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1) The process through which an individual acquires particular political orientations is most accurately called A) juvenile politicization.
B) political acclimation.
C) political socialization.
D) public opinion.
E) acquisition.

2) The process through which an individual acquires political beliefs and values is called A) public opinion.
B) political socialization.
C) social capital.
D) indoctrination.
E) values acquiescence.

Which of the following is least likely to be an agent of political socialization?
A) peer groups B) candidates C) school D) family E) mass media

Which of the following would be considered agents of political socialization?
A) peers
B) television
C) schools
D) families
E) All of the above.

If someone's two-year-old son enthusiastically says, "Obama! Change!" whenever he sees Barack Obama on television, his response is a result of A) values acquiescence.
B) public opinion.
C) political socialization.
D) social capital.
E) deliberative democracy.

6) Political socialization is the process through which
A) officeholders make policy decisions during informal conversations over cocktails.
B) immigrants from different national origins cast off their cultural heritage and assimilate as Americans.
C) democracies reject socialism.
D) an individual acquires particular political orientations.
E) democracies slowly adopt socialist public policies.

Which of the following is most likely to be an agent of political socialization?
A) celebrities
B) parents
C) professional athletes
D) astronauts
E) candidates

If someone's two-year-old daughter despairingly shakes her head and says "Obama, socialist!" whenever she sees Barack Obama on television, her response is a result of A) the prisoner's dilemma.
B) minimax regret.
C) political socialization.
D) transferable utility.
E) Nash equilibrium.

The children of two ardent Libertarians are most likely to grow up to be
A) apolitical.
B) Democrats.
C) liberal.
D) Libertarians.
E) Republicans.

American schools contribute to political socialization by
A) teaching about the virtues of socialism.
B) teaching students that war is evil.
C) requiring students to take on the partisan affiliation of their teacher.
D) teaching students to love your enemies.
E) reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to help instill patriotism.

How do American children under the age of ten tend to view the president?
A) Young children with a Democratic mother and a Republican father tend to be ambivalent about the president.
B) Most young children view the president as helpful.
C) Most young children view the president negatively.
D) Young children with Republican parents tend the view Republican presidents positively and Democratic presidents negatively.
E) Young children with Democratic parents tend to have negative views of the president; young children with Republican parents tend to have positive views of the president.

Which of the following groups has the biggest influence on the political views of high school students?
A) their friends
B) the president
C) the Wall Street Journal
D) National Public Radio
E) Facebook

Children who grow up in Republican households are most likely to identify themselves as A) Democrats.
B) Republicans.
C) Libertarians.
D) Liberals.
E) Socialists.

Political socialization within the family can be traced to two factors:
A) sibling relationships and parental intelligence.
B) receptivity and how strong your parents' views are.
C) size of family and its religiosity.
D) communication and receptivity.
E) communication and parenting skills.

The influence of family on political socialization stems from
A) communication and receptivity.
B) genetics and evolution.
C) static electricity and brainwaves.
D) osmosis and diffusion.
E) threats and bribes.