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Agenda Setting
Media Telling Audience What To Think ABOUT
Consensus
What Opinion Large Portion of Public Expresses
Divided Opinion
When Public Holdsd Different Attitudes/Opinions
Fairness Doctrine
Federal Communications Commission rule requiring radio and television to present controversial issues impartially
Gender Gap
Difference percentage between whow many women vote for the candidate and how many men
Generational Effect
Long-Lasting Effect of Events of Particular Time on Political Opinios of Those Who Came Into Political Age at that Time
Lifestyle
When Certain Attitudes Occur At Certain Chronological Times
Media
Channels of Mass Communication
Opinion Leader
One Who is Able To Influence Opinion of Other Through Position, Expertise, or Personality
Opinion Poll
Systematically Questioning a Small, Selected Group of Respondents Who "Represent" the Total Population
Peer Group
Group of members sharing commom social characteristics
Political Socialization
Process by which people acquire political beliefs and values
Political Trust
Degree to which individuals express trust in gov't, measures through survey questions
Public Opinion
Overall individual attitudes or beliefs shared by some portion of adult population
Sampling Error
The difference between sample's results and true result
Socioeconomic Status
Value assigned to person due to occupation/income
Watergate Break-In
1972 illegal entry into Democratic National Committee by officers of Richard Nixon's reelection campaign