4.1 & 4.2 - American Attitudes and Socialization

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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.

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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.

9.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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.

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

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