Chapter 7&8 Quiz Flashcards
There is a positive _____ between education and voting participation.
correlation
Sampling error is also known as ______ of error.
margin
Political _____ is the process by which background influences political views.
socialization
Those with a disproportionate amount of political power.
elite
The economic cost of voting to the individual is reduced by programs such as _____ voting.
early
A survey of public opinion.
poll
Social cleavages over social issues such as abortion have been labeled ____ wars.
culture
Ethnic group with low voter turnout.
latino
Younger persons tend to support policies that allow ____ choice.
individual
Gov. Christie recently vetoed the _______ act.
democracy
A strong sense of _____ identification has been in decline for decades.
party
Targeting individual voters with tailored messages is called ______.
narrow casting
Democrats can rely on the votes of ____.
pure liberals
60 y/o woman of limited income and lower education living in the midwest is likely to be where on the political compass?
upper left
1993 federal law intended to increase voter registration.
moter voter
favors a “small” gov’t in both the economic and social spheres of life
libertarian
Political activists are likely to be the majority of voters in ___ elections.
primary
Amendment that allows 18y/os to vote.
26th amendment
Amendment that allows women to vote.
19th amendment
Amendment that allows African American (men) to vote.
15th amendment
The ___ gap is evident on issues of gun control, defense spending, and sexual harassment.
gender
Due to high number of elections voter turnout may suffer from
voter fatigue
People are less likely today to vote according to their ____ interest than they were a few years ago.
economic
Compared with VAP, VEP does not include
non-citizens
Use of the ___ ballot includes that it be cast in secret.
Australian
Political _____ is the belief that you can participate and make a difference in gov’t policy
efficacy
Due to our___ system, we have a lot of elections in the US
federal
Florida is among three states that ________ felons for life.
disenfranchise
The ______ gap is evident on issues of privatization of social security and school vouchers.
generation
2014 was a ____ election year.
midterm
Political ideology
a consistent set of beliefs about what policies go’t ought to pursue.
Today Kansas is republican, but in the late 19th Century is was _____.
socialist.
____ is the truest measure of voter turnout in US.
VEP - Voter Eligible Population
Do to _______ the vast majority go House races are not competitive.
gerrymandering
The most influential source of social views
family
Some countries have high voter turnout due to _____ voting laws.
compulsory
A pure ____ is most likely to vote republican.
conservative
