This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Culture > Political > Political Culture – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Culture Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main elements of the major parties in terms of the roles of their members? A) The party media consultants. B) The party organization. C) The party in government. D) The party in the electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The party media consultants. 2. The process by which citizens acquire a sense of their own political identity would be best defined as: A) Demographics. B) Political socialization. C) Political culture. D) Political opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political socialization. 3. What is outsourcing? A) A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers. B) Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope. C) The impact of a person's age and stage in life on his or her political views. D) The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers. 4. Which of the following statements about political socialization is true? A) Political socialization is a process that continues throughout an individual's life. B) The most powerful agent of political socialization is the school. C) Political socialization ensures that citizens perceive the government as legitimate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political socialization is a process that continues throughout an individual's life. 5. Parties that hold a particular set of underlying beliefs that inform their perspective on a variety of issues are known as A) Ideological parties. B) Single-issue parties. C) Splinter parties. D) Electorate party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideological parties. 6. The book lists liberty, equality, democracy, and civic duty as 4 of 5 important elements in the American view of the political system, which answer below is the 5th? A) Collective responsibility. B) Military dominance. C) Economic plurality. D) Individual responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individual responsibility. 7. Confidence in institutions is determined by cultural norms instead of the performance of political authorities. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 8. Which of the following public opinion polls would be the most useful? A) A poll with scientific data support. B) A straw poll based on personal opinions. C) A poll paid for by candidate Hillary Clinton. D) An internet based poll on Twitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A poll with scientific data support. 9. Which BEST describes a representative democracy? A) Leaders. B) Kings. C) Democrats. D) Elected officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elected officials. 10. What is equality? A) A government committed to treating all people the same. B) The state of lacking competition with another person and sharing everything, especially property. C) The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. 11. According to Inglehart and his colleagues, the development of values depends solely on the socio-economic and technological development of the society. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What is Individual Responsibility? A) People are not responsible for their actions. B) Individuals are responsible for their own actions and well-being. C) People should expect the government to solve all of their problems. D) Others determine how successful you will be in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individuals are responsible for their own actions and well-being. 13. The popular vote A) Popular Sovereignty. B) The Great Vote. C) Popular Process. D) Popular suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Popular Sovereignty. 14. Which of the following questions is most likely to appear on a push poll? A) Do you approve of the waste of money on failing social service agencies under our current senator?. B) Do you approve of raising property taxes slightly to help fund schools?. C) Do you approve of increasing the military budget?. D) Do you approve of rolling back environmental regulations to encourage business investment?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do you approve of the waste of money on failing social service agencies under our current senator?. 15. Which of the following is defined by internal divisions that structure societies and may be based on class, ethnicity, religion, or territory? A) Political socialization. B) Political efficacy. C) Social and political cleavages. D) Political legitimacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social and political cleavages. 16. The most important reason(s) why people don't vote is: A) They have difficulty leaving work. B) They are not U.S. citizens. C) Registration rules. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. What are the 2 major categories that economic policies are divided into A) Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy. B) Conservative Policy and Liberal Policy. C) Finance Policy and Investment Policy. D) Bank Policy and Credit Union Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy. 18. The widely shared and deep seated political beliefs of the people in a country = A) The Bill of Rights. B) Political culture. C) Enduring beliefs. D) Core Values. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political culture. 19. Policy disputes are shaped by the ideologies of our two major political parties. Democrats are generally influenced by A) Communism ideologies. B) Conservative ideologies. C) Liberal ideologies. D) Libertarian ideologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberal ideologies. 20. Minor parties have contributed MOST to United States politics by A) Causing major parties to adopt their ideas. B) Providing more candidates from which voters can choose. C) Placing their presidential candidates on the ballot. D) Establishing political precedents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Providing more candidates from which voters can choose. 21. According to Montesquieu, what is the best political regime? A) The monarchy, but parliamentary. B) The republic, but moderate. C) The monarchy, but absolutist. D) The republic, but extremist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The republic, but moderate. 22. What have been the 2 main tension points in American democracy since the Founding generation? A) Liberty and Personal Property. B) Liberty and Equality. C) Liberty and Civic Engagement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberty and Equality. 23. What is NOT true about a Political Platform? A) States the main ideas of the party. B) Explains why it was started. C) Stance on main ideas and current agenda. D) Explains the negative points about the opposing party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explains the negative points about the opposing party. 24. According to Kivirähk and Lauristin, to achieve changes in the fields of political culture and participation, all that has to be done is to raise the functioning capability of Civil Society Organisations. A) Talk. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talk. 25. What is the rule of law? A) Shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate. B) Giving priority to one's own goals over group goals. C) The idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs. D) The principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern. 26. Which of the following is a type of political culture? A) Traditionalistic. B) Moralistic. C) Individualistic. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 27. The trend of social trust in the Baltic states from 1990 to 2008 confirms that interpersonal trust largely depends on economic and physical security in society. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 28. In Estonia, immigrant populations are more tolerated than the LGBTQ community, according to the 2012 sub-index of the Legatum's social capital index. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 29. According to the social contract theory, where does the government get its power? A) "the legislature". B) "the laws of nature". C) "the consent of the governed". D) The King of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "the consent of the governed". 30. What is a demographic? A) Religion, ethnicity, population, etc. B) A building in Washington D.C. C) A constitutional amendment. D) A piece of art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religion, ethnicity, population, etc. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCulture QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Culture Quiz 1Political Culture Quiz 2Political Culture Quiz 4Political Culture Quiz 5Political Culture Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books