AP Unit 4 Flashcards
Individualism
people should take care of themselves
Free Enterprise
businesses should compete freely with little government contro
Globalization
other countries influence U.S. culture and vice versa.
Opinion polls
general public opinion
Benchmark polls
early polls for campaigns.
Tracking polls
ask the same question over time to track changes
Entrance/Exit polls
taken before or after voting.
Sampling error
small mistakes that happen when you don’t ask everyone,
Also avoid having weird questions
Liberals
want more government regulation to protect workers, consumers, and the environment.
Conservatives
want less regulation to let businesses grow freely.
Libertarians
want almost no regulation, just basic protection of property and contracts.
Keynesian Economics
Belief that government spending and lower taxes can help fix the economy during bad times.
Supply-Side Economics:
Belief that cutting taxes and reducing government rules helps businesses grow and boosts the economy.
Monetary Policy:
Controlling the money supply (through the Federal Reserve) to help the economy.
Fiscal Policy:
Decisions about government spending and taxes made by Congress and the President.
Personal Privacy:
Areas of life (like relationships, healthcare) where people believe the government should not interfere.
Liberal Ideology (on social issues):
Believes in more personal privacy (example: support for LGBTQ+ rights, abortion rights).
More government involvement to protect rights and fairness (except sometimes regulating schools/religion for equality).
Conservative Ideology (on social issues):
Believes in traditional values.
Less government involvement to promote freedom and economic opportunity, but sometimes more government to promote morals (like restrictions on abortion).
Libertarian Ideology (on social issues):
Believes in almost no government interference at all, unless it’s protecting property rights or individual liberty.
political solcialzation
family, school, entertainment, generation, hisotrical events
