WGU C181: Chapter 5-Quiz and Answers
1. is the collective attitude of citizens concerning a given issue or question. Public opinion
2. One thing that is often overlooked concerning opinion polling is that it is a modern invention dating only from the 1930s.
3. The majoritarian mode...
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WGU C181: Chapter 5-Quiz and Answers
1. is the collective attitude of citizens concerning a given issue or question. Public
opinion
2. One thing that is often overlooked concerning opinion polling is that it is a modern invention
dating only from the 1930s.
3. The majoritarian model of democracy assumes that the public holds clear and consistent
opinions on government policies.
4. The most frequent response to a survey question is called the mode.
5. distribution is defined as a distribution of opinions that shows two responses
being chosen withjust about equal frequency. Bimodal
6. distribution is defined as a symmetrical bell-shaped distribution (of opinions)
centered on the single most frequent response. Normal
7. When different questions on the same issue produce similar distributions of opinion, and
opinions show little change over time, what kind of distribution is indicated? stable
distribution
8. People acquire their values through , a complex process through which individuals
become aware of politics, learn political facts, and form political values. political socialization
9. There are a number of agents of political socialization, but which of the following is
not commonly considered one of them? occupation
10. The principle says that whatever is learned first primarily acts to formulate later
learning.
structuring
11. Which of the following represents one of the most politically important elements of
socialization that children specifically learn from their families? Party identification
12. Which type of socialization agent demonstrated strong and important political
differences for almost a hundred years, but has seen an equalization in recent decades that
has greatly diminished these sharp differences? region
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