Attitudes About Gov & Politics/Ideology
The process by which individuals develop political beliefs, values, opinions, and behaviors
Political socialization
The predicted difference between the average opinion expressed by survey respondents and the average opinion in the population
Margin of error/sampling error
Do cute puppies or boring goldfish make better pets?
Biased wording
This ideology favors a more gov intervention in the economy, focuses on social issues, and promotes equality of opportunity
Liberal
This ideology believes in small government, minimal gov interference in the economy, and emphasizes traditional values
Conservative
For example: a large proportion of those who came of age during the Great Depression favored New Deal policies and retained their loyalty to the Democratic Party throughout their lifetimes
Generational effect
A survey conducted following an event or at a polling place after an individual has voted
Exit poll
How is Mrs. Beech doing with creating Jeopardy questions?
A: Fantastic!
B: Not bad.
C: Just okay.
No truly negative response option
This ideology emphasizes individual freedom and very limited gov intervention in personal, social, and economic issues
Libertarian
Economic philosophy that encourages tax cuts and deregulation in order to promote economic growth
Supply-side economics
Core American value that everyone should have a chance to succeed/advance in society
Equality of opportunity
A survey performed repeatedly with the same group of people to determine the level of support for a candidate or an issue over time
Tracking poll
After polling 15 people, Mrs. Beech confidently announces that Americans prefer sour candy over chocolate
Too small of a sample size
Gov decisions about how to influence the economy through taxing and spending
Fiscal policy
This ideology endorses minimum wage laws, arguing that without gov intervention businesses will take advantage of employees and economic inequality will increase
Liberal
The increasing interconnectedness of people, businesses, and countries throughout the world
Globalization
Taken at the beginning of a political campaign in order to gauge support for a candidate and determine which issues are important to voters
Benchmark poll
Mrs. Beech polled BTHS students to gauge public opinion on the TikTok ban
Sample isn't representative
Economic philosophy that encourages gov spending (through the creation of jobs or the distribution of unemployment benefits) in order to promote economic growth
Keynesian economics
This ideology opposes gov intervention in order to promote social and economic equality, arguing that the free market will reward individuals according to their talent and hard work
Conservative
The belief in the right to compete freely in a market governed by supply and demand with limited government involvement in the economic transactions among citizens and businesses
Free enterprise/laissez-faire system
Samples for scientific polls must be these two things
Representative & random
A poll reports that a majority of Americans (58%) prefer candidate Smith, with a margin of error of 12%
Margin of error is too large (could technically be 46%)
Independent federal agency that determines US monetary policy with the goal of stabilizing the banking system and promoting economic growth
The Federal Reserve
Gov decisions about how to influence the economy using control of the money supply and interest rates
Monetary policy