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Ideology Assignment

 

            Now that you have taken the survey in class and determined where you are on the political spectrum, you can see if your results will hold firm.  To do this, please complete the following assignment for Monday, September 8.

 

1. Go to my web site links page for your class and select the link that says “Match Your Ideology.”  Here is the URL

 

http://home.att.net/~betsynewmark/GoPoLinks.html#Ideology

 

2. You will find links to several ideology surveys.  Take any two of the surveys.  Record your results by writing them down or printing them out. 

 

3. Ask at least your family members to take either one of the online surveys or my survey which is posted on my website at the same link. Record their results.

 

4. Answer the following questions:

 

a. Do the results of the three surveys correlate with each other?  How are they different?  How can you explain the differences? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. How do your results correlate with your family’s results?  Does this surprise you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Does the material in Wilson, Chapter Five, correspond to your personal results? Now that you have read about the factors that influence public opinion do those factors apply to you?  What does and what doesn’t?