Flashcards in Pt 3: Chapter 6 Notes Deck (24):
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What is the traditional method of public opinion?
Election results
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What is the primary method of measuring public opinion?
Public opinion polls
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Estimation of population's views
Samples
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Accuracy of a poll is expressed by what
sampling error
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What was the biggest error with the Courier Journal poll?
Dishonesty by respondents
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Opinions of citizens that are openly stated
Public opinion
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The process by which people acquire their political opinions, beliefs, and values
Political socialization
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Process is ____: political affiliations usually grow firmer with age
cumulative
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These entities are:
- peers
- media
- leaders
- events
Secondary political socialization agents
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Reference points by which individuals evaluate issues and developments
frames of reference
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Emotional loyalty to a political party; not formal membership
Party identification
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- A coherent set of political beliefs
Political ideology
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What are these examples of?
- economic liberals/conservatives
- social liberals/conservatives
- populists
- libertarians
Political ideology learnings
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How many Americans have a true political ideology?
Few
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What are these examples of?
- religion
- economic class
- region
- race and ethnicity
- gender
- generations and age
group orientations
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What is the traditional method of measuring public opinion?
election results
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What is the primary method of measuring public opinion?
public opinion polls
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Estimation of population's views
samples
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Accuracy of a poll is expressed by what?
Sampling error
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What are some problems with polls?
- increasing refusal to participate in telephone polls
- polled individuals unfamiliar with issues
- dishonesty by respondents
- poorly worded questions and poor question order
- non-opinions
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Are there limits on public influence?
Yes, including:
- citizens lack of understanding of issues
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The greater the level of public involvement, the _____ likely officials will respond to public sentiment
More likely
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Leaders can influence public opinion through what?
Concerted effort
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