Key Terms
Theories
Politicians and Polling
Political Ideology
Political Participation
100
The science of population changes
What is demography?
100
Term used to describe the make up of the U.S. with its mixed cultures, ideas, and peoples.
What is the American Melting Pot?
100
Candidates use these to understand public preferences
What are polls?
100
Political ideology that promotes a stronger central government and a wide scope for the central government.
What is the liberal ideology
100
a representative is put on the ballot to be removed from office with a direct vote by citizens
What is recall.
200

Issues that drive ideologies, parties, or people apart.

What are Wedge Issues

200

Policy more concerned with the condition of the currency, like inflation or deflation

Monetary Policy

200
People support a candidate because they see others are supporting them.
What is the bandwagon effect?
200
This demographic of people tend to identify themselves more with the liberal ideology over the conservative ideology.
What are younger people.
200
proposal by the citizens that is put on the ballot during an election for direct citizen vote for approval or denial
What is an initiative
300
The process through which individuals in society acquire political attitudes, views, and knowledge, based on inputs from family, schools, the media and others
What is political socialization?
300

Economic theory that supports more government intervention in order to push an economy into better efficiency. Supports the use of stimulus checks, higher taxes to manipulate economic activity.

Keynesian Economics

300
Phenomena seen in most Presidential terms in which the President ends with a lower approval rating than when they started.
What are falling approval ratings.
300
This group of people are more likely to support spending on social services, oppose higher levels of military spending, and support the liberal ideology.
Who are women
300
a proposal by the citizens to repeal a law that is in existence and is voted on directly b the citizens on the ballot
What is a referendum?
400
Relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole group being studied.
What is a sample?
400

Policy concerned with how money is used.

Fiscal Policy

400

Journalism that is focused on who is winning or losing in the polls.

Horse Race Journalism

400
Party in government that believes the scope of American Government has become to wide range.
What is Republican party
400

A form of political participation in which these groups fund candidates, provide experts, and push specific policy interests.

Interest Groups

500
A coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy.
What is political ideology.
500
Situation in which the non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority of the U.S. population and minority groups will represent a majority.
What is the Minority-majority?
500

The amount of error typically trusted in polling, unless the polls are too close.

4% (or less)


96% confidence

500
This group of people tend to be more conservative in their views.
Who are older Americans.
500

The 2020 Election has the highest voter turnout since 1960, voter turnout coming in at this percentage.

62%

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