Chap#3
Who wrote the Federalists papers?
John Jay(J.J.), Alexander Hamilton(Hammy), and James Madison(Maddy)
In this clause: The Constitution, laws and treaties of the United States shall be the "supreme law of the land"
The Supremacy Clause
(Laws are Supreme)
The Federalists were?
Pro-Constitution
What is federalism?
The sharing of power between different units of government.
A scientific method of selection for poll in which each memeber of the population has an EQUAL CHANCE at being included in the sample
Random Sample
How do we measure public opinion?
Polls and surveys
This clause: Gives Congress the power to do whatever it deems necessary and constitutional to meet its enumerate obligations; the basis for implied powers
Necessary and Proper Clause
(California/Florida Ex.)
Anti-Federalists were?
Anti-constitution
An _____ _____ is conducted at polling places on election day to determine the winner of an election before the polls close.
Exit poll
A process of random sampling in which the national population is divided into fourths and certain areas within these regions are selected as representative of the national population
Stratified Sample
(most reliable)
The 3 primary agents of political socialization are?
- Family
- School
- MEDIA
This clause: Powers not delegated to the central government by the Constitution or prohibited by the Constitution to the states are "reserved to the states respectively, or to the people"
(if the power is not given to Fed govt it goes to the states)
The Reservation Clause
- Government
- Private groups
- Media
A _____ _______ measures changes in public opinion over the course of days, weeks, months, or years by repeatedly asking respondents the same questions to measure changes in their responses.
Tracking poll
A method by which pollsters structure a sample so that it is representative of the characteristics of the TARGET population
Quota Sample
(Specific)
What are the three types of polls?
- Tracking Poll
- Exit Poll
-Push Poll
Full Faith and Credit Clause
(Legal actions are respected)
What are some of the most important problems?
-ECONOMY
-wars
-gas prices
-health care
-immigration
-terrorism
A _____ ______ is a special type of poll that both provides information to campaigns about candidate strengths and weaknesses and attempts to skew public opinion about a candidate.
Push poll
Sampling error
In this clause: Congress has the power to "regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states and with the Indian tribes."
-This clause was interpreted by the Supreme Court in favor of national power over the economy
(CONGRESS has the power to regulate commerce)
In this clause: Whatever citizenship rights you posses in one state apply in the other states as well
(your states law doesn't travel with you but the rights as a citizen do)
Privileges and Immunities
Gender gap measures difference in the ______ and _____ vote for candidates and in the way they view political issues
Women and Men
A policy to remove a program from one level to government by delegating it or passing it down to a lower level of government, such as from the national government to the state and local governments
Devolution
- used under P. Reagan and P. Clinton
(demotion)
the process by which we develop our political values and opinions throughout our lives
political socialization