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AP Gov Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Vocab Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Socialization | The process through which individuals acquire their political beliefs and values |
| Public Opinion | What the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues at any point in time |
| Public Opinion Polls | Interviews or surveys with samples of citizens that are used to estimate the feelings and beliefs of the entire population |
| Straw Polls | Unscientific surveys used to gauge public opinions on a variety of issues and policies |
| Random Sampling | A method of poll selection that gives each person in a group the same chance of being selected |
| Stratified Sampling | A variation of random sampling; census data are used to divide the country into four sampling regions. Sets of countries and standard metropolitan statistical areas are then randomly selected proportion to the total national population. |
| Push Polls | Polls taken for the purpose of providing information on an opponent that would lead respondents to vote against the candidate. |
| Tracking Polls | Continuous surveys that enable a campaign to chart its daily rise or fall in support |
| Exit Polls | Polls conducted at selected polling places on Election Day |
| Sampling Error or Margin of Error | A measure of the accuracy of a public opinion poll |
| Political Ideology | The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals |
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