ideologies
places emphasis on self-reliance and independence.
types
individualism- self center individualism and enlightened self interest
difference between generational effects and life cycle effect?
generational effects:a person's voting behavior and political ideology is influences by the generation into which they were born
Life cycle effect:focus shifts bases on a isssue that is revelant to your life (different stages of life influence interests)
helps get a feel for the public's opinion on a certain topic
opinion poll
____________—government services Congress has promised by law to citizens—that are major contributors to both annual deficits and the overall debt. (See Topics 2.2 and 2.14.) Congress frequently defines criteria that will award cash to individuals, groups, and state or local governments.
Congress must cover this ________ , paying those who are legally “entitled” to these funds.
Guess the words
1. entitlements
2. mandatory spending
process of developinng peoples' believes
political socialization
belief that everyone deserves equal footing to go after life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, or religion.
equality of opportunity
even more liberal because they were more ethnically diverese
Millennials
the tendency for respondents and declared voters to tell pollsters what they think the pollsters want to hear.
it affects the predictions of voter turnout.
social desirability bias
Governmental laws and policies balancing order and liberty are based on the ___________ and have been interpreted differently over time.
Guess the word
Constitution
concerns/ policies that are viewed the same way by different ideologies
valence issues
little government intervention (laissez-faire)
free enterprise
1st to use the internet and became more racially diverse. Little trust in the government due to the Vietnam War, but still more liberal
gen x
conducting overtime usually with the same group of people, gives info on how the group feels about a given issue
tracking poll
what are some desires for the government and the economy?
Is it possible?
lower national debt, lower taxes, and enhances services
-no way to acheive all of this
sharply divides public (are used by parties to gather support among people whi haven't developed strong opinion)
wedge issue
a government whose limits are well-defined abd restrained through the seperation of powers and a system of checks and balances
limited government
more liberal but still conservative
baby boomers
conduction at voting sites that ask people who they voted for
enterance/ exit polls
heory that maintains that increasing the supply of goods and services is the engine for economic growth. It advocates tax cuts as a way to encourage job creation, business expansion, and entrepreneurial activity.
What ideology believes in this economy?
supply side economy
conservative
the use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy
fisical policy
every citizen is equal under the law, no one has special previleges
Rule of law
great depression and WWII/Cold War (grew up religious) and are conservatives (anti-communists)
silent gen
branches response to public opinion
LB- responsive to public opinion to keep voters happy in order to get re-elected
EB- sometimes responsive (might use power to shift public opinion)
JB- Influenced by the mood of the nation but usually not responsive to public opinion due to their lifetime appointment
idea: total spending in the economy and its effects on output, employment, and inflation. create more demand and increase government spending when spending is necessary in order to expand government
What ideology supports this?
keyensian economic
liberals
the government manages the supply of money in a country's economy
monetary policy