Core Values
This core value emphasizes that every person is responsible for their own success and should be able to pursue their own interests.
What is Individualism?
Of all the agents of socialization, this one has the earliest and most lasting influence on a child’s political beliefs. [YOU'VE HIT A MINE! -25]
What is the Family?
This type of poll asks voters whom they voted for as they leave the voting station, often used to predict results quickly.
What is an Exit Poll?
This political ideology generally supports active government intervention to promote social welfare and equality.
What is Liberalism?
This economic theory (favored by Liberals) suggests the government should stimulate the economy during downturns through spending.
What is Keynesian Economics?
The belief that no one is above the law, including government officials, refers to this concept.
What is Rule of Law?
If both parents strongly identify with the Democratic party, their child is most likely to identify with this party.
What is the Democratic Party? (Or "The Parents' Party")
To be considered scientific and valid, a poll must use this method, where everyone in the population has an equal chance of being selected. [DOUBLE!]
What is Random Sampling?
This ideology generally advocates for limited government, traditional values, and a strong national defense.
What is Conservatism?
This economic theory (favored by Conservatives) argues that cutting taxes on the wealthy and businesses will spur investment and growth. [YOU'VE HIT A MINE! -50]
What is Supply-Side Economics?
A government decision to approve a corporate merger without interference would be an example of this economic value.
What is Free Enterprise?
This "generation," born between 1981 and 1996, is known for being more ethnically diverse and liberal on social issues.
Who are Millennials?
A poll with a margin of error of +/- 3% predicts a candidate has 51% of the vote. The candidate’s actual support could be as low as this percentage.
What is 48%?
This third party ideology prioritizes total individual liberty and supports little to no regulation in the marketplace beyond property rights. [DOUBLE!]
What is the Libertarian Party?
Reducing benefits for this massive entitlement program is politically difficult because it is supported by a large block of active voters (the elderly).
What is Social Security?
This core value ensures that every person has the same chance to succeed, though not necessarily the same outcome.
What is Equality of Opportunity?
While high school civics education increases political knowledge and participation, it generally does not change this aspect of a student's politics.
What is Partisanship (or Party Identification)?
The media's tendency to report on who is ahead or behind in the polls rather than on the candidates' specific policy platforms is known by this racing metaphor.
What is Horse Race Polling?
A member of this party would be most likely to support reducing national government oversight of education.
What is the Republican Party?
The "Generational Effect" suggests that people who came of age during this specific economic crisis of the 1930s favored more government intervention.
What is the Great Depression?
This document enumerates specific powers to Congress, serving as the primary example of the ideal of Limited Government. [DOUBLE!]
What is the Constitution?
Since the 1950s, Americans' trust in these institutions has seen a significant and steady decline.
What are Government Institutions (or The Government)?
This type of polling error occurs when respondents give the answer they think the interviewer wants to hear (often to avoid appearing bigoted), rather than their honest opinion.
What is the Social-Desirability Bias/the Bradley Effect?
A member of this party would be most likely to support a national public health care system or "Medicare for All."
What is the Democratic Party?
Unlike discretionary spending, these government programs—such as Social Security and Medicare—guarantee benefits to specific groups by law and are difficult to cut. [YOU'VE HIT A MINE! -50]
What are Entitlements?