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| Agents Of Socialization | Unstitutions through which people learn the core values of their society and political culture (family, educational institutions, peers, media, gender, religion) |
| Communism | political power lies in the hand of workers |
| Conservative | One who resits change in the status quo |
| Consevatism | A term for a set of belifes that includes a limited role for the national government in helping individuals, and a cautious response to change |
| Fascism | the extreme right, uses principles of dictatorial leader, one-party state, .... arbitrary exercise of absolute power by the regime |
| Gender gap | describe the diffrent voting patterns of men and women. |
| Generational effect | Effect that events have on a the political opinions, thoughts and prefrences of people from a single generation |
| ideology | A person or group's political or economic, beliefs, ideas, values, concerns, and goals |
| Inalienable Rights | rights that people hel as a consequence of natural law. Not given by the government and the can not infringe on them |
| Individualsim | places primary emphasis on the worth, freedom, and well-being of the individual rather then a group, society, or nation |
| Liberal | A person slightly to the left of the center of the political spectrum, believes change is both progress and good |
| Liberal democracy | democratic model, which accepts the basic principles of democracy, such as representation, majority rule, etc. |
| Liberalism | Belief that people are rational beings who can ise their intelligence to create a better world, overcoming social and natural obstacles |
| Liberty | the right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing |
| Moderate | Opposed to extreme or radical views or measures |
| Opinion leader | A person who can influence other people's opinions. (help form public opinion) |
| Peer group | a group whos members share common relevant social characteristics |
| Political culture | political beliefs and attitudes concerning gov. and political process held by a group of people, such as a community or nation |
| Political ideology | the collectivly held ideas and beliefs concerning the nature of the ideal political system, economic order, social group, and moral values |
| Political socialization | the method through which people lear and develop their political attitudes and opinions |
| Political spectrum | the range of political ideas and beliefs |
| Popular sovereignty | political authority rest with the people and not the gov. |
| Radical left | Extremist political group who advocate substantial or fundamental political, social and econimic changes |
| Reactionary | A person favoring a return to an earlier, more conservative system |
| Socialism | A political and economic theory based on a mixed gov. and priv, control of economic activity and the means of production |
| Tyranny of the majority | Abuse of the minority by the majority through excessive use of power. |
| Universal suffrage | the right of all people to vote |
| Aggregate opinion | Opinion shared by group of people |
| Census | the counting, every ten years, of the population of the USA |
| Cognitive dissonance | A psychological condition where an individual is presented with conflicting or inconsistent beliefs, in order to resolve conflict, must ignore the inconsistencies, or develope irrational explanation for them, or reject some beliefs |
| Congressional reapportionment | Relocation of legislative seat, based on population |
| Consensus | General agreement on an issue |
| Demographics | characteristics of human population and population segments |
| Fluidity | change of public opinion over time |
| Intensity | strength with which one feels for or against a public policy or issue |
| Latency | degree to which an opinion is held but not expressed |
| Consensus | General agreement on an issue |
| Demographics | characteristics of human population and population segments |
| Fluidity | the change of public opinion as time passes |
| Intensity | strength with which one feels for or against a public policy or issue |
| Latency | degree to which an opinion is held but not expressed |
| Latent public opinion | Political opinion that citizens hold bit do not express or act on |
| Opinion Poll | Questioning a selected sample of people that are considered representative of population on a given topic or topics |
| Policy agenda | Issues arising form the aggregate public opinion that politicians have decided to pay attention to and respond to. |
| Political agenda | A list of issues on which a variety of political agents, such as intrest groups,social movments who want to see gov. take action |
| Polls | Place wger votes are cast and registerd |
