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1
Q

In the US we believe in equality of ______?

A

opportunity

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2
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Most other nations believe in equality of _____?

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Results

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3
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What 5 things factor into why our constitution works for us?

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  1. Liberty
  2. Equal opportunity to participate
  3. Democracy
  4. Civic Duty
  5. Individual responsibility
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What is liberty?

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A preoccupation with individual rights as opposed to group rights.

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What is Democracy?

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The belief that public officials should be accountable to us.

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What is Civic Duty?

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People ought to take part in community

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What is individual responsibility?

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Individuals are responsible for their own well being.

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What is Political Culture?

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A patterned way of thinking about government and politics and how they should be carried out.

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What are the 5 sources of political culture?

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  1. a belief that individual rights should be maintained.
  2. Distrust of authority
  3. Role of the opposition
  4. History of religious diversity and religion
  5. Individualistic Philosophies.
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10
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What are some examples of a culture war?

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Abortion, gun rights, gay marriage, immigration and healthcare

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Culture wars differ from other political disputes because

3 things

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  1. Money is not always at stake
  2. Compromise is almost impossible
  3. Conflict is more profound
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12
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Conflict in a culture war occurs within?

2 things

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  1. Within groups

2. between groups.

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13
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What type of government system does the US have?

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Democratic Republic

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What Economic System does the US have?

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Capitalism

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15
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What is Capitalism?

3 things

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  1. The Economy is independent of government control.
  2. Supply and Demand
  3. Economic inequality is tolerated.
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16
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What is “Laisse Faire”?

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Leave it alone

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17
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What is Political Efficacy?

2 things

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  1. Internal Efficacy

2. External Efficacy

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Internal Efficacy

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Our capacity to understand politics and government.

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External Efficacy

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Our perceived ability to effect change in politics and Government.

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20
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What are the 6 origins of political attitudes?

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  1. Family
  2. Religion
  3. Gender
  4. Schooling.
  5. Race and ethnicity
  6. Geography
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What is the original belief of a liberal?

What do they believe now?

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Personal and economic freedom from government

Now the are opposed to this, and want government involvement.

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Orthodox

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A belief that morality and religion ought to be of decisive importance

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Progressive

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A belief that personal freedom and solving social problems are more important than religion.

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24
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Define a culture war

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an issue over what kind of country we ought to live in, not just what policies we should adapt.

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25
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Two different views of a culture war

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  1. they are a myth and although leaders are polarized most citizens are in the middle on issues.
  2. more and more people are choosing their political party association based on what views that party has on issues.
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26
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what are the 4 political attitudes?

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  1. Pure liberal
  2. Pure Conservitive
  3. Liberatarian
  4. Populist
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Pure liberal

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liberal in economy and liberal in personal lives

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Pure Conservative

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conservative in economy and personal lives

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Libertarians

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conservative economic policy (less govt) and liberal social policy.(more govt)

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30
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Populist

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Conservative on economy (more govt) liberal on social policy (less govt)

31
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Political Elite

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people who eat, sleep and breathe politics

32
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What 5 people are political elite

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  1. political candidates
  2. people who work for journalistic venues
  3. Public political speakers
  4. people who work for candidates and elected officials.
  5. Special interest groups
33
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What do political elites do?

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Try to influence public opinion, and make their agenda yours.

34
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What is Social policy?

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healthcare and national programs

35
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Why was gov’t created?

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to accomplish substantive goals (over-arching goals)

36
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Public Opinion

A

how people think or feel about particular things

37
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Define Random Sample

A

Method of selecting from a population in which each person has an equal probability of being selected.

38
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Define Sampling Error

A

The difference between the results of random samples taken at the same time.

39
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Define Exit Polls

A

Polls based on interviews conducted on election day with randomly selected voters

40
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Define Political Socialization

A

Process by which background traits influence one’s political views.

41
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Define the Gender Gap

A

Difference in political views between men and women

42
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Political Ideology

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A more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies government ought to pursue.

43
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Political Participation

A

the ways that people take part in politics and government

44
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  • VAP*
    1. stands for?
    2. Definition?
A
  1. Voting age population

2. Citizens who are eligible to vote after eating the minimum age requirement

45
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  • VEP*
    1. Stands for?
    2. Defintion?
A
  1. Voting Eligible Population

2. Citizens who have reached the minimum age to vote, excluding those who are not legally permitted to cast a ballot

46
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motor-voter law

A

allows people in all fifty states to register to vote when applying for a drivers license.

47
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Define White Primary

A

The practice of keeping blacks from voting in the southern states primaries through unnecessary use of registration requirements and intimidation.

48
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Define Progressive Culture

A

People who want more change and are liberal.

49
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Bandwagon Effect

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people find out that “everyone” is voting for a certain candidate, so they do also.

50
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Sampling error

A

Amount to deviate from predicted value.

51
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who are Parochial participants?

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People who don’t vote, but care about personal issues

52
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Who are voting specialists?

A

People who just vote.

53
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Who are communalists?

A

People who vote and have community involvement.

54
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Who are campaigners?

A

People who vote and campaign for people and causes.

55
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What is the order of the political participation spectrum?

6

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  1. inactive
  2. parochial participants
  3. voting participants
  4. communalists
  5. campaigners
  6. Activists
56
Q

Why don’t people participate in voting sometimes?

7 things

A
  1. People feel the have low external Political Efficacy
  2. Schooling
  3. Race
  4. Religion
  5. Age
    6 Registration is different.
  6. No penalty for not voting.
57
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What were the voting requirements in 1787 when the constitution was first ratified? (3 things)

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  1. White man
  2. Property owner
  3. 21 or older
58
Q

15th amendment

A

gave blacks the right to vote

59
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19th amendment

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gave women the right to vote

60
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23rd amendment

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Residents of D.C, can vote for president

61
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26th amendment

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Anyone 18 years or older can vote

62
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When is voting day?

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The 1st Tuesday after the 1st monday

63
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Define Disenfranchised

A

voting privilege denied

64
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Grandfather clause

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in order for you to vote your grandfather would have had to vote

65
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Voter decline theories

5 things

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  1. parties don’t inspire voters
  2. Voting is hard
  3. time is an issue
  4. election fraud
  5. your vote doesn’t count.
66
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*Australian ballot *

A

Secret Ballot

67
Q

Populist

A

Advocates for people and peoples rights.

68
Q

Incumbent

A

the holder of an office or post

69
Q

Federalism

A

government has certain jobs on each level and is spear out.

70
Q

How do citizens have control on government goals?(4 things)

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  1. Vote
  2. representative govt, not dictator govt.
  3. Separation of powers.
  4. Independent judiciary
71
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Why is it difficult to discern public opinion?

A

Because there are so many publics (education, religious etc)

72
Q

what is the difference between a survey and a questionnaire?

A

surveys are oral, and questionnaires are written

73
Q

Who are the power brokers in Utah?

6 things

A
  1. Lobbyists
  2. LDS church
  3. Utah Education Association
  4. Eagle Forum
  5. Rio Tinto and Energy Solutions companies
  6. NSA

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