Take the World’s Smallest Political Quiz http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/ (Lin

Take the World’s Smallest Political Quiz http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/ (Links to an external site.) and the Pew Research Typology http://www.people-press.org/typology/quiz/ (Links to an external site.)
Answer the following questions:
What do your results say? Do the results identify you in ways you agree? Why or why not?
How did you develop your political attitudes? Are your views similar to that of your parents? Did your friends, family, or religious affiliations influence your political attitudes? (Explain at least 3 of these demographic characteristics that influenced your ideology and how/why). Which demographic factor most influenced your political attitudes (or ideology).
In what ways are elected officials responsive to public opinion? How responsive should they be? Explain.
Please number your response to each question. Be sure to thoroughly respond to each question, as well as two of your classmate’s postings.
Discussion Board Rubric
Your initial post is worth 15 points, the reply posts are worth 5 points, for a total of 20 points.
Points will be assigned according to the content of the discussion board. A paragraph response for EACH question presented is required, as well as each reply post. Discussion boards should be written in your words.
Initial Post:
15 points: the poster states their opinion of the issue; makes an argument in support of their opinion; uses multiple examples/facts/evidence to support their positions, uses reasoning and critical thinking, and not emotion, to support their opinion and answers all of the questions presented.
10 points: the poster states their opinion of the issue; makes an argument in support of their opinion; uses some examples/facts to support position, uses reasoning and critical thinking to support their opinion. Does not address each question/s presented.
5 points: the poster states their opinion of the issue; makes an argument in support of their opinion. Does not address each question presented.
3 points: the poster states their opinion of the issue. Does not address each question presented.
Reply Posts: In your reply post, ask questions, support the authors position with additional evidence, or challenge the author with a solid argument supported with evidence.
5 points: Uses reasoning and critical thinking, and not emotion to reply to others posting. Does not post more than a simply sentence agreeing with the authors post. Supports their position with facts/evidence.
3 points: states opinion, but response is limited (little or no reasoning) to the authors post.
Points will be DEDUCTED for grammatical errors, punctuation, capitalization, etc. The discussion boards need to be written AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL.

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