Chapter 6

Question 0

Science of population changes

Answer 0

Demography

Question 1

Populations beliefs about politics and policy issues

Answer 1

Public opinion

Question 2

Actual number of population conducted every 10 years and valuable tool for demography changes

Answer 2

Census

Question 3

Term used to characterize the US with its history of immigration and mixing of cultures, ideas and peoples

Answer 3

Melting pot

Question 4

Non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority of the US population and minority groups together will represent a majority

Answer 4

Minority majority

Question 5

Overall set of values shared in a society

Answer 5

Political culture

Question 6

Process of relocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years based off the census

Answer 6

Reapportionment

Question 7

Process where individuals in a society acquire political attitudes, views and knowledge based on inputs from family, schools, media and others

Answer 7

Political socialization

Question 8

Relatively small proportion of people who are chose in a survey so as to be representing a whole

Answer 8

Sample

Question 9

Everyone has equal probability to be selected for the sample

Answer 9

Random sampling

Question 10

Levels of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll -more interviewed the more confidence in one can be of the results

Answer 10

Sampling error

Question 11

Technique where telephones calls are made to numbers for a survey

Answer 11

Random digit dialing

Question 12

Voters who support a candidate because others support them

Answer 12

Bandwagon effect

Question 13

Public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision

Answer 13

Exit poll

Question 14

Coherent set of beliefs politics, public policy and public purpose, which helps give meaning to political events

Answer 14

Political ideology

Question 15

Pattern where women support democratic candidates because they are less conservative than men and more likely to support spending on social services and to oppose higher levels of military spending

Answer 15

Gender gap

Question 16

Activities used by citizens to influence the selection of Political leaders or the policies they pursue such as voting, protest or civil disobedience

Answer 16

Political participation

Question 17

Form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics

Answer 17

Protest

Question 18

Form of political participation based on a conscious decision to break a law believed to be unjust and to suffer he consequences

Answer 18

Civil disobedience

Question 19

What ideological affiliation are New Christians rights (born again)

Answer 19

Conservatives

Question 20

What ideological affiliation are Catholics

Answer 20

Moderate

Question 21

What ideological affiliation are Jews and people with no religion

Answer 21

Liberal

Question 22

Three means by which political socialization occurs

Answer 22

Media
Family
Schools

Question 23

Biggest growing minority group in the US

Answer 23

Hispanic

Question 24

Geographical movement of US citizens

Answer 24

West and south | Towards sun belt

Question 25

Types of political participation

Answer 25

Voting Protest Civil disobedience

Question 26

Percent of electorate that voted in the last election

Answer 26

59%

Question 27

Which age group votes mostly

Answer 27

65+

Question 28

Which age group votes least

Answer 28

18-25

Question 29

Issues that older voters might support versus younger voters

Answer 29

Social security, Medicare, increased military spending, increased police spending for protection

Question 30

Changes that occur as a voter gets older in terms of ideology

Answer 30

Liberal to conservative over time

Question 31

Changes that occur as a voter gets older in terms of party identification

Answer 31

Democratic to republican over time

Question 32

Changes that occur as a voter gets older in terms of voting

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Less voting when younger | More voting when older

Question 33

Short term affects of a campaign event

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Tracking polls

Question 34

Weaknesses of polls

Answer 34

Cannot measure intensity | Reflects group who participates (older groups)

Question 35

Benefits and purposes of public opinion polls

Answer 35

Linkage institutions and restrict government actions

Question 36

Purpose of a census

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Tracks population shifts Determines funding of states (how it's distributed) Reapportion seats in the House of Representative Greying of America (how Americans are aging-social security)

Question 37

Liberals believe what about forge in policy

Answer 37

Less military spending and use of military force

Question 38

Conservatives believe what about foreign policy

Answer 38

More military spending and use of military force

Question 39

Liberals believe what about social policy

Answer 39

Support abortion Opposed to prayer in schools In favor of affirmative actions

Question 40

Conservatives believe what about social policy

Answer 40

Do not Support abortion Support prayer in schools Oppose affirmative actions

Question 41

Liberals believe what about Economic policy

Answer 41

Views government as regulator in the public interest Want to tax rich more Want to spend more on poor

Question 42

Conservatives believe what about Economic policy

Answer 42

Favor free market solutions Keep taxes low Keep spending low

Question 43

Liberals believe what about crime

Answer 43

We should solve problems that cause crime | Guard defendants rights carefully

Question 44

Conservatives believe what about crime

Answer 44

Stop overprotecting criminals | Stop letting criminals hide behind laws