If you were an elementary school principal, which types of activities would you ban if you were ...

(Ans. #1)

An ideal response will:
1. Define political what political scientists mean by know-nothings.
2. Discuss reasons that people become political know-nothings, including the role of agents of political socialization (especially schools as agents).
3. Provide one or more examples of school activities that should be banned to socialize students into political know-nothings.

(Ans. #2)

An ideal response will:
1. List the three different states of political awareness (attentive public, political know-nothings, and part-time citizens).
2. Explain how each of these three is different in terms of political awareness and why these differences exist.

(Ans. #3)

An ideal response will:
1. Identify the primary reason for not voting, stating that voters had problems registering, were not interested in voting, or were too busy to vote.
2. Discuss the shift to Internet use for campaigns, which lowers the cost for candidates and voters to participate in elections. The high levels of Internet use are associated with higher voter mobilization.

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