THIS REPORT WAS FOCUSED UPON THE INDUCTION OF CHILDREN INTO THE UNITED STATES POLITICAL SYSTEM. THE REPORT, PART ONE OF A TWO-PART REPORT, WAS DERIVED FROM A STUDY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AND THE SCHOOL AS AGENTS FOR SOCIALIZATION. DATA WERE OBTAINED BY QUESTIONNAIRE FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN (GRADES TWO THROUGH EIGHT) IN BOTH LARGE AND SMALL CITIES. SCHOOLS SELECTED WITHIN EACH OF EIGHT CATEGORIES REPRESENTED MIDDLE AND WORKING CLASS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. FINDINGS REPORTED DEALT WITH--(1) CONTENT OF POLITICAL ATTITUDES DEVELOPED DURING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS, (2) AGENTS (INSTITUTIONS AND PERSONS) AND EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE ACQUIRED ATTITUDES, AND (3) THE RATE AND SEQUENCE OF CHANGE IN ATTITUDES AS WELL AS THE PROCESSES WHICH ESTABLISHED THEM. (WN)