Bell Work Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the core values that most Americans agree with regarding government and politics?

• Rule of Law

• Equality of Opportunity

• Party Ideology

• Limited Government

Which agent of political socialization do most political scientists agree is the strongest?

• Parents

• Media

• Religion

• Schools

Events such as marriage, having kids, buying a house and retiring can change a person's priorities and political views. These are known as...

• Generational Effects

• Lifecycle Effects

• Demographic Factors

• Period Effects

True or False: public opinion polls influence public policies, elections, and the decisions made by government institutions.

• True

• False

Roughly how many people are needed to accurately represent all Americans in a poll in terms of such key variables as gender, ethnicity/race, income, and education?

• 100-500

• 500-1000

• 1200-1500

• At least 2000

Some people will look at polling results and think that they should follow what others think. This is known as the...

• Polling effect

• Demographic effect

• Bandwagon effect

• Public opinion effect

Directly after 9/11, over half of all Americans believed it was necessary to sacrifice civil liberties to curb terrorism. This political attitude that developed as a result of a major event is an example of

• lifecycle effects

• political ideology

• emotional manipulation

• political socialization

The number one agent of socialization is/are

• the family.

• the media.

• educational institutions.

• religious institutions.

Which of the following is a correct statement about sampling error?

• Sampling errors invalidate the results of a poll.

• Sampling errors only occur if a random sample has not been used.

• Sampling errors will always occur when using a sample of the population, as opposed to the whole.

• Sampling errors can be reduced if the sample size is reduced.

Which of the following makes a correct pairing between a core political value and its description?

• A

• B

• C

• D