Public Opinion and Political Socialization Chapter Five Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Pluralists would argue that government should not always follow public opinion due to a. increased knowledge of the elite. b. the potential harm to changing constitutional doctrine. c. the apathy and lack of knowledge of the general public. d. the majoritarian control of major institutions by the elite. e. a tendency of the public to change its opinions dramatically on an issue in a short time frame. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Pluralists would argue that government should not always follow public opinion due to a. increased knowledge of the elite. b. the potential harm to changing constitutional doctrine. c. the apathy and lack of knowledge of the general public. (correct) d. the majoritarian control of major institutions by the elite. e. a tendency of the public to change its opinions dramatically on an issue in a short time frame. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

When sampled, public opinion on tax increases reveals that the distribution is heavily against the issue. Such a distribution would be characterized as a. stable. b. skewed. c. expected. d. extremist. e. biased. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

When sampled, public opinion on tax increases reveals that the distribution is heavily against the issue. Such a distribution would be characterized as a. stable. b. skewed. (correct) c. expected. d. extremist. e. biased. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Which of the following periods of life is most important to political socialization? a. The years from eighteen to twenty-five b. The period around retirement c. Adulthood d. Childhood e. Middle Age Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Which of the following periods of life is most important to political socialization? a. The years from eighteen to twenty-five b. The period around retirement c. Adulthood d. Childhood (correct) e. Middle Age Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

A majority of adults gain their political information from a. direct experience. b. church. c. family and friends. d. newspapers. e. television. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

A majority of adults gain their political information from a. direct experience. b. church. c. family and friends. d. newspapers. e. television. (correct) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

The set of values and beliefs that a person holds about the purpose and scope of government is called a. political ideology. b. party identification. c. liberalism or conservatism. d. political socialization. e. communalism. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

The set of values and beliefs that a person holds about the purpose and scope of government is called a. political ideology. (correct) b. party identification. c. liberalism or conservatism. d. political socialization. e. communalism. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.