constitution and should be protected from birth control to cell phones.

• The federal government should be able to monitor a citizen's activity at all times through computers, cameras and phones.

Which of the following best represents a typical conservative viewpoint on environmental regulation?

• Those making environmental regulations should take more consideration to the impact on businesses and corporations.

• Environmental regulation is necessary to protect the environment from destruction at the hands of businesses.

• Environmental regulation should be handled by the corporations themselves and not something forced upon them.

• The United States should sign environmental regulation treaties to ensure that our policy is enforced by the international community.

Which of the following correctly describes conservative and liberal positions on social issues?

• Conservatives believe poverty can best be solved through private charity, while liberals believe government programs are needed to help fight poverty.

• Conservatives believe civil rights protections should be expanded to include homosexuals, while liberals believe civil rights legislation improperly increases the power of the federal government.

• Conservatives believe increased environmental protections are necessary to limit climate change, while liberals believe government regulations are overly burdensome on businesses.

• Conservatives believe abortion right should be protected, while liberals believe access to abortion should be restricted.

A candidate running for President wants to better understand how her target voters obtain their political beliefs. Her campaign polls 500 voters to ask them about this subject. The majority of those surveyed will likely align with those of

• their former schools and teachers

• their friends on social media

• their favorite media outlet

• their parents

Following the Civil Rights Movement, some states resorted to forced busing programs in an effort to counterbalance de facto segregation and ensure equality of opportunity for nonwhite students. While upholding the value of equality of opportunity, this action tends to clash with the value of

• limited government

• individualism

• rule of law

• free enterprise

Conservatives are typically in favor of limited government. However, if a conservative were to compromise on this value, it would probably be in the interest of

• free enterprise, such as requiring disclosures of stock trades

• equality of opportunity, such as promoting affirmative action programs

• individualism, such as ensuring a woman's right to choose

• the rule of law, such as extending surveillance powers over suspected terrorists

A political scientist is studying how groups of people come to obtain their political views. He has divided the group he is studying into younger and older. Which of the following will probably have a larger effect on the younger subjects than the older?

• Media

• Family

• Schools

• Peers

What is political socialization?

• All the people who might be interest group members because they share the same common interest.
• The process through which an individual acquires his/her particular orientations - his/her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his/her political world.
• How similar cases have been decided in the past.
• The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues.