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POS 1041
STUDY GUIDE CHAP 5,6,7,8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is selective perception? | The process in which an individual perceive what they want to in media, messages and disregard the rest |
| How did Alexis de Tocqueville view America's place in the world? | America had no major political or economic powers on its border |
| What is demography? | The study of characteristic of population |
| Why is California so influential in American politics? | One of eight US citizens live in the State, It exceeds the number of represtatives, 55 electoral votes, provides a huge advantage for any presidental candidate who carries that state |
| Where do most whie Americans live | surburan neighborhoods |
| What are social distinctions? | race, ethnicity, religion, gender, fammily structures, education, income, class and age |
| What region of the US is most different from the ohters and why is that so? | the south because of slavery |
| What ethic group in Ameerica has the highest nmber of poor people | Native Americans |
| How does income relate to politics? | single most important factor in explaining views of partisanship and ideology |
| What does socioeconomic status means? | a division of population based on occupation, income and education |
| What are lifecycle effects? | as people aged, they become more politically conservative, less mobile, and more likely to psrticipate in politics |
| What where james Madison's views on property? | The most common and durabel source of a factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property |
| If the US is no longer a melting pot, what is it? | Salad bowl |
| What is pluralism? | a theory government that holds that open multiple and competing groups can check the asserted powers by any one group |
| What is a negative term for interest group? | special interest group |
| What is a social movement? | people coming together for a significant issue, idea, or concernwho are willing to take action to suppprt or oppose it |
| What are some expamples of interest grops discussed in the book? | National Rifle Associate NRA American Associate of Retired Person AARP American Automible Associate AAA |
| What is a freee rider? | a person who benefits from the service of an organization but do not join or contribute to it |
| What is ideological? | a group of poeple that focus on a single issue, and want the governemnt to pursue policies consistent to it |
| What are the different types of interest groups? | Economic, Ideological, Public, Foreign Policy and Public Sector |
| What is an amicus curiae brief? | in dividual or organization presenting arguments in cases in which they are not direct parties |
| What is a PAC? | Political Action Committee- an interest group that rise funds for members, stockholders or employess to contribu te funds to candidates or political parties |
| What the difference between a closed and an open primary? | closed primary only people registered in that party may vote. open primary anyone in any party can participate regardless of party |
| Who nominates party candidates? | voters choose paerty candidates |
| Who organized the first political parties? | Alexander Hamilition created the informal federalists party and Thomas Jefferson started the Democratic Party |
| Why was the Rebublican party formed? | people opposed the current adminstration economic policies (crisis over slavery) |
| What did the 17th Amendment to the Consitution provide for? | direct election of United States senators by popular vote |
| Which group controls major political party operations? | the national committee |
| Who are the leaders of the major politicals parties? | national chair, usually the choice of the presdential nominee |
| What is the relationship between the president and the leader of the leader of his party? | chair serves at the pleasure of the president and does all his bidding |
| How are party platform written? | vague and poderus |
| How are Congressional committee assignments made? | determined by their parties are in controls of the house or the senate |
| How political was the supreme court designed to be? | operate in a expressly non partisan manner |
| What are candidate activists? | followers of a particular candidates who sees the party as the means to elect their candidate |
| What are "superdelegates" | elected officials and party leaders who are not required to run for election as delegates |
| How do poeple form beliefs and values? | socialization |
| What is selective exposure? | choosing media in which you agree with and avoiding the ones you don't agree with |
| What are political know nothings? | poeple who are not interested in politics and do not vote |
| What are open ended questions? | questions that are answered in the responded own words |
| What kind of questions measure intensity? | scale |
| What system is said by its supporters to be designed to prevent voter fraud? | voter registration |
| Which modern President was most active in securing civil rights for African Americans | Dwight D Eisenhower |
| How widespred is automatic registration? | |
| What is the difference between primary and general elections? | primary elections voters select nominees general election voters elect office holders |
| How well is the American public informed about its legislative representives? |
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