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Science of population changes

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Demography

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Populations beliefs about politics and policy issues

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Public opinion

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Actual number of population conducted every 10 years and valuable tool for demography changes

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Census

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Term used to characterize the US with its history of immigration and mixing of cultures, ideas and peoples

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Melting pot

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Non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority of the US population and minority groups together will represent a majority

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Minority majority

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Overall set of values shared in a society

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Political culture

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Process of relocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years based off the census

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Reapportionment

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Process where individuals in a society acquire political attitudes, views and knowledge based on inputs from family, schools, media and others

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Political socialization

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Relatively small proportion of people who are chose in a survey so as to be representing a whole

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Sample

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Everyone has equal probability to be selected for the sample

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Random sampling

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Levels of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll -more interviewed the more confidence in one can be of the results

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Sampling error

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Technique where telephones calls are made to numbers for a survey

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Random digit dialing

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Voters who support a candidate because others support them

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Bandwagon effect

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Public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision

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Exit poll

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Coherent set of beliefs politics, public policy and public purpose, which helps give meaning to political events

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Political ideology

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Pattern where women support democratic candidates because they are less conservative than men and more likely to support spending on social services and to oppose higher levels of military spending

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Gender gap

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Activities used by citizens to influence the selection of Political leaders or the policies they pursue such as voting, protest or civil disobedience

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Political participation

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Form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics

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Protest

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Form of political participation based on a conscious decision to break a law believed to be unjust and to suffer he consequences

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Civil disobedience

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What ideological affiliation are New Christians rights (born again)

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Conservatives

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What ideological affiliation are Catholics

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Moderate

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What ideological affiliation are Jews and people with no religion

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Liberal

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Three means by which political socialization occurs

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Media
Family
Schools

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Biggest growing minority group in the US

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Hispanic

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Geographical movement of US citizens

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West and south

Towards sun belt

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Types of political participation

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Voting
Protest
Civil disobedience

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Percent of electorate that voted in the last election

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59%

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Which age group votes mostly

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65+

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Which age group votes least

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18-25

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Issues that older voters might support versus younger voters

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Social security, Medicare, increased military spending, increased police spending for protection

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Changes that occur as a voter gets older in terms of ideology

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Liberal to conservative over time

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Changes that occur as a voter gets older in terms of party identification

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Democratic to republican over time

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Changes that occur as a voter gets older in terms of voting

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Less voting when younger

More voting when older

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Short term affects of a campaign event

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Tracking polls

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Weaknesses of polls

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Cannot measure intensity

Reflects group who participates (older groups)

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Benefits and purposes of public opinion polls

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Linkage institutions and restrict government actions

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Purpose of a census

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Tracks population shifts
Determines funding of states (how it’s distributed)
Reapportion seats in the House of Representative
Greying of America (how Americans are aging-social security)

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Liberals believe what about forge in policy

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Less military spending and use of military force

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Conservatives believe what about foreign policy

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More military spending and use of military force

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Liberals believe what about social policy

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Support abortion
Opposed to prayer in schools
In favor of affirmative actions

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Conservatives believe what about social policy

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Do not Support abortion
Support prayer in schools
Oppose affirmative actions

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Liberals believe what about Economic policy

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Views government as regulator in the public interest
Want to tax rich more
Want to spend more on poor

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Conservatives believe what about Economic policy

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Favor free market solutions
Keep taxes low
Keep spending low

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Liberals believe what about crime

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We should solve problems that cause crime

Guard defendants rights carefully

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Conservatives believe what about crime

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Stop overprotecting criminals

Stop letting criminals hide behind laws

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