Public Opinion Quiz

A combination of the views, attitudes, and ideas held by individuals in a community is called

• majority viewpoint.

• public opinion.

• majority stability.

• underlying values.

Public opinion that fluctuates in response to social, political, and economic events is

• intense.

• constant.

• casual preference.

• dynamic.

Americans are __________ about their country's political, social, and economic institutions.

• anxious

• apathetic

• negative

• positive

In recent years, American public opinion has

• shifted to the right.

• shifted to the left.

• stayed essentially centrist.

• has become less ideologically oriented.

The view that what people can learn about politics depends on the stage of their mental development is called the

• social learning theory.

• transfer theory.

• cognitive development theory.

• authoritative theory of politics.

The principal agent of political socialization is the______________?

• mass media

• family

• school

• peer groups

Political efficacy is a person’s

• sense of right and wrong.

• sense of duty.

• political party affiliation.

• sense of being able to accomplish something politically.

________ is the most common form of political participation in the United States.

• Voting

• Protesting

• Campaigning

• Donating

The rational weighing of the costs and benefits of participating by a citizen is called the

• benefit transfer model.

• cognitive development theory.

• social cost theory.

• rational actor model.

All of the following are factors that motivate people to participate in politics except a

• low sense of political efficacy.

• high sense of civic duty.

• strong sense of party identification.

• desire for social rewards.