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17 Cards in this Set
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public opinion
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the distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues
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demography
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the science of human population changes
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census
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a valuable tool for understanding demographic changes. The Constitution requires that the government conduct an "actual enumeration" of the population every 10 years
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melting pot
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the mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples that has changed the American nation. The United States with its history of immigration, has often been called a melting pot
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minority majority
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the emergence of a non-Caucasian majority, as compared with a white, generally Anglo-Saxon majority. It is predicted that by about 2006, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans together will outnumber white Americans
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political culture
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an overall set of values widely shared within a society
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reapportionment
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the process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census
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sample
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a relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole
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random sampling
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the key technique employed by sophisticated survey researchers, which operates on the principle that everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for the sample
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sampling error
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the level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll. The more people interviewed, the more confident one can be of the results
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random digit dialing
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a technique used by pollsters to place telephone calls randomly to both listend and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey
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exit polls
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public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision
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political ideology
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a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose. It helps give meaning to politcal events, personalities, and policies
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gender gap
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a term that refers to the regular pattern by which women are more likely to support Democratic candidates
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political participation
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all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
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protest
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a form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics
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civil disobedience
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a form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences
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