Chapter 6 Vocabulary Flashcards
Political Participation
All the activities used to help influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue.
Political Socialization
Process by which people get their sense of political beliefs and values.
Melting Pot
The mixture of ideas, cultures, backgrounds etc. and people that changed the American Nation.
Census
A way of calculating population in a country every decade.
Public Opinion
The distribution of the public’s opinion about the population’s public politics and policy issues.
Exit Pole
Used to help election outcomes (asking how they voted).
Political Culture
A set of beliefs widely shared by a society.
Sampling Error
The level of confidence in the finding’s of a public opinion poll.
Majority Minority
When the combined minority outnumber the majority
Civil disobedience
The professional refusal to follow certain laws, demands, orders or commands by the government.
Demography
The science of political changes
Gender Gap
The regular patter which women are more likely to support democratic
