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bobypop · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

If you were an elementary school principal, which types of activities would you ban if you were interested in producing future political know-nothings?

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Question 2

Identify and describe three different states of political awareness and interest exhibited by citizens in democratic societies.

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jordangronback · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 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.

Answer to Question 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.