Unit 4

Question 1

Political Ideology

Answer 1

A coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals

Question 2

Conservative ideology

Answer 2

A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom

Question 3

Liberal Ideology

Answer 3

A political orientation that favors a more assertive role in the redistribution of economic resources, but emphasizes individual freedom on a range of social issues

Question 4

Libertarian Ideology

Answer 4

An ideology that seeks even more limited government in all facets of society than that promoted by conservatives

Question 5

Authoritarian Ideology

Answer 5

A style of government characterized by submission to authority. It tends to opposed individualism and democracy. In its most extreme cases its one in which political power is concentrated in a leader or leaders, who possess exclusive, unaccountable, and arbitrary power.

Question 6

Pro choice
Civil Rights
Rights of the accused
etc.

Answer 6

Socially liberal

Question 7

Belief that the government should promote traditional morality

Answer 7

Socially conservative

Question 8

single, young, lower income, Northeastern, Western, etc.

Answer 8

demographics of liberals

Question 9

demographics of conservatives

Answer 9

Married, older, higher income, Southern, Midwestern, etc.

Question 10

Economic Liberal Policy Theory

Answer 10

Keynesian Economics

Question 11

Conservative Economic Policy

Answer 11

Supply-side Economics

Question 12

Political Culture

Answer 12

an overall set of values widely shared within a society

Question 13

Political Socialization

Answer 13

the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions

Question 14

Family

Answer 14

greatest influence on an individual’s political socialization

Question 15

Public opinion

Answer 15

what the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues at any point in time

Question 16

Scientific Poll

Answer 16

Precise polls that accurately measure a cross-section of the american population to make extrapolations about the entire population

Question 17

Sampling

Answer 17

process by which participants are selected

Question 18

Benchmark poll

Answer 18

an initial poll on a candidate and issues on which campaign strategy is based and against which later polls are compared

Question 19

Tracking polls

Answer 19

ongoing series of surveys that follow changes in public opinion over time

Question 20

Exit poll

Answer 20

a survey taken at polling places of how people voted

Question 21

Entrance Poll

Answer 21

A poll that is taken before voters have cast the votes at the polling stations

Question 22

Mass survey

Answer 22

a way to measure public opinion by interviewing a large sample of the population

Question 23

Focus group

Answer 23

A small group of individuals who are led in discussion by a professional consultant in order to gather opinions on and responses to candidates and issues.

Question 24

Wording of polls…

Answer 24

should not lead respondents to a particular answer

Question 25

Push polls

Answer 25

polls that are designed to manipulate the opinions of those being polled

Question 26

random digit dialing

Answer 26

A technique used by pollsters to place telephone calls randomly to both listed and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey

Question 27

Voluntary survey

Answer 27

polls people can choose to take on their volition- not usually credible

Question 28

Margin of error

Answer 28

a measure of the accuracy of the opinion poll

Question 29

Acceptable margin of sample error

Answer 29

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