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questions 6 through 8 refer to the following.
a large national survey of young americans recently released by circle shows young obama and romney voters had strikingly similar levels of political knowledge. the survey also shows a clear relationship between respondents high school civics education experiences and their knowledge of campaign issues and political participation in the 2012 presidential election. however, taking high school civics had little or no relationship with young adults choice between barack obama and mitt romney
young people who recalled experiencing more high - quality civic education practices in schools were more likely to vote, to form political opinions, to know campaign issues, and to know general facts about the us political system, said peter levine, director of circle. civics education was not related to partisanship or choice of candidate. these results should allay political concerns about civic education being taught in schools.
source: circle, 2013.
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which of the following concepts is most closely related to the passage?
a public opinion polling
b partisanship
c political socialization
d ideology

Explanation:

• Public opinion polling: The passage is not about conducting or analyzing public opinion polls. It focuses on the relationship between civic education and political knowledge/participation, not on polling methods or results.
• Partisanship: The text clearly states that "civics education was not related to partisanship or choice of candidate". So this option is incorrect.
• Political socialization: Political socialization is the process by which individuals acquire political values, beliefs, and behaviors. High - school civics education is a key agent of political socialization. The passage shows how high - quality civics education (a form of political socialization) affects political knowledge (knowing campaign issues, general facts about the U.S. political system) and political participation (voting).
• Ideology: There is no mention of political ideologies (such as liberalism, conservatism) in the passage. The focus is on civic education and its impact on political knowledge and participation, not on ideological stances.

Answer:

C. Political socialization