Topics 4.1 - 4.4: Socialization + Ideology

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

Which of the following is the best example of the core value 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 delegating specific powers to Congress

In May of 2015, a federal appeals court ruled that the National Security Agency’s collection of Americans’ phone records was in violation of the USA PATRIOT Act. Which of the following core values are involved in the national debate regarding the surveillance program referred to in this scenario?

• Liberty versus stability and order

• Majority rule versus minority rights

• States’ rights versus federal authority

• Common good versus freedom of expression

A person loses his job and refuses to accept any government assistance to get back on his feet, instead relying on savings and seeking a new job immediately. Which of the following core values would this person most relate to?

• Rule of law

• Free enterprise

• Individualism

• Equality of opportunity

Which of the following public policies is best supported by the notion of free enterprise?

• The government subsidizing the cost of milk

• Congress passing legislation bailing out the automobile industry

• Taxpayers funding a national high-speed railway service

• After a review, the Federal Trade Commission approving a corporate merger of cable providers

Which of the following scenarios best reflects the process of political socialization?

• An individual takes a civics course in school and develops opinions about politics.

• Members of Congress increasingly vote the same way as other members of their party.

• A group is able to attract new members by offering access to a broad network of people.

• As media choices increase, individuals expand their media consumption to new sources.

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

• identify with the opposing party

• identify with the parents’ party

• have a low sense of political efficacy

• become an independent rather than a party identifier

• become alienated from the political system

Which of the following is true about church attendance based on the line graph?

• About 30% of people surveyed in 2010 rarely or never attend church.

• About 26% of people surveyed in 2010 attended church once a month or less.

• About 16% of people surveyed in 2010 attend church about once a year.

• About 54% of people surveyed in 2010 attended church once a year or less.

The graph above supports which of the following statements?

• People with higher incomes are more likely to think of themselves as conservative than are those with lower incomes.

• Americans with incomes under $10,000 are twice as likely to think of themselves as liberal than as conservative.

• A majority of people whose incomes fall between $10,000 and $50,000 think of themselves as conservative.

• No income group contains more people who think of themselves as liberal than people who think of themselves as conservative.

• People with higher incomes are less likely to think of themselves as either liberal or conservative than are those with lower incomes.

Political socialization is the process by which

• the use of private property is regulated by the government

• governments communicate with each other

• public attitudes toward government are measured and reported

• political values are passed to the next generation

• children are trained for successful occupations