Cracking the AP exam

Question 1

Public opinion

Answer 1

How people feel about things

Question 2

General public

Answer 2

Most americans

Question 3

Saliency

Answer 3

The degree to which it is important to a particular individual or group.
Ex-social securty

Question 4

Intensity

Answer 4

How strongly people feel about a particular issue

Question 5

Stability

Answer 5

Public opinions change over time. Some (democracy) stay relatively stable. Others (Bush) can change

Question 6

Random sampling

Answer 6

A method that allows them to poll a representative cross section if the public.

Question 7

Sampling error

Answer 7

Tells how far off the poll result may be

Question 8

Political socialization

Answer 8

Individuals develop their political attitudes, factors influence beliefa

Question 9

What factors influence a persons political beliefs?

Answer 9

Family
Location
School/religious institutions
Mass media
Higher education
Real-life ezperiences

Question 10

Conservative

Answer 10

Stress that individuals should be responsible for their own well being ad should not rely on government assistance. Oppose government Interference in private sector. Oppose most federal regulations, prefer market determine costs and acceptable business practices (laissez-faire).

Question 11

Liberal

Answer 11

Believe that government Gould be used to remedy the social ad economic injustices of the marketplace. Ten to support government efforts to redress past social injustices through programs such as affirmative action. Most liberals believe the government should strictly enforce the separation of church ad state, and oppose school-sponsored prayer an dproposed bans on abortions.

Question 12

Moderate

Answer 12

Beliefs do not constitute a coherent ideology. View themselves as pragmatists who apply common sense rather than philosophical principles to political problems.

Question 13

Public agenda

Answer 13

Deciding which news stories to cover and which to ignore

Question 14

What is measured by looking at salience, intensity, and stability?

Answer 14

Public opinion

Question 15

Data about what people think comes from what, that politician vase their decisions on?

Answer 15

Polls

Question 16

What is the term used to describe how people learn about politics and they grow an mature?

Answer 16

Political socialization

Question 17

What are the thee basic political ideologies in America?

Answer 17

Conservative, liberal, moderate.

Question 18

What plays a major role by placing certain policies and news events in the spotlight, also known as public agenda?

Answer 18

The media

Question 19

Four types of political groups

Answer 19

Political parties
Interest groups
Political action committees (PACs)
527 geoups

Question 20

Four facts about political parties

Answer 20

Parties serve as intermediaries between people and the government
Parties are made up of grassroots members, activist members, and leadership
Parties are organized to raise money, present positions on policy, and get two candidates elected to office
parties were created outside of the constitution. They are not even mentioned in the document..

Question 21

The major purpose of political is to

Answer 21

Get candidates elected to office

Question 22

Interest groups

Answer 22

Organizations dedicated to a particular political coal or go a set if unified goals.

Question 23

Lobbying

Answer 23

When interest groups try to influence legislators

Question 24

Four functions of a political party

Answer 24

Serve as a loyal opposition
Select an fund candidates
Educate public on issues
Govern bation

Question 25

Representatives who run for reelection win approximately how much of the time?

Answer 25

90%

Question 26

Whole incumbent senators haves tremendous electoral advantage, who has an even greater advantage?

Answer 26

House incibents