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What political ideas and beliefs do Americans have? (71 cards)

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political culture

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widely shared beliefs, values, norms people have on how they should relate to government

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free enterprise

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private business compete with each, price by market, free from government control

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rule of law

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no one is above the law, not even government officials

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political ideology

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set of beliefs, values and ideas that individuals have about how government should work and policies it implements

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generational effect

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effects of a generation’s historical events impacting their political views

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MNCs

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Multinational Corporations- companies which expanded overseas away from home country; operates beyond 1 country

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global economy

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economy of every country in the world

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individualism

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belief that everyone has freedom to make their own choices and is responsible for their own actions

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command-and-control economy

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government controls all aspects of economy, including Production, manufacturing and distribution

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limited government

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government only has so much power and its power is restricted by the law and constitution; cannot take away people’s rights & liberties

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effect of schools

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helps political socialization by providing formal education on civic classes and different perspectives

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effect of peers

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influence people’s perspective through discussions, shared experiences and peer pressure

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effect of family

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family is the biggest influencer on a person’s political party and political socialization because children spend development w/ their parents

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life-cycle effect

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an individual’s stage in life can effect their political views

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NGOS

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Non-government organizations; independent non-profit organization mainly focus on humanitarian issues

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outsourcing

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business expanding out of the country for less strict laws and environmental policies; hiring a practice outside of the company to make in-house goods

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equality of opportunity

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belief that everyone has the equal opportunity to succeed regardless of background, culture, race, gender etc.

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mixed economy

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economy mixed of government control and free market; government regulates market while allow private ownership of businesses

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political socialization

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how people from political beliefs, ideas and attitudes

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social environment- effect

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how social context and conditions (family, friends media) have on their political socialization and effect their political engagement

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globalization

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the interconnection and interdependence of different countries’s economies, cultures, goods, ideas, information to domestic policies affecting international politics

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IGOs

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international governmental organizations; group of independent states group together based on mutual interests

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public opinion

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public’s attitude on certain policies, figures, policies and issues at the time

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scientific poll

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measure public opinion through representative, random polls which represent the entire population equally

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representative sample
small sample of people who accurately represents the larger population
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sampling error
difference between results from a sample and actual population
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exit poll
survey people take on way out of voting places; used by media to predict outcome of an election
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random digit dialing
random phone numbers from computer to get public opinion; most random and equal way by media/poll firms
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validity
how accurate a poll is to the real results; extent it captures what its intended to measure, reflect true results
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public awareness
how much the public knows about a certain issue/topic/program
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sample
the people taken in a survey/poll to draw conclusions about an entire population
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weighting
adjusting survey results to more accurately represent demographics of the larger population
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mass survey
survey of more than 1,500 people; designed to gather lots of opinions inexpensively and quickly
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benchmark poll
initial poll by candidates on which issues campaign should be based upon based on public opinon
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question order
order questions are asked can form bias/impact results of the poll
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gender gap
difference between men vs. women on certain political, voting, candidate, party, officeholder etc.
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focus group
small group led by coordinator to discuss specific political issues; chosen by political campaign to see how people feel about a certain community issue
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random selection
a population has an equal chance of being selected for a survey
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sample size
the amount of people in a poll/survey to be representative of the whole population
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entrance survey
poll taken before people vote to ask who they are voting for + why to measure opinions of voters
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tracking poll
survey measuring changes in public opinion overtime on candidates/policies by surveying same sample of people; often used by media as a horse race (win/lose)
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question wording
way questions are phrased influencing survey results ( may be biased/accident)
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race & ethnic identity
how a person's race/ethnic identity influences their political opinions/perspectives/choices
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political ideology
a person's set of political beliefs, ideas, values about how the government should work and kinds of polices
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"the right"
Republican; certain individual rights and liberties
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conservatism
traditional beliefs and beliefs and advocate for limited government and free market
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Republican ideology
pro-life, gun control, anti-immigration, tradition, limited government and conservatism
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laissez-faire economy
free market, minimal government intervention; price and production determined by free market, not government
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gross domestic product (GDP)
the total value of all goods and services within a country in a certain time period
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inflation
rise in overall price level of goods and services in an economy, increase in volume of money & credit; decreased dollar value
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supply-side theory
increases in supply of goods lead to economic growth; Government should increase production by tax cuts and reduced regulation; Republican like
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Federal Reserve System
central bank of the US and establishes the nation's monetary system by regulating money supply and interest rates; economic stability by max employment, stable prices
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Medicare/Medicaid
healthcare programs that provide health care for 65+ (medicare) and low income people/families (medicaid)
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right vs privilege
right is guaranteed by the Constitution, can't be taken; privilege is a special benefit but can be revoked
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party ideology
set of beliefs and values that shape the actions of a certain party
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liberalism
emphasizes individual freedoms, equality and democratic governance; protection of civil rights; Democrats like
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Democratic ideology
pro abortion, more gun control, less pentaties, liberal
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control-and-command economy
government controls all means of production, including manufacturing, producing, and distributing
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economic recession
significant decline in economic activity in a nation's economy that lasts for an extended period
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consumer price index (CDI)
average change in price consumers pay for goods and services
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trickle down economics
tax breaks and benefits for corporations/wealth will trickle down to everyone else
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monetary policy
process a central bank (Fed in US) manages money supply and interest rates for economic growth
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Affordable Care Act
attempts to reform the healthcare system by providing more Americans with quality healthcare insurance for uninsured Americans by slowing healthcare spending in US
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"the left"
liberalists; Democrats
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party identification
an individual's loyalty to their political party; shaping their political ideas and beliefs
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libertarianism
belief that government should only control property and individual rights, individuals has freedom and liberty above everything else
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unemployment rate
% of people who do not have a job in the labor force
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Keynesianism
the total money spent in economy affects its output; government intervention stabilizes economy (increased government spending, lower taxes); Democratic like
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fiscal policy
use of government spending and taxes to influence the economy
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social policy
government actions to address social problems and increase well being of a country
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school of choice
policy that allows parents to send their children to whatever school they wish to send them to

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