Unit 3 Terms

Question 0

consensus

Answer 0

general agreement among the citizenry on an issue

Question 1

public opinion

Answer 1

the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs shared by some portion of the adult population

Question 2

divisive opinion

Answer 2

public opinion that is polarized between two quite different positions

Question 3

nonopinion

Answer 3

the lack of an opinion on an issue or policy among the majority

Question 4

political socialization

Answer 4

the process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes

Question 5

peer group

Answer 5

a group consisting of members sharing common social characteristics
help shape attitudes and beliefs in socialization process

Question 6

opinion leader

Answer 6

one who is able to influence the opinions of others because of position, expertise, or personality

Question 7

agenda setting

Answer 7

determining which public policy questions will be debated or considered

Question 8

socioeconomic status

Answer 8

the value assigned to a person due to occupation or income (ex: upperclass person has high status)

Question 9

gender gap

Answer 9

the difference between the percentage of women who vote for a particular candidate and the percentage of men who vote for the candidate

Question 10

opinion poll

Answer 10

a method of systematically questioning a small, selected sample of respondents who are deemed representative of the total population

Question 11

straw polls

Answer 11

a nonbinding vote often used to gauge the opinion or will of a group prior to taking a formal binding vote

Question 12

voter turnout

Answer 12

the percentage of citizens taking part in the election process
the number of eligible voters who actually “turn out” on election day to cast their ballots

Question 13

registration

Answer 13

the entry of a persons name onto the list of registered voters for elections

Question 14

Australian Ballot

Answer 14

a secret ballot prepared, distributed, and tabulated by government officials at public expense

Question 15

cottail effect

Answer 15

the influence of a popular candidate on the electoral success of other candidates on the same party ticket

Question 16

political culture

Answer 16

provides a general environment of support for the political system
general idea of what govt should do

Question 17

generational effect

Answer 17

a long lasting effect of the events of a particular time on the political opinions of those who came of political age at that time

Question 18

political ideology

Answer 18

general idea of how govt should operate

Question 19

random sample

Answer 19

allows for anyone to participate

“equal chance” of being sampled

Question 20

push polls

Answer 20

respondents are given misleading information in the questions asked to persuade them to vote against a candidate

Question 21

quota sampling

Answer 21

deciding how many persons of different types they needed in the survey such as minorities, women, or farmers
less accurate

Question 22

sampling error

Answer 22

the difference between a samples results and the true result if the entite population had been interviewed

Question 23

type of random poll

Answer 23

Gallup poll

Question 24

Rational Ignorance Effect

Answer 24

produced when people purposely and rationally decide not to become informed on an issue bc they believe that their vote on the issue is not likely to be a deciding one
lack of incrntive to cast an intelligent vote

Question 25

office-block ballot

Massachusetts ballot

Answer 25

groups all the candidates for a particular elective officr under the title of that office

Question 26

party-column ballot

Indiana ballot

Answer 26

all partys candidates are arranged in one column under the partys label and symbol

Question 27

electors

Answer 27

memeber of the electoral college (which slelects the president and vice president)

Question 28

15th Amendment

Answer 28

No citizen can be refused the right to vote simply because of race or color or because that person was once a slave

Question 29

19th Amendment

Answer 29

womens suffrage

Question 30

23rd Amendment

Answer 30

citizens living in DC vote in elections for president and vp
DC has 3 presidential electors

Question 31

24th Amendment

Answer 31

Anti-Poll Tax

govt will not require tax to vote

Question 32

26th Amendment

Answer 32

anyone 18 or older cannot be denied right to vote

Question 33

VRA of 1965

Answer 33

required 9 states to submit all re-districting plans (“secong generation discrimination”) to FEC for clearance
*was repealled 6-25-2013 in Shelby v. Holder

Question 34

VRA of 1974

Answer 34

allowed for availability of ballots other than in english

Question 35

VRA of 1982

Answer 35

provided ballots in Braille and other assisted voting techniques
(Americans with Disabilities Act)

Question 36

17th Amendment

Answer 36

direct election of senators

senate elected by people of state