Gov Unit 3 Political Socialization

What is one way in which modern social media impacts politics and political campaigns differently than newspapers did in the past?

• Since rural areas may have less social media access, rural Americans are left out of the political process.

• Social Media provides for greater fact checking and more accurate presentation of issues.

• Social Media provides an unbiased platform for issues compared to print media.

• Social Media allows citizens and politicians to directly interact to present various policy opinions.

Which of the following demonstrates voluntary political participation?

• Voting

• Jury Service

• Paying Taxes

• Obeying a judge's order

In order to be most accurate and valid, public opinion poll sampling must be representative and?

• Use push polls

• Have at least 4 choices

• Random

• Include all voting age groups

This type of poll measures a change in public opinion over time.

• Push

• Stratified

• Exit

• Tracking

This type of poll is used after being conducted near polling places on election day to project election winners.

• Exit

• Tracking

• Push

• Random Sampling

What some reasons a public opinion poll might be inaccurate? Select all possible correct responses.

• The sample was not representative or random

• The questions asked suggested an answer

• People responding to the poll lied

• The poll was both random and representative

While public opinion polls may not directly make policy, the results can be used by politicians to?

• shape or spin their message to be acceptable to the most people

• inform the public as to what is best for it

• persuade the public to support a candidate for election

• manipulate the introduction of legislation

Political Socialization can be defined as?

• The transmission of political culture

• The use of schools to introduce politics

• The influence of politicians on the public

• The influence of the public on the media

What has the greatest influence on a person's political views?

• Religion

• Education

• Family

• Media

The media influences a person's political socialization mainly through gatekeeping/agenda setting and?

• Television

• Newspapers

• Editorials and Opinion

• Issue Framing