Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

Activist

Answer 1

person who campaigns for political change

Question 2

Australian ballot

Answer 2

ballot -> candidates and proposals, only given out at the polling place and marked in secret

Question 3

Bandwagon effect

Answer 3

ppl do stuff only because other ppl doing it, regardless of personal beliefs

Question 4

Conservative

Answer 4

traditional values, want status quo, if change necessary want come slow

Question 5

Context effect

Answer 5

idea that one’s environment influence one’s perception of et reaction to stimuli

Question 6

Demographics

Answer 6

relating to structure of population; particular sector of popul.

Question 7

Disenfranchisement

Answer 7

a state of having been deprived of a right (eg voting right)

Question 8

Equality of opportunity

Answer 8

all ppl should treated equally, no artificial barriers or prejudice, except when can be justified

Question 9

Equality of results

Answer 9

contrast to = opport., ppl have equal wealth et material, as opposed to beginnings

Question 10

Exit polls

Answer 10

poll of ppl leaving voting place, asking how they voted

Question 11

15th Amendment

Answer 11

fed et state govt no allowed deny voting to citiz based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

Question 12

Focus groups

Answer 12

ppl asked questions in research about their opin. towards concept, product, etc.

Question 13

Gender gap

Answer 13

referring to difference in attitude, beliefs, opport., ideology in men et women

Question 14

Grandfather clause

Answer 14

old rule applies to some existing situations, new rule applies from present onward

Question 15

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA)

Answer 15

replace punchcards w/ lever, Election Assistance Commission, minimum election administration standards

Question 16

Instant response polling

Answer 16

Ppl watch speech or debate, use a clicker to report when they hear smthing they like or no like

Question 17

Liberal

Answer 17

person favors political philosophy of progress et reform et protection of civil liberties

Question 18

Literacy test

Answer 18

test administered to voters determinO ability to read et write

Question 19

Motor-Voter Law of 1993

Answer 19

(AKA National Voter Registration Act) allowed ppl to register to vote at motor vehicle departments

Question 20

19th Amendment

Answer 20

no citiz. denied right to vote based on sex

Question 21

Political culture

Answer 21

set of beliefs governO how ppl behave in political process

Question 22

Political elite

Answer 22

small group o ppl control disproportionate amount of political power

Question 23

Political ideology

Answer 23

set of principles/ideals of a class/institution explaining how society should work

Question 24

Poll tax

Answer 24

payment for registration of voting

Question 25

Push polls

Answer 25

poll w/ ulterior motive of swaying opinion

Question 26

Question framing

Answer 26

how a question is “framed” or asked by the surveyor

Question 27

Random sample sampling error

Answer 27

the error from the fact that the sample is used to represent the whole population

Question 28

Refusal rate

Answer 28

rate or percentage of ppl who decline to give the information sought in a survey

Question 29

Saliency

Answer 29

degree of importance of an issue/topic

Question 30

Silent majority

Answer 30

unspecified large group of ppl in a population /at doesn’t express opinions openly

Question 31

Skewed question

Answer 31

a question designed to favor one answer over another

Question 32

Social status (Socioeconomic Status, SES)

Answer 32

economic and sociological total measure of a person’s work experience + individual’s economic et social position in relation to others (income, education, job)

Question 33

Tracking poll

Answer 33

poll repeated periodically w/ same group o people to check et measure changes o opinion V knowledge

Question 34

24th Amendment

Answer 34

prohibit poll tax

Question 35

26th Amendment

Answer 35

no use age to deny right to vote to citiz of at least 18 years

Question 36

23rd Amendment

Answer 36

ppl in DC can vote in potus elections

Question 37

Voting Rights Act (1965)

Answer 37

passed during civil rights mvt, eliminate various devices tradit. used to prohibit black ppl from vote

Question 38

Weighting

Answer 38

Differing importance of questions asked

Question 39

White primary

Answer 39

primary elections in south states where only whites could vote