Unit 4 Flashcards
Political Ideology
A coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals
Conservative ideology
A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom
Liberal Ideology
A political orientation that favors a more assertive role in the redistribution of economic resources, but emphasizes individual freedom on a range of social issues
Libertarian Ideology
An ideology that seeks even more limited government in all facets of society than that promoted by conservatives
Authoritarian Ideology
A style of government characterized by submission to authority. It tends to opposed individualism and democracy. In its most extreme cases its one in which political power is concentrated in a leader or leaders, who possess exclusive, unaccountable, and arbitrary power.
Pro choice
Civil Rights
Rights of the accused
etc.
Socially liberal
Belief that the government should promote traditional morality
Socially conservative
single, young, lower income, Northeastern, Western, etc.
demographics of liberals
demographics of conservatives
Married, older, higher income, Southern, Midwestern, etc.
Economic Liberal Policy Theory
Keynesian Economics
Conservative Economic Policy
Supply-side Economics
Political Culture
an overall set of values widely shared within a society
Political Socialization
the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions
Family
greatest influence on an individual’s political socialization
Public opinion
what the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues at any point in time
Scientific Poll
Precise polls that accurately measure a cross-section of the american population to make extrapolations about the entire population
Sampling
process by which participants are selected
Benchmark poll
an initial poll on a candidate and issues on which campaign strategy is based and against which later polls are compared
Tracking polls
ongoing series of surveys that follow changes in public opinion over time
Exit poll
a survey taken at polling places of how people voted
Entrance Poll
A poll that is taken before voters have cast the votes at the polling stations
Mass survey
a way to measure public opinion by interviewing a large sample of the population
Focus group
A small group of individuals who are led in discussion by a professional consultant in order to gather opinions on and responses to candidates and issues.
Wording of polls…
should not lead respondents to a particular answer
Push polls
polls that are designed to manipulate the opinions of those being polled
random digit dialing
A technique used by pollsters to place telephone calls randomly to both listed and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey
Voluntary survey
polls people can choose to take on their volition- not usually credible
Margin of error
a measure of the accuracy of the opinion poll
Acceptable margin of sample error
+/- 3
