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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

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most americans, independant swing voters,

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hyperpartisan

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totally committed to their own party, no compromise

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bipartisanship

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compromises

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how do the jewish vote

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liberal

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polling

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is a means to assess public opinion on issues or a candidate

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george gallup

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founder of modern day polling

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straw polls

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unscientific survey used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues and policies

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internet polls

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not reliable

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push polls

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Intended to influence your opinion

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tracking polls

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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

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Conducted just outside of polling places

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focus group

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conversations on the issues

37
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literary digest

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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

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random sample
marginal (sampling) error
wording cant lead to some answer, unbiased

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approval ratings

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presidents job performance high after crisis when president brings people together

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margin of error should be

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usually most valid pols are +/- 3%

41
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what is the best way to know the publics opinion

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voting

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15 amendment 1870

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african americans can vote

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19 amendment 1920

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women could vote

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23 amendment 1961

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washington DC got 3 electoral college votes

45
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24 amendment

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eliminated poll tax

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26 amendment 1971

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now only 18 years old to vote

47
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precinct

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where you are assigned to vote

48
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initiatives

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citizens can approve a law

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referendum

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citizens can remove an existing law

50
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recall

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citizens can recall an elected official before their term is over

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motor voter act (national voter registration act)

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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

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not enough time

53
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australian ballot

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printed uniformly by gov
all candidate names t appear
completion in private

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political culture

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set of ideas which americans share widely about gov; freedom, equality not economically, individualism, democracy

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incumbency advantage

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incumbents are more likely to win reelection. 95% in house, 90% in senate

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reason for incumbency effect

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money, visibility, constituent service, franking privilege, gerry mandering

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legalized corruption

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campaign donations are perfectly legal as long as the donations are recorded publicly

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gerrymandering

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district lines redrawn to give one party an advantage

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franking privilege

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incumbents are allowed free mailing

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earmark

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added on pieces of legislation with the purpose of funding things constituents want

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political efficacy

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how likely you feel your vote affects politics

62
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vested interest

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more at stake, mostly financially

63
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first catholic president

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JFK

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pork barrel politics

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bringing home projects for home district, help get jobs and federal money

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riders

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earmarks, pork, special projects for home state

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census

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every ten years federal government does calculation of population

67
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reapportionment

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re distribution of congressional seats according to changes in census

68
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who redraws district lines

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the party who is the majority of votes

69
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voter apathy

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doesnt care, no political efficacy

70
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why do americans have lower voter turnout than other countries

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lower political efficacy, barriers, registration ID

71
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why did voting population double between 1915 and 1925

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19 amendment

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