4.1 - 4.2
What color and what animal are commonly used for both the Republicans and Democrats?
Democrats: blue donkey
Republicans: red elephant
Who appears at them polls the most? (Identify the generation)
Silent Generation (old people works too if they identified a year)
What is a poll and its goal?
survey to measure public opinion using a sample, hoping to generalize it to the overall population
The Republican party is to _ as the democratic party is to _ (ideals)
conservatism, liberalism
Obergefell v Hodges is to a _ win as Zelman v Simmons Harris is to a _ win (ideology)
liberal, conservative
In regards to liberals and conservatives, what holds more power in their interpretations of Individualism?
(hint: are the interests of individuals valued more or less than the interests of society?)
Liberal: individual interests < society's interests
Conservative: individual interests > society's interests
What is the common trend that American ideologies have seen through each generation?
Each new generation is more liberal than their parents.
What makes a non-scientific poll non-scientific?
Why does it suck?
Funded by partisan groups, so results will show more favorably towards their own ideology aka BIAS!
Is English the official language of the US?
Why or why not (relate to ideologies)
No
Conservatives push a bill every year, arguing it will unify Americans and save on economic issues, but liberals deny it due to belief it's an oppressive or racist cause.
What is the difference between Monetary and Fiscal Policy?
Monetary: controlled by FED, how much money should be in the economy
Fiscal policy: controlled by Congress, how much money will be spent on what
List and describe factors that lead to political socialization. (name a minimum of 4)
School, The Media, Family, Peers/Friends, Civic and Religious Organizations, Increased Globalization
Why are Baby Boomers the way they are?
(What political events were significant to them [name 2 minimum], and how did their attitude toward the government change?)
Vietnam War, Watergate, Pentagon Papers
Decreased their trust in the government
What sampling error value indicates a valuable poll?
+3 or -3
Name at least 2 third parties in the US government.
Libertarians, Green Party, Constitution Party, Reform Party, Party for Socialism and Liberation
How does the government impact each economical type?
I'm being nice and throwing you out the terms lol
Laissez faire, Command-and-control economy, Mixed Economy
Laissez-faire: get the government away from our business
Command-and-control economy: the government owns all of production
Mixed: private and state owned enterprises are equally relevant in economic decisions
Name the 5 American Ideals, and give a brief description of each (order doesn't matter)
Individualism: individual actions > community actions
Equality of Opportunity: everyone should have an equal shot at life, liberty, and happiness
Free Enterprise: 'laissez-faire', government should barely interact with the economy.
Rule of Law: no matter what, everyone follows every law, no special treatment.
Limited Government: government has to be regulated through checks and balances and not overstep its own set limitations (Constitution)
Define the life cycle effect, and an example.
The tendency to more favorably view and possibly vote on issues that matter to use at specific life stages.
Example: old people and Medicare, but anything that sounds right works :)
What makes a good, valuable poll?
(Bonus points if you say some relating to AP stat idk like 200 points? Talk about conditions more in depth and I'll see how I feel on it)
Free from bias
Question is given to a randomized sample
If properly conducted, can be generalized to the whole population
Extra points for whoever talks about Random, Independent, and Normal (CLT and Large counts condition) conditions
Define multiculturalism and assimilation, and match the term with who is more likely to believe in each (Liberals and Conservatives)
Multiculturalism: (support of) the presence of many cultures within a society; liberals tend to favor this
Assimilation: the process where other cultural groups change their culture to resemble the country's overall culture; conservatives tend to favor this
What is the liberal policy on economic policy called, and what is the conservative policy on economic policy called? (will take both names for conservative) Describe where the money is focused on for both.
Also 200 points if you can tell me what curve it shifts (AP Econ hart❤️)
Liberal: Keynesian, money is spent on the government and their services, shifts the AD curve
Conservative: Supply-side/Reaganomics, money is spent on businesses, shifts the SRAS curve
How would Libertarians interpret the ideal of limited government?
Main point of their philosophy, strongly agree and don't rely on the goverment much.
Roughly how many millennials are not white, and how does this relate to AP GOV (use the common trend seen through generations and relate to the time period)?
40%.
With increased diversity and globalization, and with each generation trending more liberally than the previous, millennials tend to see immigrants more favorably than their parents.
Relate non-response bias (define first) to the 2016 election results.
Certain groups are more likely to respond to polls than others.
Trump's ideology caused his supporters to be fearful or distrustful of the media, and therefore less republicans responded during the polls. This skewed results to seem overwhelmingly positive for Hillary, since republican voters weren't answering polls.
List 1 of 2 times (found in the powerpoint) where liberal/conservative ideology converted into policy, and a brief description of it.
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act for conservatives
DREAM act for liberals
Why do both liberals and conservatives favor social insurance?
Why do the ideologies disagree on public assistance programs?
Liberals favor social insurance since they tend to believe the government's role is to support the general wellbeing of its people, and conservatives favor social insurance due their 'bootstrap' policy, like how you have to work towards your own social security. Conservatives negatively view public assistance programs. however, due to them feeling like 'handouts'.