Key Terms
An organization that seeks political power by electing people to office so that its beliefs about government become public policy.
What is a Political Party
Advocates minimal government involvement. Focus is on overall productivity, not inequalities
What is the Laissez-Faire economics?
Political Ideology that has distrust of the government, has greater faith in private enterprise and free markets. They favor a larger military and a more assertive pursuit of national self-interest.
Conservative Ideology
The process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the census results.
What is reapportionment?
If businesses are struggling and there are few jobs, it is the government’s responsibility to step in. The government should spend money to help create jobs and improve businesses.
What is Keynesian Economics?
A small group of citizens (10-40 people) gathered to converse about candidates or issues., allowing for deeper conversation and insight into a topic through follow up questions and body language study.
What is a focus group?
Political ideology that promotes a theory of government is to protect people’s well-being. Need for a strong central government to “smooth out the rough edges of capitalism.”
What is the liberal ideology
Activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policy they pursue. The most common form of this in a demoracy is voting.
What is political participation?
The way that the federal government spends its money. Proposed by the President, amended and approved by Congress, then approved ultimately by the President.
What is the Federal Budget?
A list of principle and plans a party hopes to enact that reveals why each party has a unique following of voters. Revised during every presidential election at the party’s national convention.
What is a Party Platform
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
The key measure of inflation determine by the price of a fixed basket of goods over time.
What is Consumer Price Index?
Polls where the questioning is worded to lead the respondent toward a certain response, whether positive or negative. Rather than surveying the whole population, these seek to influence public thinking.
What is a push-poll?
Third largest party in the United States; founded in 1971 by people who felt that the Republican and Democratic parties no longer represented the true intentions of the founders; favoring limited government intervention in personal, social, and economic issues
Who are Libertarians
A political system in which, in theory, ownership of all land and productive facilities is in the hands of the people, and all goods are equally shared. The production and distribution of goods are controlled by an authoritarian government.
What is communism?
Affect Presidential Elections and can result in presidential approval ratings to decline
What is poor economy and high unemployment rates?
Survey the opinions of respondents on any number of topics. They can measure respondents’ approval or disapproval of public figures, whether that’s politicians or celebrities. They can also measure opinions on issues, such as gun control or a carbon tax.
What are Public Opinion Polls
the fourth largest party in the United States; founded in 2001, favors a strong federal government; these candidates often run on a platform of grassroots democracy, nonviolence, social justice, and environmentalism.
What is the Green Party
a proposal by the citizens to repeal a law that is in existence and is voted on directly by the citizens on the ballot
What is a referendum?