Citizens' Beliefs
Political Ideology
Public Opinion
Public Policies
RANDOM!
100
This ideology refers to a group of Americans who tend to believe in law and order and traditions and institutions.
They favor a small government that provides fewer services over a large government that provides many.
Who are conservatives?
100
This refers to how many people form most of their political attitudes between the years of 14 - 24.
What is the critical period?
What is the impressionable-age hypothesis?100
This refers to the collection of answers gathered by pollsters who ask respondents about the president's job performance.
They may be asked how they view the president's current performance:
- Favorably
- Unfavorably
- Abstain
What is an approval rating?
100
Americans who hold this ideology typically favor a smaller, less-active governent.
Who are conservatives?
100
This president argued against the Keynesian-economic approach and spoke of the idea that "government is not the solution...government is the problem"
Who was Ronald Reagan?
200
This is the most influential factor of political socialization, even to this day.
In recent years, the effect of this has decreased as young people spend more time on social media.
What is the family?
200
This political ideology(and party) favor little to NO regulation of the marketplace.
They advocate for significantly reducing taxes, with some even supporting the idea of eliminating certain taxes altogether.
Who are libertarians?
200
These type of polls follow how views of a candidate change during a campaign.
What is a tracking poll?
200
These are group of people who share a point of view about an issue and have a strong influence on government.
They exert their influence by donating to politicians' campaigns and providing elected officials with information.
What are interest groups?
200
This region of the country is historically more liberal. In today's political climate, this means Democrats dominate and more liberal policies prevail. This tradition largely stems from the history of immigraiton and industrialization.
Hint: The answer is not "the Pacific West"
The Northeast.
300
This generation was once the largest living generation but has now been surpassed by Millennials. Their formative years were marked by the War in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal.
Who are Boomers?
300
This political party typically favors higher taxes on corporations and is more likely to hold liberal beliefs.
What is the Democratic Party?
300
This refers to the shift of support to a candidate or position holding the lead in public opinion polls.
What is the bandwagon effect?
300
This type of economic policy involves cutting taxes and regulations on businesses to stimulate economic growth.
What is supply-side economics?
300
This act created a federal executive branch commission to regulate labor organizations and rule on alleged unfair labor practices.
What is the Wagner Act?
400
This core value of our political culture refers to the idea that each person has the ability to shape their life and destiny through the choices they make.
What is individualism?
400
This term refers to the physical, social, and psychological changes that people go through as they age.
What are lifecycle effects?
400
This refers to the president's ability to shift and move public opinion.
What is the bully pulpit?
400
This program created during the Great Depression establishes a federal safety net for the elderly and out of work.
It is often considered the "third rail" of politics.
What is Social Security?
400
This policy was put in place in 2010 to make healthcare more affordable.
This act prevented insurance companies from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions and offered tax credits and financial help to lower premium costs.
What is Obamacare?
What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?
500
This factor, besides partisan beliefs, is the most influential factor in predicting how someone may vote?
What is the economy?
Other acceptable answers include: inflation, the job market, GDP, or economic growth.
500
The Americans who hold this belief either believe that abortion should not be legal, or that abortion in it of itself is an immoral act.
What is pro-life?
500
This refers to the way a question is presented and how it might impact responses.
Push Polling will use this deceptive technique to influence potential voters.
What is framing?
500
The Republican Party typically supports this type of policy which are state-level regulations that prohibit agreements requiring employees to join a labor union or pay union dues.
What are right-to-work laws?
500
This document was leaked to the New York Times and Washington Post and revealed that as early as 1961, U.S. military leadership doubted whether the U.S. could secure South Vietnam from the North Vietnamese incursion.
What was the Pentagon Papers?