Multiple Chpice 10 And 11 Flashcards
What is political culture
How culture impacts the politics
What is individualism
Beliefs traditions should be responsible for themselves
What is equal opportunity
Everyone should ahve a chance to succeed
What is free enterprise/ laissez faire
economic philosophy advocating for minimal government intervention in the economy
What so rule of law
Everyone is accountable to laws
What is limited government
Humans have inherent rights that gov can’t take away
What is political socialization
Experiences factors that shape individuals political opinion
What isa political ideology
An individual coherent set of beliefs about gov
What are the most important factors of political socialization
Family
What is the general effect
Impact on historical events experience by political views
What is the life cycle effect
impact of person age and political views
What trend has occurred for public trust in gov since the 1950
Decreased amount of trust
What is globalization
Cultures and companies becoming connected through trade and communication
What role does china have in the world today
Global economic power has built up in military strength
What role does Russia have in the world today
Aggressively assert own interests in Europe
What role does European Union have in the world today
Global economic powers lots of cultures influence
What are multinational corporations
Companies that operate in multiple countries
What is focus group
A small group of people to discuss a conversation about specific issues
An effective repressive democracy
Votes must have opinions and preferences that can be communicated to representatives
What are non governmental organizations
Independent groups outside the government that work toward public places
What are intergovernmental organizations
entities created by treaty, involving two or more nations,
What is a scientific poll
Randomly selected respondents need statistically significant sample size with neutral language
Sample
A ground of individuals from a large population used to measure public opinions about 1500 peopel
Random selection
A method of choosing all poll respondents in a way that doesn’t over or under represent a group
Representatives samples
a sample that reflects the demographics of the population
Sampling error
The margin of error in a poll which is usually calculated to plus or minus 3 percentage points
What is free trade
International selling of goods without restrictions like tariffs
What was the NAFTA
North American free trade agreements replaced by UDMCA
Entrance surveys
a poll conducted of people who are coming into an event
Exit polls
survey conducted following an event or at a polling place after individuals have voted, asking who or what individuals voted for and why
Benchmark polls
survey taken at the beginning of a political campaign to gauge support for a candidate
What is out sourcing and what are weaknesses
A company gets another company to do its work
Weakness problems with communication
How is public opinion measured
Is divided along racial ethnic and gender socioeconomic and age lines
Gender gap
The difference between how men and women vote
What are tracking polls
Surveys tracking changes in public opinion with candidates
What is random digit dialing and a weakness
Selecting people randomly for surveys by phone number large population may not uses phone numbers
How can question order and question wording affect the result of a survey
It can effect how people interpret the question and could affect responses
How does party identification affect public opinion
Influencing how people view issues
Give several factors of how public opinion is divided
- Political party affiliation
- Socioeconomic status
- Education level
- Geographic location
- Age
- Race and ethnicity
- Religion
