Unit 4 Progress Check: MCQ

Q1 Political Socialization-Identify Percent: According to the bar graph, what percentage of children remain Independent/Non-partisan if their parents do not have a consistent orientation toward either party?

A) 50%

Q26 Equality of Opportunity: Which of the following examples describes the core value of equality of opportunity?

A) A student gains admittance to a university without the hindrance of racial discrimination.

Q20 Even more data limitation on policy priorities: Which of the following statements is least supported by information on the chart?

A) Most Democrats and Republicans surveyed believe that an increase in social security taxes is needed to address social security deficits.

Q10 Closed and Opened Polls: Which of the following best explains how the format affected the polls? 1 unprompted first response to open-ended question 2 first choice from five options read to respondents

A) The closed-ended format limited respondents to fewer options, which forced respondents to focus on the most important issue of those options.

Q16 Death penalty and Republicans: Using both maps, which of the following explains how states with the death penalty voted in the 2016 election?

A) The maps show that states with the death penalty were more likely to vote for the Republican, Donald Trump, in the 2016 election.

Q12 Polling and Prediction: In the 2016 election, Donald Trump won the election despite losing the popular vote by about two percent. The line graph illustrates which of the following about presidential election polling?

A) The trend appears to indicate that Clinton is more likely to win, but factors such as margin of error and the electoral system also need to be taken into account.

Q4 Generations Political Views: Which of the following statements are illustrated by the data in table?

B) Millennials are more likely to say they have become more liberal politically over time than Baby Boomers.

Q19 More data limitations on policy priorities: The data in the chart is too limited to support which if the following generalizations?

B) Republicans believe climate change is a priority for state governments rather than the federal government.

Q7 Impact of political socialization: A large national survey of young Americans recently released by CIRCLE shows young Obama and Romney voters had strikingly similar levels of political knowledge. The survey also shows a clear relationship between respondents' high school civics education experiences and their knowledge of campaign issues and political participation in the 2012 presidential election. However, taking high school civics had little or no relationship with young adults' choice between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. "Young people who recalled experiencing more high-quality civic education practices in schools were more likely to vote, to form political opinions, to know campaign issues, and to know general facts about the US political system," said Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE. "Civics education was not related to partisanship or choice of candidate. These results should allay political concerns about civic education being taught in schools." Which of the following explains how the scenario described in the passage relates to political behavior?

B) Taking part in civic education affects whether or not an individual participates politically.

Q30 Parties and Voter identification: Which of the following parties would be most likely to support requiring voters to show photo identification when going to the voting booth?

B) The Republican Party

Q18 Data limitations and policy priorities: Which of the following is a possible limitation depicted by the data presented in the chart?

B) The chart does not account for the segments of the population that identify as Independents.

Q17 Death penalty and ideology: Using both maps, which of the following best explains why support for the death penalty is concentrated in the southern and middle parts of the United States?

B) The maps show that the southern and middle parts of the United States have conservative views on social issues.

Q21 Trends in healthcare: "Finally, there are the legal and moral arguments. Health care is considered a human right in every other developed nation. By not providing Medicare to all Americans, the government is not providing equal protection under the law: those with Medicare have more protection against the devastating effects of illness and injury, get more help overcoming or living with disabilities, and are protected against financial ruin. People say that single-payer would cost too much. Not true. We could provide health care for all our citizens for no more than we are currently spending on our very dysfunctional, fragmented and unfair system. How is this possible? Currently almost half of every health care dollar is spent on something other than health care: profit for insurance companies; multi-million-dollar salaries of their CEOs; money spent on advertising, processing (and rejecting) claims; and creating mountains of paperwork and endless hassles for doctors and patients." Which of the following projections about the influence of the passage on health care policy would most align with the author's views?

B) The passage could convince more members of Congress to support Medicare for all.

Q23 Moderate views on single payer: "Finally, there are the legal and moral arguments. Health care is considered a human right in every other developed nation. By not providing Medicare to all Americans, the government is not providing equal protection under the law: those with Medicare have more protection against the devastating effects of illness and injury, get more help overcoming or living with disabilities, and are protected against financial ruin. People say that single-payer would cost too much. Not true. We could provide health care for all our citizens for no more than we are currently spending on our very dysfunctional, fragmented and unfair system. How is this possible? Currently almost half of every health care dollar is spent on something other than health care: profit for insurance companies; multi-million-dollar salaries of their CEOs; money spent on advertising, processing (and rejecting) claims; and creating mountains of paperwork and endless hassles for doctors and patients." Which of the following most likely explains how the views of moderates would be affected by this passage?

B) The passage might convince a moderate to oppose a single-payer system of health care and contact their representatives in Congress to indicate their opposition.

Q3 Political Socialization-Influence of Family: Based on the data in the bar graph and your knowledge of the course, which of the following is an accurate statement that can be made about political socialization?

B) The political orientation of parents has a great influence on how their child will view politics.

Q14 Election Polls Timing: The polling in the summer of 2016 shows a sharp increase in popular support for Clinton, followed by a sharp increase in popular support for Trump. Which of the following factors most likely accounts for these increases in popular support?

B) The timing of political events covered by the news which temporarily influenced preferences

Q13 Polling Momentum: The trend in late October and early November showing Clinton ahead but an increase in support for Trump most likely would be

B) described as momentum by the trailing Trump campaign to encourage supporters to vote

Q2 Political Socialization-Independence of Children: According to the bar graph, which of the following statements is true about the influence of parents on the political orientation of their children?

C) About 25% of children whose parents are both Republican will become Independent/Non-partisan.

Q27 Political ideologies and Global Warming: Which of the following statements are supported by the data in the table?

C) Liberals are more likely than moderates to agree that global warming is a crisis.

Q25 Limited Government: The idea of having a constitution, which includes a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances, promotes which of the following core American values?

C) Limited Government

Q6 Political socialization: A large national survey of young Americans recently released by CIRCLE shows young Obama and Romney voters had strikingly similar levels of political knowledge. The survey also shows a clear relationship between respondents' high school civics education experiences and their knowledge of campaign issues and political participation in the 2012 presidential election. However, taking high school civics had little or no relationship with young adults' choice between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. "Young people who recalled experiencing more high-quality civic education practices in schools were more likely to vote, to form political opinions, to know campaign issues, and to know general facts about the US political system," said Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE. "Civics education was not related to partisanship or choice of candidate. These results should allay political concerns about civic education being taught in schools." Which of the following concepts is most closely related to the passage?

C) Political Socialization

Q29 Republican Support Social Policies: Which of the following public policies would Republicans be most likely to support?

C) Reducing government funding to organizations that provide reproductive services

Q15 Death penalty and Democrats: Using both maps, which of the following best explains how states without the death penalty voted in the 2016 presidential election?

C) States without the death penalty were more likely to cast their ballots for the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, in the 2016 election.

Q9 Poll Formats: Which of the following elements of polling likely created the difference in the poll results? 1 unprompted first response to open-ended question 2 first choice from five options read to respondents

C) The formats of the survey questions are different.

Q11 Understanding Polling Methods: The data from the two polls, which ask the same question, illustrate which of the following? 1 unprompted first response to open-ended question 2 first choice from five options read to respondents

C) Those making inferences from polling results should understand the methods used by pollsters.

Q22 Government role in health care: "Finally, there are the legal and moral arguments. Health care is considered a human right in every other developed nation. By not providing Medicare to all Americans, the government is not providing equal protection under the law: those with Medicare have more protection against the devastating effects of illness and injury, get more help overcoming or living with disabilities, and are protected against financial ruin. People say that single-payer would cost too much. Not true. We could provide health care for all our citizens for no more than we are currently spending on our very dysfunctional, fragmented and unfair system. How is this possible? Currently almost half of every health care dollar is spent on something other than health care: profit for insurance companies; multi-million-dollar salaries of their CEOs; money spent on advertising, processing (and rejecting) claims; and creating mountains of paperwork and endless hassles for doctors and patients." Which of the following explains how the role of government in health care policy would be influenced if the policy proposal in the passage were to be implemented?

D) Due to the nature of single-payer health care systems, the federal government would be responsible for funding and administering a Medicare for all system.

Q28 Democrats and Economic Policies: Which of the following public policies would Democrats be most likely to support?

D) Increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans

Q5 Generations Trends: Which of the following are supported by the data in the table?

D) More people become more socially conservative over time than more socially liberal.

Q8 Impact of political events: A large national survey of young Americans recently released by CIRCLE shows young Obama and Romney voters had strikingly similar levels of political knowledge. The survey also shows a clear relationship between respondents' high school civics education experiences and their knowledge of campaign issues and political participation in the 2012 presidential election. However, taking high school civics had little or no relationship with young adults' choice between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. "Young people who recalled experiencing more high-quality civic education practices in schools were more likely to vote, to form political opinions, to know campaign issues, and to know general facts about the US political system," said Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE. "Civics education was not related to partisanship or choice of candidate. These results should allay political concerns about civic education being taught in schools." The students mentioned in the passage did not have a strong preference in candidates or increased levels of partisanship, despite their exposure to civics education. Which of the following explains this type of political socialization?

D) Some life experiences that socialize individuals into politics affect specific behaviors but not partisanship or ideology.

Q24 Rule of Law: A member of Congress is arrested and convicted of failing to pay the proper amount of income tax. Which of the following core American values is most relevant to this case?

D) The rule of law