APGovchapter10Ayasha.Hussain Flashcards
American National Election Studies (ANES)
Founded in 1952 by researchers at the University of Michigan and Stanford University, this organization collects data on the political attitudes and behavior among voters, such as party affiliation, voting practices, and opinions 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 Day.
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 favors greater government intervention, particularly in economic affairs and in the provision of social services.
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 on most political issues.
Political Ideology
The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals.
Political Socialization
the way in which individuals get their attitudes and beliefs about politics.
population
The entire group of people whose attitudes a researcher wishes to measure.
Public Opinion
What the public thinks about a particular issue at a given 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 are 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.
