Terms
Belief in the superiority of ones nation or ethnic group
Ethnocentrism
Divisions within society the reinforce one another, making groups more homogenous or similar
Reinforcing cleavage
What was "Don't ask Don't tell policy"?
A military policy that required Gay and lesbian people not to tell their sexual orientation or ask another
What Does GDP mean?
Gross domestic Product
Name 4 continents that Mr. Barb has never been to?
Antarctica, Africa, Australia, and South America
A sense of self confidence in being able to produce a desired effect
efficacy
Division with society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogenous or different
Cross-cutting cleavages
What is a Gender Gap?
The difference between men and women when it comes to political opinion
What does SES mean?
Socioeconomic Status
Did Mr. Barb show a movie last class?
No
The process by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs
Political socialization
A notion held by nineteenth-century Americans that the USA was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic to the pacific
Manifest destiny
What is the largest followed faith in the United Staes?
Christian (protestant)
According to the textbook graph on page 149 what jobs with the highest employment rate?
Trade and Transport
What was Mr. Barb fight club record?
0-0
The study of characteristics of populations
demography
The region of the USA in the south and southwest that has seen population growth relative to the rest of the country and which because of its climate has attracted retirees
Sun belt
Name the biggest 4 racial minorities in the USA
African American, Asian American, Native American, and Hispanics
Has the population of people over the age 65 increased?
Yes
Mr. Barbs favorite video game in High School was GTA V
True or False
False
A characteristic of individuals that is predictive of political behavior
Political predisposition
A densely settled territory that is often the central part of a city of metropolitan area
Urban
What is Race?
A grouping of human being with distinctive characteristics determined by their genetic inheritance
What are 2 attacks that has happened on U.S. soil that have been done by foreign Advisories?
The war of 1812 and the World Trade center Attacks
Mr. Barb once broke his collarbone in Romania
True or false
True