POLI 1090 CHAPTER 5 PRACTICE
QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following statements about education as an agent of political socialization
is accurate?
a) College graduates are less likely to take part in political protests than other
Americans.
b) College graduates are more likely than other Americans to be associated with greater
involvement in politics.
c) Education has proven to be a strong predictor of tolerance for racial minorities.
d) Government has traditionally prevented itself from taking part in political socialization
through public education. - Answer-b) College graduates are more likely than other
Americans to be associated with greater involvement in politics.
Political and social reform, government intervention in the economy, expansion of
government social services and health care, and greater concern for the environment
are views that are generally identified as belonging to which political ideology?
a) libertarian
b) liberal
c) conservative
d) socialist - Answer-b) liberal
Which of the following is generally considered a core U.S. value?
a) liberty
b) direct democracy
c) demagoguery
d) equality of conditions - Answer-a) liberty
Equality of opportunity is a
a) political value espoused by about half of Americans.
b) cultural value espoused primarily by the working class in the United States.
c) political opinion largely held by liberals.
d) basic political value held by most Americans. - Answer-d) basic political value held by
most Americans.
Which of the following is true of the effect of political party membership or loyalty on
political orientation?
a) Partisans tend to rely on party leaders and the media for cues on the appropriate
positions to take on major political issues.
QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following statements about education as an agent of political socialization
is accurate?
a) College graduates are less likely to take part in political protests than other
Americans.
b) College graduates are more likely than other Americans to be associated with greater
involvement in politics.
c) Education has proven to be a strong predictor of tolerance for racial minorities.
d) Government has traditionally prevented itself from taking part in political socialization
through public education. - Answer-b) College graduates are more likely than other
Americans to be associated with greater involvement in politics.
Political and social reform, government intervention in the economy, expansion of
government social services and health care, and greater concern for the environment
are views that are generally identified as belonging to which political ideology?
a) libertarian
b) liberal
c) conservative
d) socialist - Answer-b) liberal
Which of the following is generally considered a core U.S. value?
a) liberty
b) direct democracy
c) demagoguery
d) equality of conditions - Answer-a) liberty
Equality of opportunity is a
a) political value espoused by about half of Americans.
b) cultural value espoused primarily by the working class in the United States.
c) political opinion largely held by liberals.
d) basic political value held by most Americans. - Answer-d) basic political value held by
most Americans.
Which of the following is true of the effect of political party membership or loyalty on
political orientation?
a) Partisans tend to rely on party leaders and the media for cues on the appropriate
positions to take on major political issues.
