9.1 and 9.3 Flashcards
house members (districts) from ohio
15
membership of US house
435
term of office for members of the house
2
granvilles district number
12
how many senators from each state
2
membership of US senate
100
term of office for members of the senate
6
population of the world
8 billion
population of our state
12 million
population of US
245 million
LEFT
democrat
liberal
change
separation church and state
gun control
choice
enviro interests
life sentence
labor unions
federal govt
gay marirage
skeptical of police
nation of immigrants
RIGHT
republican/GOP (grand old party)
conservative
tradition
gun rights
life
public displays
buinsess interests
death penalty
management
state govt
man and women
supportive of police
tight boarder policy
age
younger democrat
party ID
people are loyal
ideology
liberal is touchy word (vs dem)
race
minority anything= democrat
region
E+W= liberal
MidW+S= conservative
city=liberal
religion
minority=liberal
area type
1/2 county in suburb
urban + suburban= liberal
rural= redF
veteran
conservative
union
more liberal, win 56% of union
LGBTQ
liberal
education
more education=democratic
income
rich=republican
amount for a poll to be reliable
1500 people
public opinion
the aggregation of views shared by a segment of society on issuues of interest or concern is called public opinion
ideology
the basic set of beliefs that people hold, can affect their viewpoint on certain issues
political socialization
the process by which people acquire political beliefs
polling
a tool based on math to learn peoples opinions
exit poll
used on election day, surveys a randomly selected fraction of voters after they have voted and tells pollsters how people voted before the official vote count
censorship
the control of information or speech
bias
errors introduced by polling methods that lead to one outcome over others
objectivity
freedom from bias and outside factors such as timing that may influence results
electorate
the body of people entitled to vote
one party system
a single party controls government
other can operate but have little to no power
two party system
2 major parties compete to control govt
other parties exist but dont do much
(US)
multiparty system
several parties compete for control (up to 12 and 15)
most common
ideological party
a party whose basic political views differ from those of the majority of the population
bipartisanship
both poitical parties working together
splinter party
formed by people who feel that their party has failed to address their concerns
straight ticket voting
voting for candidates from only one party in an election
general election
an election in which voters actually choose their elected officials
primary election
where parties nominate candidates to represent them in the future
point
media reinforces peoples views rather then encourage new ones
4 progressive era reforms
(that cleaned up party politics in early 20th century)
-new ballots showing all parties and candiates
-registration of voters
-primary elections to elect candidates instead of local leaders choosing them
-decreasing number of patronage jobs that elected officials could offer supporters
split ticket voting
voting for candidates from different parties for different offices
public policy
the choices govt makes and the actions in takes in response to a particular issue or problem
forming public opinion
family school work personal factors and media
how to poll
-sample universe (who data is from)
-random sample (different locations)
-the poll (how worded and asked)
-results and margin of error (gives a range)
independent candidate
candidate who doesnt associate with any parties
third party
any political party that isnt main two
ward
a voting district made up of several precints
political parties aid electoral process in the following ways
-parties educate people on issues and their views
-provide a brand name affiliated with party so voter has an idea of their views
-parties help electorate register to vote
-act as watchdogs and see how officeholders preform. advertise things done well and capitalize on other parties mistakes
of senate members and their term limit
number of house members and their term limit and number of senate and term
435-2
100-6
what are the 5 criticisms of media
-media consolidation
-bias and story selection
-bias and reporting
-factual inaccuracy
-confirmation bias
how people acquire political beliefs (ideas learned in school, jobs, experiences ext) is called _____
political socialization
