POLITICAL CULTURE & SOCIALIZATION
Shared beliefs, values, and norms about government.
What is political culture? (p. 333)
A small group discussion used to gauge public opinion.
What is a focus group? (p. 364)
A survey taken immediately after people vote.
What is an exit poll? (p. 365)
A set of beliefs about politics and government.
What is political ideology? (p. 382)
The total value of goods and services produced in a country.
What is gross domestic product (GDP)? (p. 389)
The process by which individuals form their political beliefs.
What is political socialization? (p. 340)
A poll that uses scientific methods to measure public opinion.
What is a scientific poll? (p. 364)
A survey given to people as they enter a polling place.
What is an entrance poll? (p. 365)
Belief in limited government and free markets.
What is conservatism? (p. 385)
Rising prices over time.
What is inflation? (p. 389)
The theory that political views change as people age.
What is the life-cycle effect? (p. 341)
A subset of a population used to represent the whole.
What is a sample? (p. 364)
Adjusting poll results to better reflect the population.
What is weighting? (p. 365)
Belief in government action to ensure equality and opportunity.
What is liberalism? (p. 385)
Government taxing and spending policies.
What is fiscal policy? (p. 391)
The idea that people who grow up in the same time period share similar political views.
What is the generational effect? (p. 341)
Selecting participants so each has an equal chance of being chosen.
What is random selection? (p. 364)
A method that uses randomly generated phone numbers.
What is random digit dialing? (p. 366)
Belief in minimal government intervention in both economic and personal matters.
What is libertarianism? (p. 385)
Policies controlling the money supply and interest rates.
What is monetary policy? (p. 393)
An economic system emphasizing minimal government intervention.
What is laissez-faire (free enterprise)? (p. 336)
The percentage that results may differ from the true population value.
What is sampling error? (p. 365)
Bias caused by how a question is phrased.
What is question wording? (p. 366)
An individual’s psychological attachment to a political party.
What is party identification? (p. 385)
The central banking system of the United States.
What is the Federal Reserve System? (p. 393)