UNIT 3 - POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION AND SPECTRUM

Question 1

family

Answer 1

Influence of the family of political socialization in two factors: communication and receptivity. children at an early age learn their parents political values. decline of liberal ideological self-identification

Question 2

gender and age

Answer 2

women tend to lean more democrat than men

gender gap- women vote more than men do and there are more women in the US than men; they’re more likely to vote for social services

Question 3

school

Answer 3

indoctrination

higher educated people tend to vote republican (diff now)

white collar-repub, blue collar-dem (diff now)

Question 4

religious/ ethnic background

Answer 4

democrat- catholics and jews and atheists

republicans- protestants

(less determined by religion, more about devoutness)

immigrants are more likely democrat (latinos)
minorities are more likely democrat

Question 5

media

Answer 5

influences the youth because news comes from biased sources

Question 6

peer groups

Answer 6

the people that you choose to be round influence your political beliefs

Question 7

geography

Answer 7

urban=democrat

rural woman are the basis of the vote

Question 8

political efficacy

Answer 8

the belief that ones political participation really matters- that ones vote can actually make a difference

Question 9

party identification

Answer 9

a citizens self-proclaimed preference for one party or the other

Question 10

straight ticket voting

Answer 10

voting for only one party with disregard to candidates

Question 11

split ticket voting

Answer 11

voting for specific candidates based on values

Question 12

ballot fatigue

Answer 12

losing interest by the end of the ballot and not voting for the candidates at the end

Question 13

time-zone fallout

Answer 13

polls close on the east coast before the west coast and skews the voting on the west coast

Question 14

demography

Answer 14

the science of population changes

Question 15

public opinion

Answer 15

the distribution of the population’s beliefs about politics and policy issues

Question 16

random sampling

Answer 16

operates on the principle that everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for the sample

Question 17

exit poll

Answer 17

public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict elections and winner quickly (asking every tenth person how they voted=timezone fallout)

Question 18

political ideology

Answer 18

a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose, which helps give meaning to political events

Question 19

political socialization

Answer 19

process how people gain their political orientation

Question 20

minority majority

Answer 20

non hispanic whites will represent a minority and minority groups will represent the majority

Question 21

motor voter law

Answer 21

voters can register at motor vehicle departments to help fight voter decline (1993)

Question 22

liberals

Answer 22

favor: equality (affirmative action, programs to employ minorities, and public housing) by government activities
oppose: government actions that restrict liberties (banning sexually explicit movies or flag burning)

Question 23

populists

Answer 23

favor: equality (affirmative action, employ minorities, public housing
favor: government action that impose social order, such as banning sexually explicit movies or outlawing flag burning

Question 24

libertarians

Answer 24

oppose: government activities that interfere with the market, like affirmative action to employ minorities and public housing spending
oppose: government actions that restrict individual liberties, like banning sexually explicit movies or outlawing flag burning

Question 25

conservatives

Answer 25

oppose: government activities that interfere with the market, like affirmative action to employ minorities or increased public housing spending
favor: government actions that impose social order, such as banning sexually explicit movies or outlawing flag burning

Question 26

radicals

Answer 26

A person who believes in swift and major changes in existing institutions towards involvement to help solve social problems

Question 27

moderate

Answer 27

A person who holds some liberal and some conservative beliefs

Question 28

reactionary

Answer 28

A person who is extremely displeased with the existing conditions and supports a return to more conservative ways