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public opinion

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Collective set of beliefs the public holds

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what was james madison worried about

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feared tyranny of the majority. popular opinion=disaster

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why did james madison think we need elected representatives

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elected representatives as a defense against peoples own errors, helps against tyranny of majority

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political socialization

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how you form your political beliefs

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what groups influence your political socialization

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family
race
religion
gender
school
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who do african americans align with

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democrats

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what is the largest minority group

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hispanics

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how do hispanics vote

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democrat

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how do Evangelical Christians closely aligned

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republican

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how do catholics vote

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democratic

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what is the gender gap

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Women are more likely to vote Democrat than men.

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what are voting blocs

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sections of the us divided by voting. south, midwest, west coast, northeast

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how does the south vote

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conservative

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how does the midwest vote

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swing states

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how does the west coast vote

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liberal

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how does the northeast vote

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liberal

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pacific states

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liberal

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what is the chief source of politics for those under thirty

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media

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political ideology

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set of beliefs you hold about politics and the role of the government

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wedge issues

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a controversial issue that one party uses to split the voters in the other party (abortion war)

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Liberal

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democratic
low income, urban, minorities, gov regulation, welfare, abortion. oppose military spending, tax cuts for wealthy, prayer in school

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conservative

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high income, republican, white, older, higher degree, suburbs, like free market, gun, millitary power

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libertarian

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fiscally conservative (economically), socially liberal. support tax cuts but support legal marijuana

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populist

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fiscal liberal, social conservative, support paid maternity, oppose abortion. appeal to common man

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moderate
most americans, independant swing voters,
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hyperpartisan
totally committed to their own party, no compromise
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bipartisanship
compromises
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how do the jewish vote
liberal
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polling
is a means to assess public opinion on issues or a candidate
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george gallup
founder of modern day polling
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straw polls
unscientific survey used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues and policies
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internet polls
not reliable
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push polls
Intended to influence your opinion
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tracking polls
continuous surveys that enable a campaign or news organization to chart a candidates daily rise or fall in support
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exit polls
Conducted just outside of polling places
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focus group
conversations on the issues
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literary digest
correctly predicted from 1920-1932 sent survey from phones and cars but during great depression so not accurate 1936 predicted alfred landon
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valid polling needs
random sample marginal (sampling) error wording cant lead to some answer, unbiased
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approval ratings
presidents job performance high after crisis when president brings people together
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margin of error should be
usually most valid pols are +/- 3%
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what is the best way to know the publics opinion
voting
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15 amendment 1870
african americans can vote
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19 amendment 1920
women could vote
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23 amendment 1961
washington DC got 3 electoral college votes
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24 amendment
eliminated poll tax
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26 amendment 1971
now only 18 years old to vote
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precinct
where you are assigned to vote
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initiatives
citizens can approve a law
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referendum
citizens can remove an existing law
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recall
citizens can recall an elected official before their term is over
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motor voter act (national voter registration act)
when people renewed their license or got their license they were automatically registered to vote, increased registration but not turnout
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what is the number one reason people dont vote
not enough time
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australian ballot
printed uniformly by gov all candidate names t appear completion in private
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political culture
set of ideas which americans share widely about gov; freedom, equality not economically, individualism, democracy
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incumbency advantage
incumbents are more likely to win reelection. 95% in house, 90% in senate
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reason for incumbency effect
money, visibility, constituent service, franking privilege, gerry mandering
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legalized corruption
campaign donations are perfectly legal as long as the donations are recorded publicly
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gerrymandering
district lines redrawn to give one party an advantage
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franking privilege
incumbents are allowed free mailing
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earmark
added on pieces of legislation with the purpose of funding things constituents want
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political efficacy
how likely you feel your vote affects politics
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vested interest
more at stake, mostly financially
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first catholic president
JFK
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pork barrel politics
bringing home projects for home district, help get jobs and federal money
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riders
earmarks, pork, special projects for home state
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census
every ten years federal government does calculation of population
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reapportionment
re distribution of congressional seats according to changes in census
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who redraws district lines
the party who is the majority of votes
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voter apathy
doesnt care, no political efficacy
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why do americans have lower voter turnout than other countries
lower political efficacy, barriers, registration ID
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why did voting population double between 1915 and 1925
19 amendment

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