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35 Cards in this Set
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What does United States schooling promote
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1.) a person's success in life
2.) it is an equalizer 3.) teaches civic values |
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the govt's ability to shape public opinion is...
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Limited by other sources of info
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What is needed to determine the reliability of a poll
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1.) What size is the sample
2.) margin of error |
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What is the so called gender gap?
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Political differences between men and women
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4 agents of socialization
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1.) Family
2.) Social group membership 3.) overcoming political conditions |
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A liberal person
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1.) supports political and social change
2.) gov't involved w/economy 3.) supports federal expansion 4.) BUT gov't stay out of their personal life |
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Prominent type of equality in the U.S.
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Equality of opportunity
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A public sample must...
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be representative of the society
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How good is American's knowledge of politics
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VERY LOW
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Why don't Political ideals determine our views
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1.) Most people have at least 1 conflicting issue
2.) Individuals have trouble linking issues to their beliefs 3.) Most people's ideologies have internal contradictions |
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A conservative Person
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1.) Support political and social status quo
2.) Suspicious of government 3.) Favor govt involved w/social issues like forcing prayer in school |
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Marketplace of ideas
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interplay of ideas
competing forces persuade as many people as possbile |
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Illusion of saliency
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polls make people think something is important, but it really isn't
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What variables affect public opinion
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income
race education |
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which agent of socialization usually introduces people to politics
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family
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Public Opinion
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set of orientations, ideas, and beliefs people use to interpret politics
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Major difference between college graduates and other Americans
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political participation
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Public opinion polls
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measures public opinion
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government's actions vs. citizen's preferences
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Consistent
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James Madison and framers of the constitution though ______ would always be a conflict in polticals
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the feud between the rich and poor
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Push Polling
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is this type of question:
Do you think it was APPROPRIATE for Pres Bush to LIE to get..." |
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Communications Media
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Most power force in marketplace of ideas
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What contributes to a lack of consistency between public opinion & government policy
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a committed minority who overrides the majority
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What most likely caused differences in opinion in the OJ trial?
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Af. Amer & Whites have diff perspectives & Experience with Criminal justice system
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How did framers of the constitution affect the public opinion on govt policy
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created a system of expressed powers
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People's beliefs & ideologies force them to...
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Color their perceptions
make automatic judgements on issues |
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U.S. Core values
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Individual freedom
democracy equality of opportunity |
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Examples of a social group
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females
labor union a political party |
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The ability to influence government & politics
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Political efficacy
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Processes that form political beliefs & values
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Political socialization
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The South's move from Democrat to Republican resulted from white southerners opossing Democrats. This is an example of...
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How political conditions affect political beliefs
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What mechanism allows public opinion to directly control policy
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the initiative and referendum
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Recent studies by political scientists have shown...
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American have very little knowledge of politics
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When are people must likely to change their opinions
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When they don;t have strong feelings about the issue
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Poll Pushing involves
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technique of asking a loaded question to subtly change opinons
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