pols chapter 4

although americans profess a belief in equality they to seem to lean away from the equality of______

what people can learn about politics depends on the stage of their mental development is an example of what psychologists call ___________ ____________ _____________

groups of people roughly equal in social position who interact with one another are called

as children grow their idealization of political authority fades to

_________ ____________ is a person's sense of being able to accomplish something politically

an act of ____ __________ is a deliberate violation of the law as a means of asserting the illegitimacy of the law or calling attention to a high moral principle

according to the _______ ___________ ____________ the expected benefit of voting is relatively small

the press is sometimes called the _____ _________ of government

the television network that the president and many world leaders have come to rely on for a major source of information is

the _____ ________-- requires stations to give or sell time to one political candidate if the station has given or sold time to another candidate for the same office

when they vote journalist greatly favor the __________ party

more than print journalism television news reporting calls for _____________ of events rather than merely stating what happened

the public's high degree of interest in politics is substantiated by their high level of knowledge of politics
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True False

americans tend to support equality of opportunity over equality of result
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True False

the effect of school as an agent of political socialization is sudden and dynamic as the child enters grade school
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True False

once in school children tend to become less partisan
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True False

political socialization differs widely between distinctive political subcultures in the united states
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True False

the highest rates of political activity are among people with a strong commitment to a political party
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True False

one of the most commen methods of political participation in the United States is the direct contact of public officals
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True False

most studies have shown a strong relationship between public opinion and public policay
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True False

newspapers had very little influence in the US during the 18th and 19th centuries
True False

many world leaders including the president of the US often depend on cable network news as a more accurate source of information than their own offical sources
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True False

increased access to the mass media had resulted in greater knowledge about news events and public affairs
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True False