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unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a census occurs every? | ten years |
| the information collected in the census does what? | determines how $400 billion dollars is spent each year |
| the first immigrant restriction was in what year? | 1875 |
| what decade did the Chinese exclusion acts happen? | the 1880's |
| what are the three types of minorities? | popular, cultural, and racial minority |
| what is racial minority also known as? | economic minority |
| what is the second largest populated group in the US? | Hispanics |
| what are the three ways you can be considered a legal immigrant? | refugees, employment sponsored, and family sponsored |
| no matter how much the population grows there will always be how many house members? | 435 |
| todays workers are paying for todays _______? | elderly |
| true or false: the population has not grown since WW2 | false |
| no matter where people are born they must be able to prove what before they can work? | that they are here legally or a us citizen |
| 53% of Asian Americans over the age of 25 have what? | a college degree |
| the money in social security comes from who? | taxpayers |
| there are around how many illegal immigrants residing in the US? | 10.8 million |
| what is reapportionment? | reallocating seats in the house based on the results of the recent census |
| what is political culture? | an overall set of values widely shared within a society |
| what is the melting pot? | a term often used to characterize the united states |
| how many people are in the us? | 21 miilliioonnn jk 300 million |
| I like cookies | cookies are yum |
| what is political socialization? | the process through which individuals in a society acquire political attitudes, views, and knowledge, based on inputs from family, schools, the media, and others |
| what are the three main ps agents? | family, media, and school |
| why is the family a ps agent? | its monopoly on two crucial resources |
| what are the two crucial resources of the family ps agent? | time and emotional commitment |
| true or false? informal learning is really much more important than formal in class learning. | true |
| it seems as if which ps agent is becoming the new parent? | the media |
| the government use school to promote what? | national loyalty |
| what is the most formal way to support national loyalty in school? | the pledge or allegiance |
| what is the typical age of viewers watching the news? | 62 |
| true or false? political learning does end at 18 | false |
| what is a sample? | a relatively small portion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole |
| what is random sampling? | equal probability of being selected for a sample |
| what is sampling error? | confidence in public opinion finding polls |
| what is the usual sampling error | plus minus 3 |
| who is the father of polling? | Gallup |
| true or false telephone surveys are not one of the most popular surveys? | false |
| polls are conducted in what three ways? | sample, random sampling, and sampling error |
| what is random digit dialing? | random telephone calls made to unlisted and listed numbers |
| what % of our nation does not have a phone? | 2% |
| true or false? it is illegal to call cell phones | true |
| what is a pro of polls? | gives power to people who wouldn't normally have power |
| what is a con of polling? | makes politicians more concerned with following than leading |
| what is an exit poll? | to predict electoral winners with speed and precision |
| how does an exit poll work? | every 10th person is selected and asked questions |
| what is horse race journalism? | when the media focuses more on standings not issues |
| the way things are worded can cause them to be what? | bias |
| what caused peoples trust in government to decline? | the Vietnam war and the watergate |
| which of the two events started the decline? | the Vietnam war |
| what of the two events shook peoples confidence? | the watergate |
| after the 9/11 attacks what did people do? | they rallied around the flag |
| what is one thing liberals want? | the government to step up |
| what is one thing conservatives want? | the government to step off |
| what are the two political ideologies? | conservatives and liberals |
| what is political ideology? | a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose which helps give meaning to political events |
| what % of our country is conservative? | 41% |
| what % of our nation is moderate? | 36% |
| what % of our nation is liberal? | 21% |
| African americans are more likely to be what ideology? | liberal |
| what year did the gender gap begin? | 1980 |
| Hispanics are less conservative than who? | non-Hispanic whites |
| what is the gender gap? | women tend to vote more democratic than men |
| what is the most conservative demographic groups? | born-again Christians |
| what is the most liberal demographic group? | Jews |
| what is religiosity? | how important your religion is to you |
| what are the four ideology groups? | ideologues, group benefit voters, nature of times voters, and no issue content group |
| which is the strictest based on your political ideology? | ideologues |
| true or fasle? all beliefs are set on one side? | false |
| blue states are considered? | Liberal |
| red states are considered? | Conservative |
| most americans are considered? | centrists |
| true or false? there are many ways for people to show their political participation | true |
| what are the two types of political participation? | overt and subtle |
| what is efficacy? | the belief that my voice is heard by the government |
| do people who believe they have a say tend to participate more? | yes |
| what is a protest? | a form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics |
| protests are meant to be? | flashy |
| civil disobedience is a form or? | protests |
| there are two types of cd, what are they? | violent and not violent |
| what was "Occupy Wall Street"? | protests on wall street |
| what country is most likely to contact their politicians? | Canada |
| what country is least likely to contact their politicians? | Italy |
| what country is most likely to participate in political protests? | Spain |
| what country is least likely to participate in political protests? | Japan |
| the more money that is in it the more what? | more participation |
| participants are easy to ______ to? | listen |
| non-participants are easy to ______? | ignore |
| true or false? the us is more likely to participate in a political protest than to contact one of their politicians? | false |
| only what % of us citizens have participated in protests in the last 5 years? | 6% |
| what % of us citizens have contacted their politicians in the past 5 years? | 28% |
| true or false? protests are important | true |
| public opinion on scope of gov is considered? | complex and inconsistent |
| true or false? American democracy is direct rather than representative | false |
| America is _____ to have democracy | lucky |
| people usually choose performance criteria over ______ criteria | policy |
| the publics task is not to choose what the government does but? | choose the people who do it |
| 52% of people say the government should? | do less |
| what % of people say the government should do more? | 40% |
| what was the only time that 50% of the people said the gov should do more? | after the 9/11 attacks |
| many third world countries want what kind of democracy? | an "American" democracy |
| protests are directed at? | making the government listen to specific demands |
| what is an incumbent? | a person already in office |
| what are the two types of campaigns? | nomination campaigns and election campaigns |
| when is the national convention? | the summer |
| how are candidates picked? | mostly my Americas elite |
| what are the 3 m's? | money, media, and momentum |
| true or false: American campaigns typically last longer than other countries? | true |
| what did the McGovern-Fraser Commission lead to? | primaries for both parties |
| what is a super delegate? | national party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the national party convention |
| true or false: super delegates don't get an automatic spot | false |
| what is the invisible primary? | period before any votes are cast when candidates compete to win early support from the elite of the party and create a positive first impression of their leadership skills |
| in 2012 there was __% lib reps and _ con reps | 14 , 8 |
| primaries are about? | personality |
| iowa has the first? | caucus |
| what is a primary? | election in spring to pick party candidates |
| caucuses are a different sort of test for the presidential campaign than the? | primaries |
| what is a caucus? | a "weird" primary |
| when is the real election? | November |
| what are two problems with frontloading? | rushed judgement and later dates become irrelevant |
| the most important primary could be considered? | the new Hampshire primary |
| new Hampshire primary is the ? | first primary |
| late primaries can be? | irrelevant |
| primary delegate allocation-dem | proportionally |
| primary delegate allocation-rep | win or take all |
| what percent of people vote? | 60% |
| primaries are ___________ contests? | elimination |
| _______ are endurance tests | caucuses |
| who won new Hampshire in 2000? | George w Bush |
| media is considered what? | new king makers |
| why are the considered this? | media control could put someone in office |
| people disagree with? | president selections |
| when is the national convention? | summer before gen election every four years |
| more people tend to watch what than they do pres stuff | football |
| what is one goal of the national convention | nominate party candidates |
| what is another goal of the national convention | create party platform |
| what is the last goal of the national convention? | energize party |
| any time over twenty % of the delegates to the platform committee disagree with a majority there can be a? | alternate minority plank |
| what is the most relevant to reach voters? | television |
| what is the biggest internet impact? | political fund raising |
| what does direct mail do? | locates potential sponsors |
| what has email made easier? | fund raising |
| what is a major item in campaign budge is? | television advertising |
| how is media cov decided? | candidates use adv budget and free att they get as news makers |
| what are the two types of media attention? | paid and free |
| who gives the most money? | the rich |
| what are the two basic ways to contribute to pcs? | campaign contributions and independent expenditures |
| true or false: there are equal spots on the FEC | true |
| what is the CFR? | Campaign Finance Reform |
| when was the federal election campaign act | 1974 |
| the FEC gives how many votes to each party | 3 |
| how many votes are needed to complete any actions? | 4 votes |
| what was Buckley v Valeo? | my own money |
| chiken | stek |
| what % help fund pres campaigns? | 7 pretty pattys |
| do people lik sft mney | no just lik tey dnt lik clr krbby paties |
| what is soft money? | political contributions earmarked for party building expenses at the grass roots level for generic party advertising |
| true or false: in 2012 both candidates applied for federal funds | false, neither did |
| a lot of money is raised from what? | soft money |
| what are 527 groups? | make unlimited contributions but don't direct at specific candidates |
| true or false: the McCain-Feingold act was bipartisan | true |
| what did the McCain-Feingold act do? | basically killed soft money |
| many people give political money through what? | loopholes |
| what are 501(c) groups? | unlimited political donations that can remain anonymous |
| 501(c) groups can or can not spend half their money on political activities | can not |
| what is a super PAC? | independent expenditure-only PACs are known as super PACs because they may accept donations of any size and can endorse candidates |
| what are the 4 super PAC rules? | cant give $ to cans, cant say "vote for", unlimited spending, and most money go to ads |
| pacs can accept no more than? | 5k |
| how much is the typical cost or pres and cong contests? | 5 billion |
| the more money you have = more what? | power |
| what is suffrage? | the right to vote |
| true or false: people pay a lot of attention to campaigns | false |
| what is selective perception | the phenomenon that peoples beliefs often guide what they pay the most attention to and how they interpret events |
| they only people who cant vote are? | convicted criminals, non citizens and under age |
| people are compelled to vote because of? | civic duties |
| what is a benefit of preforming civic duty? | preserving democracy |
| 1900 are when what laws happened | voter registration laws |
| voter id laws were made to prevent what | voter fraud |
| 60% of people vote in which election? | presidential |
| what 6 things depict how you vote? | edu, age, race, gender, marital status, and gov employment |
| what are women more likely to care about? | healthcare and education |
| what are the three things that affect voters decisions? | party, policy and people |
| what is the most often mentioned trait of a candidate | competence |
| is it easier to vote for policies now than the 1960's? | yes |
| true or false: a candidate should shy away from an answering a question | false, its better to clearly state opinions |
| in 2012 did the middle class vote matter? | yes, very much so |
| what were the 3 major exit poll advantages for Obama? | immigration policy, ability to handle international crisis, and approach to medicare |
| which decides the president? pv or ec? | Electoral college |
| what is the reason for the electoral college | the founders wanted the president to be chosen by the nations elite |
| what are two reasons the ec is important | intro to bias into campaign and ec process and win take all states cause pres campaigns to target winning battleground states |
| majority of the states are? | win or take all states |
| what do elections do? | socialize and institutionalize political activity |
| because of more public participation we have longer? | campaigns |
| the us is a what system? | entrepreneurial |
| other countries are what kind of system? | apprenticeship |
| elections affect what? | public policy |
| the ec is what? | the "permanent campaign" |
| true or false: a women is more likely to vote dem than a man | true |
| true or false: a black man is more likely to vote rep than a white man | false |
| is an educated black man going to vote more than likely | yes |
| true or false: the older you are the more likely to vote? | true |
| do unemployed people vote the most? | no |
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