AP Gov Unit 4

Question 1

Assimilation

Answer 1

“The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.”

Question 2

Conservative

Answer 2

“Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.”

Question 3

Benchmark / Tracking Polls

Answer 3

“A standard or point reference against which things may be compared or assessed.”

Question 4

Civic Organizations

Answer 4

“An effective type of organization whose official goal is to improve neighborhoods through volunteer work by its members.”

Question 5

Conservative Ideologies and Less Government

Answer 5

“To preserve a range of institutions such as organized religion, parliamentary government, and government and property rights.”

Question 6

Conservatives and the Economy

Answer 6

“A political and economic philosophy regarding fiscal policy and fiscal responsibly with an ideological basis in capitalism, individualism, limited government, and laissez-faire economics.”

Question 7

Core Beliefs

Question 8

Democrat Beliefs

Question 9

Dream Act 2017

Question 10

Ethnic Groups

Question 11

Exit Polls

Question 12

Family Values

Question 13

Focus Groups

Answer 13

“A focus group is a small group discussion with professional leadership. Focus groups are used to find out what issues are of most concern for a community or group when little or no information is available.”

Question 14

Free Trade Policies

Answer 14

“a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. It can also be understood as the free market idea applied to international trade.”

Question 15

Gender Gap

Answer 15

“the discrepancy in opportunities, status, attitudes, etc., between men and women.”

Question 16

Generation Gap

Answer 16

“differences of outlook or opinion between people of different generations.”

Question 17

Globalization of US Values

Answer 17

“the process of international integration with regards to both culture and trade.”

Question 18

GOP

Answer 18

“abbreviation for Grand Old Party a name for the Republican Party”

Question 19

Inheritance Tax

Question 20

Liberal / Progressive

Question 21

Liberals and Personal Privacy

Question 22

Work Opportunity Act 1996

Question 23

Liberals and the Economy

Question 24

Libertarians

Question 25

Libertarians and the Economy

Answer 25

Libertarians seek to abolish capitalism and private ownership of the means of production, or else to restrict their purview or effects to usufruct property norms, in favor of common or cooperative ownership and management, viewing private property as a barrier to freedom and liberty.

Question 26

Litmus Test Issues

Answer 26

A litmus test is a question asked of a potential candidate for high office, the answer to which would determine whether the nominating official would proceed with the appointment or nomination. Here’s the problem. Litmus tests are useless for assessing people.

Question 27

Margin of Error

Answer 27

An amount that is allowed in case of miscalculation

Question 28

Minimum Wage

Answer 28

Lowest wage permitted

Question 29

Multiculturalism

Answer 29

The presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society

Question 30

National Language Movement

Answer 30

The English-only movement is a political movement that seeks to establish English as the sole official language of the United States or of any particular city or state within the U.S.

Question 31

Opinion Polls

Answer 31

An assessment of public opinion; questioning a representative sample

Question 32

Party Platforms

Answer 32

A set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public for the ultimate purpose of “garnering” the general public’s support and votes about complicated topics or issues.

Question 33

Peers

Answer 33

Peers understand the current challenges faced by local government and they bring credibility, trust and mutual respect to the improvement process. They engage and listen, explore and question, and work as a team to bring innovative ideas and experiences from elsewhere.

Question 34

Policy Debates

Answer 34

Public debates lead by world leaders, presidential candidates which expresses their opinions and public policy proposals to potential voters, all debates expressed publicly.

Question 35

Political Efficacy

Answer 35

The belief where people believe that the public might be able to affect the course of decision making where they can explore differences in trust, attentiveness, and attitudes toward modern genetic science. (They have the ability to change political outcomes)

Question 36

Power of Media

Answer 36

Having the power to influence and shape public opinion, determine political agendas, affect socialization and create a relationship between people and government.

Question 37

Presidential Coattails

Answer 37

A presidential candidate (if liked) could bring out supporters who then vote for his party’s candidates for other offices.

Question 38

Question Bias

Answer 38

Bias may arise from the way individual questions are designed, the way the questionnaire as a whole is designed, and how the questionnaire is administered or completed.

Question 39

Random Sampling

Question 40

Religious Organizations

Question 41

Republican Beliefs

Question 42

Scientific Polling

Question 43

Tariff Policies

Question 44

Trial Balloons

Question 45

Vouchers (for education)