Final Exam Flashcards
NAACP
Nacional Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NRA
National Rifle Association
AARP
American Association of Retired Persons
Sampling Error
Error in a study due to misrepresentation
Voting Habits of African-Americans and Hispanic Americans
AAs and HAs tend to vote democratic
Public Opinion Polls
Polls on the general opinion of a group or person
Voter Turnout Decline
The decline in the percentage of voters in American politics
Political Socialization
The process by which people are introduced to and education about the American political process
Study with television news
Shanti Iyengar and Donald Kinder
Yellow Journalism
Journalism based on exaggeration and sensationalism
Nomination
A party’s candidate for president
Critical Election
An election signaling the start of a party era
Superdelegates
Delegates who vote according to their own accord
Beats
Specific media hotspots
Sound Bites
Selections of audio turned into an advertisement or something, usually less than 7 seconds
