Test 2 Flashcards
This type of polling takes random samples, is considered the best, and every individual in the population has an equal probability of being selected.
Probability sample. or Simple random sample.
Whether an issue matches someone’s opinions is whether or not it has _____.
Congruence.
This performed a straw poll which predicted the 1936 presidential election.
The Literary Digest.
A ballow in which the candidates are listed with their respected party is known as_______.
Party column ballot.
What is the process by which media helps give context to events in order for public understanding?
Framing.
The theory that says something about how ideologies and opinions change over generations?
Age-Cohort Theory
Political functions of the media? there are 4.
- Provide political info. 2. Help interpret influential events and policies. 3. Help set national policy agenda. 4. Help socialize children.
Who were the leaders of the 1st party systems and what were they?
Federalists, and Democratic-Republicans. Hamiltion (Federalist) Jefferson and Madison (D-R’s).
The idea that political ideologies and beliefs begin in childhood and vary very little throughout life is known as _______.
Primacy Principle.
Major agents of socialization:
family, peers, mass-media, education.
The practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot.
Straight-ticket voting.
Family, social networks, memberships in social groups, party affiliation, education, self-interest, and political environment are all what?
Agents of socialization.
3 reasons for low voter turnout:
- “Restricted acces to ballot”. 2. Historic politics discouraged voting. 3. Voter registration laws.
The process by which media addresses certain issues over others to bring popular attention is known as _________.
Priming.
A ballot in which the candidates are listed alphabetically with or without their respective party.
Office Block Ballot.
The process by which districts and boundaries are created to help voter and election turnouts?
Gerrymandering.
Voting registration requirements in state of TX?
- Must be 18. 2. Must be resident of tx. 3. Must be US citizen.
A supposed and unscientific surveying practice that is intended to shape the respondents opinion?
Push polling.
What type of election is within the party to determine best candidate?
Primary.
An FCC regulation that required allotted time for opposing views on controversial issues was known as the ______.
Fairness doctrine.
This type of polling are not random due to lack of population knowledge or discrepancies in participation levels.
non probability samples.
Two things that describe the Electoral Competition Model:
- Parties move towards moderate ideologies in effort to capture loose votes. 2. Ideology sacrificed to win votes.
The attitudes citizens’ have regarding political issues, leaders, institutions, and events is known as _______.
Public opinion.
A sampling error found in surveys is because of what?
The population sampled is too small to be a good representation of population.
An issue that is most prominent or important can be said to be what?
Salient or salience.
A political system wherein power is diffused among and within levels of party organization?
Stratarchy
The idea that early childhood learning influences later learning is known as _______.
The Structuring Principle.
Basic Principles that shape a person’s opinions about political issues and events are known as ______
Values or beliefs
A day on which several states have the primary elections.
Super Tuesday
Four things the FCC regulates:
- Broadcast signals 2. Ownership limitations. 3. the Watershed
Survey errors that occur when people choose not to participate are known as _______.
Non-response errors.
What type of primary is exclusive to party members?
closed Primary.
The theory that the cost of doing something is worth doing or not.
Rational abstention thesis.
What type of election focuses around a particular issue?
A Referendum.
Survey errors that occur due to gaps between sampling frame and total population?
Coverage errors.
What type of primary allows for vote in either primary and usually decides which way they will vote on day or election?
Open primary.
Two things that describe the Responsible Party Model:
- Take an ideological stance. 2. Nominees pledge to honor party positions.
Demographic data that gets collected is known as ______.
Media Segmentation.
The process by which political values and beliefs are formed is known as _____.
Political socialization.
Candidates who receive the majority of the vote will win the seat because of what system?
Winner takes all (Pluralism).
A second round of elections in which the voter chooses between the two top candidates is known as _____.
Run off election.
What survey error is due to bad or irrelevant questioning, and sometimes built in bias?
Measurement error.
The tendency for a popular political leader to attract votes to a candidate within the same party?
Coattail effect.
