Chapter 6: Political Socialization

Question 1

What is a minority-majority?

Answer 1

All the minorities added together are greater than the majority

Question 2

What group is the largest minority?

Answer 2

Hispanics

Question 3

What is the Simpson-Mazzoli Act (1986)?

Answer 3

This says that employers have to document the citizenship of their workers

Question 4

What is reapportionment?

Answer 4

This is modifying he House of Representatives in each state based off of population shifts

Question 5

What is political socialization?

Answer 5

How you learn about politics. Formally, through education, and informally, through parents and friends

Question 6

How does media play a part in political socialization?

Answer 6

• 18-25 use social media

- 65+ read newspaper, watch the news, television, radio

Question 7

What’s another name for opinion polls?

Answer 7

Gallup polls

Question 8

How are polls conducted?

Answer 8

• polls must have correct wording
• random sample (random digit dialing)
• large sample of people
• +/- 3% margin for error

Question 9

What is an exit poll?

Answer 9

Ask every tenth person who they voted for. The downside is when results are released people don’t vote

Question 10

What do polls tell us?

Answer 10

• politics follow rather than lead (top 3 issues)
• politicians use polls to craft their speeches
• polls can be worded so politicians get the answers they want
• American politics is uneducated and uninformed
• increased education does not mean increased level of politics

Question 11

Why do Americans not value politics?

Answer 11

• narrowcasting

- distrust of the government

Question 12

What are conservative political ideologies?

Answer 12

Republican, pro life, conservation, tax cuts, pro gun, pro death penalty, funding military, business, anti illegal immigrants

Question 13

What are liberal political ideologies?

Answer 13

Democrat, pro choice, preservation, tax the rich, gun control, no death penalty, cut military funding, environment, help illegal immigrants

Question 14

What are wealthy people more likely to be?

Answer 14

Conservative

Question 15

What are people with less money more likely to be?

Answer 15

Liberal, because they benefit from gov programs

Question 16

What are women more likely to be

Answer 16

Democrat (single mothers get help from gov, feminization of poverty)

Question 17

What are African Americans more likely to be?

Answer 17

Democrat

Question 18

What are military people more likely to be?

Answer 18

Republican

Question 19

What are elderly people more likely to be?

Answer 19

Republican

Question 20

What are young people more likely to be?

Answer 20

Democrat

Question 21

What things are not predictable to political views?

Answer 21

• religion
• socioeconomic status
• where you live

Question 22

What are conventional ways of political participation?

Answer 22

• voting, donations, PAC
• work with a politician
• run for office

Question 23

What are unconventional ways of political participation?

Answer 23

• civil disobedience

- protests

Question 24

Your chances of voting increase if:

Answer 24

• higher education
• higher income
• married couple
• occupation

Question 25

Who votes more, blacks or whites?

Answer 25

Blacks

Question 26

Who votes more, men or women?

Answer 26

Women

Question 27

Why do minorities vote more?

Answer 27

Because they appreciate their right to vote more than the majority does

Question 28

What is demographics?

Answer 28

The science of human population. A census is done every 10 years