Chapter 6 Flashcards
The distribution of the populations beliefs about politics and policy issues
Public opinion
A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immortal
Civil disobedience
A form of political participation designed to achieve policy change though dramatic and unconventional tactics
Protest
A term that refers to the regular pattern by which women are more likely to support democratic candidates
Gender gap
public opinion surveys used by major ,media politics to protect electoral winner with speed and precision
Exit poll
A technique by pollster to place telephone calls randomly to both listed and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey
Random digit dialing
The level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll
Sampling error
he key technique employed by sophisticated survey researchers which operates on the principle that everyone should have an equal probability o being selected for the sample
Random sampling
a relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole
Sample
The process though which a young person acquires political orientations as they grow up, based on inputs from parents, teachers, media, and friends
Political Socialization
The emergence of a non-Caucasian majority as compared with a white majority
Minority Majority
The mixing of cultures, idea, and people that has changed the American nation
Melting point
A valuable tool for understanding demographic changes. the us Constitution requires that the government conduct an actual enumeration of the population every 10 years
Census
the science of population changes
Demography
All the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders of the j they pursue
Political participation
