Deck 3: Values and Public Policy

Question 1

Intergenerational connectedness, community networks, and political and social trust are the basis of

A) regime values.
B) social capital.
C) generational cohorts.
D) political parties.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to Huntington, American core social and political values

A) don't actually exist.
B) are the basis of the "American Creed."
C) are inherently conservative.
D) are unchangeable.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Wealthier people place more value on pro-social values than do other individuals.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following subcultures are likely to embrace communal solutions to problems?

A) Individualistic
B) Traditionalistic
C) Moralistic
D) Anarchistic

Question 5

Individuals who value political and social equality more than economic freedom tend to be

A) individualistic.
B) baby boomers.
C) post-materialists.
D) Silent Generation.

Question 6

A person born in 1943 is part of which generational cohort?

A) WWII generation
B) Silent Generation
C) Generation X
D) Baby boomer generation

Question 7

Generally, post-materialists' view corporatism as

A) good.
B) very good.
C) detrimental.
D) None of the above

Question 8

Which generation below is the most supportive of increased government spending for communal problems?

A) Generation Y
B) Generation X
C) Baby boomer generation
D) WWII generation

Question 9

Generally speaking, the WWII generation is

A) more politically liberal than Generation Y.
B) less likely to attend church than Generation X.
C) more likely to support aid for the poor than following generations.
D) less likely to support increases for public schools.