Unit 4: American Political Ideologies & Beliefs
US Gov · Unit 4 · Paper 1

American Political Ideologies & Beliefs unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

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Each paper is built from this unit’s 16 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 4, Paper 1” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.
Suggested time 31 min 28 points0/17 attempted
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Political culture

2

Party identification

3

Random sampling

4

Sampling error

5

Keynesian vs supply-side economics

6

Libertarian ideology

7

Conservative ideology

8

Bandwagon effect

9

Political efficacy

10

Liberal ideology

11

Generational effect

12

Political socialization

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Monetary vs fiscal policy

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Benchmark, tracking and exit polls

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Polarization

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Question wording effects

3 pts

Free response

4 pts

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. A line graph titled "Percentage of Americans Who Believed Climate Change Would Pose a Serious Threat in Their Lifetime, 1997 to 2015" (Source: Gallup, October 2021) shows: 25% in 1997, rising fairly steadily to 33% by 2002 and 35% by 2006, peaking at 40% in 2008, dropping to 32% by 2010, rebounding to 37% in 2012, dipping to 34% in 2013, and ending at 36% in 2015.

A. Identify the percentage of Americans in 2010 who believed that climate change would pose a serious threat in their lifetime, according to the data in the line graph.

B. Describe a trend in the data shown in the line graph.

C. Draw a conclusion about how a trend in the line graph could be used by an interest group to influence policymaking.

D. Explain how the overall trend shown in the line graph could be a result of political socialization.