High Key Terms
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Polls and Politics
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OG TEN
100

This term describes the make up of an area leading to a better understanding of the science of population changes

What is demography?

100

This theory states that these shifts in priorities and values tend to reflect different stages of life like job hunting, parenthood, and aging.

What are life cycle effects?

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

You would want to know this right if you were arrested and don't want to incriminate yourself by talking too much!

What the 5th Amendment?

200

When I say Popular Sovereignty you say this descriptive term?

What is Consent of the Governed?

200

This theory suggests that women voting more liberally and men voting more conservatively.

What is the gender gap.

200


Politicians often do this as is the practice of gathering information by asking voters who they voted for as they are on their way out of their polling places.



What is the exit poll?

200
This demographic of people tend to identify themselves more with the liberal ideology over the conservative ideology.
What are younger people.
200

Some might say this right is GREAT for protecting convicts from Capital Punishment (death penalty), even though 23 US States have abolished it.

What is the 8th Amendment.

300

This term describes 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

This economic theory suggests that the government spend more money to create jobs and opportunities and stimulate the economy into growth. 

What is Keynesian Economics?

300


This type of poll gathers data at the beginning of a campaign in order to have something to compare later data to.



What is a Benchmark Poll?

300

This term describes an ideology that places individual rights and freedoms above all else, and advocates for the smallest possible government.

What is Libertarians?

300
Jay-Z onced rapped, "I know my rights & you're gonna need a warrant for that" shouting out what protected amendment?

What is the 4th Amendment?

400

This term describes a 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

This economic theory suggests that the government create tax cuts and reduce business regulations in order to stimulate the economy.

What is Supply Side Economics?

400


This type of poll gathers data by contacting people over time to see how opinions change.



What is a tracking poll?

400

This term generally reflects an ideology that has a desire for smaller government, and a focus on traditional values and personal freedoms.

What is Conservative or Republican Party?

400

Mrs. Mascio gets sued for being too funny in the classroom! She wants a trial by a jury of her peers in this civil case invoking which OG amendment?

What is the 7th Amendment?

500

This term describes a coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy.

What is political ideology.

500

This theory & principle suggests that government intervention is not necessary to stimulate the economy but self reliance instead of entitlement programs are the solution.

What is individualism?

500


Pollsters use this term to describe the entire group a poll is trying to represent.



What is the population?
500
This group of people tend to be more conservative in their views.
Who are older Americans.
500

North Carolina requires students to take End of Course tests and included NC History as a required Social Studies Curriculum. If you don't like it, you have to wait until you are 16 to drop out. What amendment is used to give the states the power to regulate schools?

What is the 10th Amendment.