A set of basic values and beliefs about a country or government that is shared by most citizens
What is Political Culture?
100
The process by which citizens acquire a sense of political identity.
What is Political Socialization.
100
A collection of shared attitudes of many different people in matters relating to politics, public issues, or the making of public policy.
What is Public Opinion?
100
Most reliable measure of pulic opinion.
What is Pulic opinion poll?
100
a consistent set of political beliefs about politics and public policy that creates the structure for looking at government and public policy.
What is political ideology?
200
Although democracy is based upon majority rule, minority rights must be guaranteed.
What is majority rule/minority rights?
200
Interest groups, labor unions, professional organization provide common bonds between people which may be expressed throught the group or its activities.
What is Group affiliations?
200
It is shaped by people's political culture and political socialization.
What is Public Opinion?
200
Asking the same question of a large number of people. May not be reliable.
What is straw poll?
200
Those who support active governemnt which promotes individual welfare and supports civil rights are called this?
What is liberals?
300
Ownership of property is protected by law and supported by the capitalist system.
What is Private Property?
300
Informs the public about issues and helps set the political and public agendas.
What is Mass media?
300
Began in the 1930s, this man developed the use of scientific polling process.
Who was George Gallup?
300
those who promote a limited governmental role in helping people economically and who support traditional values and lifestyles.
What are conservatives?
400
Guarantees of civil liberties and protections of infringements upon them.
What is individual freedoms?
400
Factors such as occupation, race, gender, age, religion, region of the country, income, education, ethnicity.
What are demographic factors?
400
A general agreement on an issue.
What is a consensus?
400
Those chosen to participate in the poll must be representative of the general population and chosen at random.
What is a sampling?
400
those who favor rapid, change in existing social, economic or political order and may resort to extreme means.
What are radicals?
500
Powers of government are restricted in a democracy by the will of the people and the law.
What is limited government?
500
those individuals held in great respect because of their position, expertise or personality, may informally and unintentionally exercise influence.
What is Opinion leaders?
500
Public opinion that is strongly divided between two very different view.
What is a divisive opinion?
500
Problems with preparing a valid question and/or controlling how the poll was taken can lead to these?
What are sampling errors?
500
Those who advocate a return to a previous states of affairs that existed earlier in history.