Chapter 6&7 Review Flashcards
Use of force-less willing to commit troops to action
Liberals
Military spending- believe we should spend less
Liberals
Abortion- support freedom of choice
Liberals
Prayer in school- opposed
Liberals
Affirmative action- favor
Liberals
Scope of government-view gov as a public interest
Liberals
Taxes-want to tax rich more
Liberals
Spending- want to spend more on the poor
Liberals
How to cut crimes- believe we should solve the problems of crimes
Liberals
Defendants rights- believe we should guard them carefully
Liberals
Military spending- believe we should maintain peace through strength
Conservatives
Use of force- more likely to support military invention around the world
Conservatives
Abortion- right to life
Conservatives
Prayer in school- are supportive
Conservatives
Affirmative action- oppose
Conservatives
Scope of government- favor free market solutions
Conservatives
Taxes- want to keep taxes low
Conservatives
Spending- want to keep spending low
Conservatives
How to cut crime- believe we should stop coddling criminals
Conservatives
Defendants rights- believe we should stop letting criminals hide behind bars
Conservatives
Political Ideologies
Moderates, liberals, conservatives
Census
Valuable tool for understanding demographic changes government conduct one every ten years
Demography
Science of population change
Major demographic in US
Melting pot of mixture of cultures ideas people (immigration)
Public opinion
The distribution of the population beliefs about politics and policy issues
Public policy
A choice that government makes in response to a political issue
Policy agenda
The issue that’s attract the serious attention of public officials and other people involves in politics at any given point in time
Political socialization
Richard Dawson said the process though which and individual squires his/her particular political orientation
Bandwagon effect
When you follow one candidate
Sound bite
Short video clips of approximately 15 seconds
Trial balloon
An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction
Media in US vs Canada
Canada and Europe are run by the state and government
Media mostly covers
President
Exit poll
Public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict the electoral winners with speed and precision
People can participate in politics in the US
Conventional voting, civil disobedience, protests
Media source that is declining
Newspaper
Presidents that used media to their advantages
Ronald Regan and Roosevelt
Reapportionment
Is the process of reallocating seats in the House every 10 years after the census
Gender gap
Regular pattern by which women likely support democratic and liberal
FCC helps regulate airwaves
Preventing monopoly by taking away broadcasting licenses
Beat
A specific location which news frequently emanates (congress, White House ect.)
