Unit 2 - Chapter 6

Question 1

The group that influences teenagers’ political opinion the most:

Answer 1

their peers

Question 2

study of public opinion is:

Answer 2

aiming to understand the distribution of the population’s opinions about politics and policy issues

Question 3

demography

Answer 3

the science of human populations

Question 4

US Census

Answer 4

used to understand changes in demographics, required by Constitution every 10 years for numbers in HoR

Question 5

Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Answer 5

abolished immigration quotas, allows family to come over with immigrants, goal is unification

Question 6

1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act

Answer 6

requires employers to document citizenship of their employees

Question 7

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Answer 7

created by Obama, kids brought illegally into US can work/live here without being deported

Question 8

melting pot

Answer 8

nickname for US, blending of cultures, ideas, and people into one bc of immigration

Question 9

minority-majority

Answer 9

idea that US will eventually not be majority white but made up of different minority groups

Question 10

political culture

Answer 10

an overall set of values shared within a society regardless of background

Question 11

reapportionment

Answer 11

the process where, after the census, the seats in the HoR are reallocated to reflect each states’ proportion of the population

Question 12

the aging of the population presents concerns on who

Answer 12

will pay for social security benefits

Question 13

political socialization

Answer 13

the process through which an individual acquires his or her particular political orientations

Question 14

with age, political opinions ___

Answer 14

tend to become more rigid

Question 15

three things that make up young people’s political socialization:

Answer 15

their family, the mass media, and school

Question 16

sample

Answer 16

a relatively small proportion of people who are chosen to represent the whole

Question 17

random sampling

Answer 17

poll that operates on the principle that everyone should have an equal probability of being selected as part of the sample

Question 18

sampling error

Answer 18

the level of confidence in a poll’s results, based on how random sampling is (ex. 3% error, data is +/- 3% on accuracy)

Question 19

random-digit dialing

Answer 19

how most polling is done, random numbers called, but still based on people’s willingness to participate

Question 20

things like __ effect accuracy of polling

Answer 20

who is willing to participate (college graduates are most likely to participate)

Question 21

exit poll

Answer 21

most criticized, voters randomly sampled right after, allows news to quickly report on election standings

Question 22

critics of polls say ___.

what others suggest ___.

Answer 22

they’re afraid politicians will ‘follow’ public opinion for policy rather than lead

politicians use them to understand how to sway people to their existing policies

Question 23

overall, trust in the government ___.

Answer 23

has gone down

Question 24

political ideology

Answer 24

a coherent set of values of beliefs about public policy

Question 25

gender gap

Answer 25

the ideological gap between men and women
(women tend to be less conservative then men)

Question 26

political ideology doesn’t necessarily guide ___.

Answer 26

political behavior

BUT overtime, more people these days vote based on ideology

Question 27

political participation

Answer 27

activities citizens engage to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue

Question 28

protest

Answer 28

a form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics

Question 29

civil disobediance

Answer 29

a form of protest where people consciously break a law they think is unjust (think segregation)