Ap Gov Chapter 7 Vocab

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Political socialization

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The process most notably in families and schools by which we develop our political attitudes values and beliefs

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Attitudes

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An individual's prospensity to perceive interpret and act towards a particular object in a particular way

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Selective exposure

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Individuals choosing to access media with which they agree or avoiding media with which they disagree

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Deliberation

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Your idea of people coming together listening to each other exchanging ideas learning to appreciate each other's differences and defending their opinions

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Social capital

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The value of social contacts associations and networks individuals form which can foster trust coordination and cooperation

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Attentive public

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Citizens to follow public affairs regularly

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Public opinion

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The distribution of individual preferences for or evaluations of a given issue candidate or institution within a specific population

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Random sample

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In this type of sample every individual has a known and equal chance of being selected

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Margin of error

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The range of percentage points in which the sample accurately reflects the population

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Universe

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The group of people whose preferences we try to measure by taking a sample also called population

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Intensity

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A measure of how strongly an individual holds a patucular position

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Latency

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Political opinions that are held not yet expressed

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Manifest opinon

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A widely shard and consciously held view such as support for abortion rights or for homeland security

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Salience

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An individual's belief that an issue is important or relevant to him or her

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Political ideology

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A constant power and of ideas or beliefs about political values and the role of government including how it to work and how it actually does work

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Liberalism

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I believe that government can bring about justice and equality of opportunity

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Conservatism

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I believe in private property rights and free enterprise

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Social conservatism

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Focuses less on economics and more on mortality and lifestyle

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Socialism

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A governmental system where some of the means a production are control by the state and where the state provides key human welfare services like healthcare an old age assistance allows for free markets in other activities

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Communism

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The believe that the state owns property in common for all people in the single political party that represents the working classes controls the government

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Libertarianism

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A believe in limited government to such vital activities as national defense while fostering individual liberty unlike conservatives libertarians oppose all government regulation even of personal mortality

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Voter registration

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A system designed to reduce voter fraud by limiting voting to those who have established eligibility to vote by submitting the proper documents including proof of residency

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General election

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Election in which voters elect officeholders

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Primary election

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Election in which voters determine Party nominees

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Presidential election

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Election held a year when the president is on the ballot

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Midterm election

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Election held midway between presidential elections

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Turnout

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The proportion of the voting age public that votes sometimes defined as the number of registered voters that boat

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Party identification

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An affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood the best predictor of voting behavior in partisan candidate elections

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Candidate appeal

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How voters feel about a candidate's background of personality and leadership ability and other personal qualities

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Prospective issue voting

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Voting based on what a candidate pledges to do in the future about an issue if elected

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Retrospective issue voting

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Holding incumbents usually the president's party responsible for their records on issues such as the economy or foreign policy