final Flashcards
What are four sources of political socialization?
family, schools and education, faith, and peer groups
In polling, what is the difference between Universe? Sample Size? And Margin of Error?
Universe: the group you wish to study
Sample Size: the number of people you actually poll
Margin of Error: the difference between a sample result and the true result if the entire population had been interviewed
What do we mean when we say the media “frames” the news?
when the media chooses what we see, which then alters how the audience perceives a situation
What is unilateralism? Which recent president is known for this style of foreign policy?
Unilateralism is a foreign policy when a country acts independently because it reserves the right to act on its own. George W. Bush is a recent president known for this style of foreign policy.
What is internationalism? Which recent president is known for this style of foreign policy?
Internationalism is a foreign policy where the United States engages with other nations to try and make sure that they are in accordance with U.S. interests. Barack Obama is a recent president who is known for this style of foreign policy.
What is the difference between a ‘failed state’ and a ‘rogue state’?
failed state: when the country is not doing the things it is expected to. For example, not having things like clean drinking water, public safety, and education.
rogue state: when the country is a threat to other nations. For example, their actions are very aggressive which leads to them becoming a threat.
What is a deficit?
when your expenses are over your income during a specific period of time.
What is a debt?
the accumulation of deficits. For example, if you have a monthly deficit of $200 per month, $2400 of debt is accumulated after a year.
What is Monetary Policy?
the government’s way of regulating the economy by manipulating interest rates. For example, when the economy is low, they lower the interest rates to encourage people to buy more stuff, which should bring the economy back up. When the economy is high, they raise the interest rates to have people buy less stuff to shrink the economy.
What is Fiscal Policy?
when the government regulates the economy through its power to tax and spend. For example, the government made cigarettes more expensive to discourage smoking.
How does a direct democracy differ from a representative republic? Which do we have?
direct democracy: when citizens vote on policies or laws
representative republic: citizens elect representatives who make decisions and laws on their behalf
- we have a representative republic
How does the Constitution divide the responsibilities of government?
it divides it into three branches. legislative, executive, and judicial.
Give one example of the checks and balances in the Constitution.
When a president vetos a bill that was passed by Congress but Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds majority vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
How did the Constitution balance the concern of representation between the large states and the small states?
They balanced it with the House of Representatives, which is based on the population of the state, and the Senate, where each state has 2 of them.
Define ‘civil liberties.’ Which Amendments address our civil liberties?
our protection from the power of government. the 10 amendments in the bill of rights address our civil liberties.
