American Attitudes About Government
The belief that each person should have the same opportunities to advance in society.
What is equal opportunity?
This is the number one agent of political socialization, the factor that influences the ideology of most people.
What is family/parents?
A wage-earner who identifies as a political independent has heard a Senate candidate promise to push for an increase in the national minimum wage while her opponent does not support that. The citizen votes for this candidate primarily for this reason so his own pay might increase. Which of the following models best explains this citizen’s voting behavior?
What is rational-choice voting?
Polls conducted by a campaign as a race for office begins. These polls provide the campaign with a basis for comparison for later polls, so that the candidate can see if their likelihood of winning the office is increasing or decreasing.
What are Benchmark Polls?
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
A political system in which there are restrictions placed on the government to protect individual rights and liberties.
What is Limited Government?
The process by which a person develops political values and beliefs, including through interactions with family, friends, school, religious and civic groups, and the media.
What is Political Socialization?
What are college educated, older, white.
this percentage from a poll goes down as the sample goes up
What is margin of Error?
Who is patrick?
The principle of valuing individual rights over those of the government, with a strong emphasis on individual initiative and responsibility.
What is Individualism?
People in the north east tend to align with what ideology?
When did black women get the right to vote?
What is the 19th amendment?
A small, demographically-diverse group of people assembled for an in-depth group discussion. Researchers study the group’s reactions to an idea or candidate in order to gauge how the broader public might react.
What is a Focus Group.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
The belief in the right to compete freely in a market governed by supply and demand with limited government involvement.
What is Free Enterprise?
Socioeconomic characteristics of a population, including age, race, gender, religion, marital status, occupation, education level, and more. These characteristics influence how individuals tend to vote and whether they identify with a political party,
What are demographic characteristics/demography?
According to the Constitution, who or what determines voter eligibility requirements?
What are State legislatures?
Performed on Election Day, these surveys are taken as voters enter their voting location.
What is none?
The principle that government is based on a body of law applied equally and fairly to every citizen, not on the whims of those in charge, and that no one is above the law, including the government.
What is the Rule of Law?
The more advanced your degree is in education the more likely you are to be.
What is a liberal?
What is the avenue in which most people "participate" in the political process in the U.S.?
Hint the purest form of participation.
What are presidential elections?
A survey performed repeatedly with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion.
What are Tracking Polls?
In this country you will find the leaning tower of pizza
Where is Italy?