Political Socialization
What are the three main influences in political socialization?
Family
School
Civic/religious organizations
What are two basic differences of the Republican and Democrat platforms?
Less v. more regulations
More v. less control on social behavior
What are the three major types of scientific polls?
-benchmark
-tracking
-entrance/exit
Politician A believes that politicians should play a trustee role. Politician B believes that politicians should play the role of delegate. Which one bases their platforms more off of political polls and why? What is the type of poll that would inform this politician's platform?
Politician B- the delegate role is to carry out the will of the constituents, so B must learn what the will of the constituents is. A benchmark poll.
What are the two values that the government has to find a balance between when increasing or decreasing regulation?
Liberty and order
What is political socialization?
Experiences that shape an individuals political values and behaviors
What is Supply-side economics?
Supply-side economics focuses on creating supply by lowering regulations and stimulating production
What is wrong with the following question if asked in a political poll?
"Do you approve of the President's unsuccessful response to the recent financial crisis?"
It is a leading question. The phrasing of the question encourages the interviewee to respond in the negative.
Voters may be discouraged from going to vote. Can influence voter behavior and which individuals decide to vote later in the day. A linkage institution.
Democrats. Increased government involvement in economy. Entitlement program. Mandatory spending.
List at least 4 American core values which influence political beliefs and behaviors.
Individualism, free enterprise, equality of opportunity, rule of law, limited government
What is Keynesian economics?
Keynesian economics focuses on creating demand by increasing gov spending
A student wants to take poll to determine which party's candidate the student body favors for the national presidential election, using subjects leaving a Democrats Club meeting.
This is not a random sample. The results of this poll will likely lean extremely Democrat, even if that is not representative of the school's distribution of preference.
How is the value of limited government reflected in the Constitution? List at least three articles and/or amendments.
Article I Section 8 (enumerated powers)
Article III
Bill of Rights
Is surveying a group of college students on their preference in the upcoming presidential election likely to predict the actual national percentages of constituents that vote for each candidate? Explain two reasons why or why not.
No.
-age affects candidate choice and likelihood of voting
-not a random sample
Name at least 1 trend in political voting that we have learned.
Life-Cycle effect: ex) Older people tend to be more conservative and more politically involved
Generational Effect: Generational economic or humanitarian disasters (ex--Great Depression, 9-11, 2008, Covid pandemic) influence trust in government and political beliefs
What are three good indicators of an economy’s health?
GDP, unemployment, inflation
Explain the issue with tracking polls.
They are very focused on the "horse race" and attention to this kind of poll can draw attention away from platforms and issues.
Explain the connection between political socialization and Tinker v. Des Moines.
School is an influence in the process of political socialization. In Tinker v. Des Moines, the students both exercised an opportunity for political participation by engaging in peaceful protest and exposed other students to other political perspectives.
A pollster wants to determine how partisan voters are by asking about a series of candidates from each party, outside the primary voting location as people leave after voting in the primaries. What is wrong with this setting for this poll?
Primary voters are more partisan.
How much government intervention does the US have in their economy?
Mixed economy
What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policies?
Whereas fiscal policy refers to a government’s spending decisions, monetary policy refers to central bank activities and the quantity of money in circulation
Is a poll posted publicly online with neutral questions and random question order a scientific poll? Why or why not?
No. Respondents are self-selected, so it is not a random sample.
Members of which political party are more likely to support the Constitutional provision of the "right to privacy" in a case regarding abortion? Why? What SCOTUS case is this question referring to?
Democratic Party. Support less control on social behavior and family privacy. Roe v. Wade.
There is an economic crisis, and the government increases taxes on the wealthy and spends money in public works to remedy it. Citizen Bob is against this approach. What party is Citizen Bob most likely affiliated with and why? List 2 ways Citizen Bob can exert his political influence to address his discontent with this policy approach.
Republican party- the approach described is Keynesian and Republican tend to disfavor increased government involvement in the economy such as through public works programs.