Chapter 6-7 Flashcards
political socialization
the process of how we obtain our political views
examples of political socialization
1. Family / #2. Media / #3. Schools
SRS
simple random sampling. all people in population have an equal probability of being selected
sampling error
3-4% / the average difference in results between each data collection
exit poll
public surveys used by major media posters to predict winners with speed and accuracy
political ideology
a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose, which helps give meanings to political events (NOT CONSISTENT)
gender gap
its the difference
women are more likely to support Democratic candidates, less conservative than men, and more likely to support spending on social services and oppose higher levels of military spending
ESSENTIALLY women often vote differently than men but not always
Lemon Test
tests if gov is in violation of 1st amendment
1st amendment
- establishment clause: congress can not favor a religion
- free exercise clause: protects citizens religious beliefs
civil disobedience
a form of political participation based on a conscious decision to break a law believed to be unjust and to suffer the consequences
14th ammendment
- equal protection clause
- due process clause 2.0 (selective incorporation to states)
sample bias
not everyone has an equal chance of being represented in a poll
5th amendment
OG Due process clause
liberal
more econ, less social
libertarian
less econ, less social
conservative
less econ, more social
populist
more econ, more social
moderates
most ppl, not really anything
silent majority
largest portion of voters who aren’t active in politics but can sway the votes
why might polls be incorrect
wording bias
sampling bias
uninformed public
how do jews typically vote
slightly liberal
how do catholics typically vote
very slightly republican
how do protestants typically vote
EASIEST TO IDENTFY republicans HEAVY
how do muslims typically vote
N/A
Wedge Issues
death penalty, abortion, hand-gun policy, prayer in schools
Soccer Moms
typically vote democrat but can vary election to election
NASCAR Dads
less social and more econ
south votes
weird af (like a block of swiss cheese)
mass media
tv, radio, newspaper, internet, any other form of popular communication
investigative journalism
journalists investigating
print media
newspaper and magazines
electronic media
tv, radio, internet
sound bites
~10 sec clips of a politicians speech that news broadcast (discourages politicians bc they feel a lack of importance)
symbiotic relationships
politicians rely on journalists to get their message out, and journalists rely on politicians to keep in them in the know.
setting policy agendas
media does it
issues that attract attention of public officials
set by media, events, news, etc
gate keeper
restrict the stuff the public gets, and sets agenda
score keeper
only reports who is winning elections and polls
watchdog
investigative journalism (nixon watergate)
equal time rule
American radio and tv coverage must provide equal opportunity to all political candidates
adversarial press
the tendency of national press to be suspicious of officials… always trying to expose them
sensationalism in media
editorial bias to make news more popular
(clickbait)
horse race coverage
scorekeeper
spin
manipulation of a storyline to favor a side
