1. Which influence on our political socialization is likely best shown by the following statement:
Our friends and co-workers all seem to have a unified voice on a certain controversial topic.
A. parents/family
B. school
C. religion
D. peers
E. gender & ethnicity
F. news media

The influence that best represents a unified voice among friends and coworkers and this kind of political socialization is peers.

Explanation:

Political socialization is the social process involved in how people develop their political opinion and sensibility to political issues in society. One of the greatest influences on political socialization is the influence of a person's family as they teach a young child values and share their opinions on the current system, but a person can also be influenced politically by the news media and and education. However, another influence can be a person's peers or coworkers, as well as friends. Friends and coworkers often share the same values and are passionate about the same social issues so they can also become an important influence in the political socialization of a person.