amer govt chapt 9-10

Question 1

Ultimate Authority

Answer 1

Will of Majority guides public opinion; opinion is king

Question 2

Direction of public opinion

Answer 2

individual opinions

Question 3

latent (of public opinion )

Answer 3

widespread, remains in background

Question 4

Salient (of public opinion)

Answer 4

widespread, high priority (eg. econ)

Question 5

Intensity (of public opinion )

Answer 5

how deeply an opinion is held

Question 6

what are Preferences shaped by

Answer 6

shaped by social/moral values

Question 7

beliefs

Answer 7

how people understand the world, consequences

Question 9

going public

Answer 9

president going on tv, radio, talking directly to citizens to influence

Question 10

ideology

Answer 10

assumptions about the way the world/society works

Question 11

liberal mascot

Answer 11

dove

Question 12

Conservative mascot

Answer 12

hawk

Question 13

political identities

Answer 13

absolute values and interests

Question 14

why do govts shape public opinion

Answer 14

to build support for govt actions and policies

Question 15

mass media

Answer 15

the way that most politically relevant info gets to the public

Question 16

traditional media

Answer 16

newspapers, radio, tv, main source up to 90s

Question 17

agenda setting

Answer 17

bringing attention to specific issues/problems

Question 18

priming

Answer 18

prepare public to take view on event

Question 19

framing

Answer 19

power of media to infliuence how events/issues are interpreted

Question 20

what media has greater regulation

Answer 20

broadcast media

Question 21

equal time rule

Answer 21

broadcasters must provide canidates equal opportunity to communicate messages

Question 22

right of rebuttal

Answer 22

broadcasters must give opportunity for politicians to respond to attacks on them

Question 23

public opinion polls

Answer 23

instruments for measuring public opinion

Question 24

pollsters

Answer 24

choose a small group of respondents to represent characteristics of pop

Question 25

media organizations

Answer 25

report public opinion data on regular basis

Question 26

how accurate are opinion polls

Answer 26

super accurate

Question 27

push polling

Answer 27

questions asked in poll are designed to change opinion

Question 28

conervative core value

Answer 28

status quo, oppose govt expansion

Question 29

liberal core value

Answer 29

political/social reform, govt intervention, expand social services, concern for minorities/environment

Question 30

voter turnout in other democracies are what % higher

Answer 30

15-35% higher

Question 31

what % of voting age pop is registered to vote

Answer 31

70%-75%

Question 32

what % of voters vote in presidential elections

Answer 32

56%-63%

Question 33

open primaries

Answer 33

voter can wait until day of primary to choose which party to select candidates from

Question 34

turnout % in presidential elections

Answer 34

61%

Question 35

turnout % in midterm elections

Answer 35

33%-48%

Question 36

closed primaries

Answer 36

voters participate in selection of candidates for party before election

Question 37

single member plurality

Answer 37

dillute impact of individual votes

Question 38

what is single best defining factor in how someone votes

Answer 38

partisan / party loyalty