Economic Policy - The Right
Conservatives generally favor this type of tax, where everyone pays the same percentage regardless of income.
What is a flat tax (or proportional tax)?
A general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of money.
What is inflation?
The ideological group that is most likely to support the "Right to Life" (pro-life) movement.
Who are Conservatives?
This occurs when a sample does not accurately reflect the demographics of the population.
What is sampling error?
Since the 1960s, American trust in the federal government has generally done this.
What is decreased (or declined)?
This economic theory argues that cutting taxes and reducing regulation will stimulate economic growth.
What is supply-side economics (or "Reaganomics")?
The process by which the central bank manages the supply of money and interest rates.
What is monetary policy?
The ideological group most likely to support stricter gun control laws.
Who are Liberals?
The tendency of some people to give the "socially acceptable" answer to a pollster rather than their true opinion.
What is the Bradley Effect (or social desirability bias)?
The term for the statistical difference in the way men and women vote.
What is the gender gap?
The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, often supported by conservatives.
What is deregulation?
If the Federal Reserve wants to slow down inflation, it will usually do this to interest rates.
What is raise interest rates?
This ideology would most likely support the legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational use.
What is Libertarianism (or Liberalism)?
A technique where the population is divided into groups (like age or race) and then randomly sampled from within those groups.
What is stratified sampling?
The shared set of beliefs and values about how the government and economy should operate.
What is political culture?
Conservatives typically argue that this leads to "big government" and should be avoided to prevent national debt.
What is deficit spending?
The Federal Reserve’s tool of buying and selling government bonds is known as this.
What are Open Market Operations?
The belief that the government should not interfere in private matters like marriage or religion.
What is individual liberty?
This occurs when respondents change their mind to support a candidate who is leading in the polls.
What is the bandwagon effect?
The belief that one's political participation actually matters and can affect government policy.
What is political efficacy?
The independent agency that regulates the nation’s money supply and interest rates.
What is the Federal Reserve?
The "Fed" is designed to be this, so that it is not influenced by the short-term political pressures of elections.
What is politically independent?
This landmark court case regarding privacy and choice (until 2022) was a major ideological focal point in Unit 4.
What was Roe v. Wade?
This is the specific term for the wording of a question that can nudge a respondent toward a certain answer.
What is question framing?
This group (born 1946–1964) tends to have higher voter turnout and more conservative views on social security.
Who are Baby Boomers?