AP Gov Ch 10 - Alyssa Rosales Flashcards
American National Election Studies (ANES)
founded in 1952 by researchers at the university of michigan and stanford university, ANES collects data on the political attitudes and behavior among voters such as party affiliation voting practices and options on parties and candidates
conservative
one who favors limited government intervention particularly in economic affairs
exit polls
polls conducted as voters leave selected polling places on election days
George Gallup
one of the earliest developers of scientific methods for public opinion polling and a proponent for a strong role for the voice of the public in politics and government
liberal
one who favors greater government intervention, particularly in economic affairs and in the provision of social services
libertarian
one who believes in limited government interference in personal and economic liberties
margin of error
a measure of the accuracy of a public opinion poll within statistical parameters
moderate
a person who takes a relatively centrist or middle of the road view of most political issues
political ideology
the coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope government held by groups and individuals
political socialization
the process through which individuals acquire their political beliefs and values
population
the entire group of people whose attitudes a researcher wishes to measure
public opinion
what the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues at any point in time
public opinion polls
interviews or surveys with samples of citizens that are used to estimate the feelings and beliefs of the entire population
push polls
polls taken for the purpose of providing information on an opponent that would lead respondents to vote against that candidate
random sampling
a method of poll selection that gives each person in a group the same chance of being selected
