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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is public opinion? | the distribution of the populations beliefs about politics and policy issues |
| what is demography? | the science of population changes |
| what is a census? | an actual enumeration of the population which the constitution requires that thew government conducts every ten years |
| what is the census a valuable tool for? | understanding demographic changes |
| what is homogeneous society? | everything is the same |
| what does "homo" stand for? | same |
| how much of the nations population is immigrants? | about 12% |
| what is a melting pot? | a term often used to characterize the united states, with its history of immigration and mixing of cultures, ideas, and people. |
| what is a minority majority? | the situation likely beginning in the mid-twenty-first century in which the non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority of the U.S. population and minority groups together will represent a majority |
| how many non-Hispanic whites make up the American population? | 63 percent |
| how many Hispanics make up the U.S. population? | 16 percent |
| how many African Americans make up the U.S. population? | 13 percent |
| how many Asian Americans make up the U.S. population? | 6 percent |
| how many Native Americans make up the U.S. population? | 2 percent |
| what are the two types of minority? | popular minority and social minority |
| Can blacks serve in the white house? | yes |
| what is illegal immigration? | it is when people from another country come to America illegally |
| what is political culture? | an overall set of values widely shared within a society |
| what is reapportionment? | the process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every ten years on the basis of the results of the census |
| what is political socialization? | the process through which individuals in the society acquire political attitudes, views, and knowledge based on inputs from family, schools, the media, and others |
| what is said to be the new parent? | the television |
| what is a sample? | a relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be represented of the whole |
| what is random sampling? | the key technique employed by survey researchers which operates on the principal that everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for the sample |
| what is a sampling error? | the level of confidence in the findings of the public opinion poll. |
| what is random-digit dialing? | a technique used by pollsters to place telephone calls randomly to both listed and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey |
| how many polls are there? | 1932 polls |
| what is an exit poll? | public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision |
| what do polls reveal about Americans Political Information? | we don't know anything |
| what is informed electric ? | people who can vote and know what they are voting for |
| what is political ideology? | a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose which helps give meaning to political events |
| who is more likely to participate in government activities younger or older people? | older because they know what they are doing and benefit from voting |
| what is a gender gap? | the regular pattern in which women are more likely to support Democratic candidates; in part because they tend to be less conservative than men and more likely to support spending on social services and to oppose levels of military spending |
| are women a minority group? | no |
| who would support military spending and war more? | men |
| what are the four kinds of voters? | ideologues, group benefits, nature of the times, and no issue content |
| what is the ideologues mean? | they connect strongly to their beliefs |
| what is the group benefits? | self interest |
| what is the nature of the times? | how things are going now |
| what is the no issue content? | solely by their personalities |
| what is political participation? | all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue |
| how many people vote in a presidential election? | over 1.20 million |
| do people tend to vote more in the presidential election or the primaries | the presidential |
| what is a protest? | a form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics |
| what is an example of a protest? | when the blacks did a sit in in that restaurant and the whites didnt like it |
| what is civil disobedience? | a form of political participation based on a conscious decision to break a law believed to be unjust and to suffer the consequences |
| who invented civil disobedience? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| who helped influence civil disobedience? | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| what did they start? | civil disobedience and non-violent protesting |
| what is the U.S. more likely to do? | contact politicians |
| what is the U.S. less likely to do? | protest |
| what are the two different types of people? | liberals and conservatives |
| what are conservatives? | they are the rich people who don't want to spend money on poor people |
| what are liberals? | they tend to want to spend more money on the poor because they are mostly all poor |
| what do women tend to be? | liberals |
| what do men tend to be? | conservatives |
| what is ethicacy? | my voice matters and is heard |
| is the census required? | yes |
| when is the census required to be done? | every four years |
| what percent of people say they are proud of how the government works | 80 percent |
| what can participation be? | overt or subtle |
| what survey was took to get this outcome? | the general social survey |
| what was the Vietnam war era? | when the government open fired on a bunch of college students |
| how many kids were shot during this school shooting? | four kids |
| what is non-violent protesting? | there is no violence involved |
| where was the schools shooting at? | Kent State |
| what were the kids protesting for? | the Vietnam war |
| how were the kids protesting? | they were doing a sit in |
| why do people protest? | so they can try to get what they want |
| where were these kids protesting at? | on Wall Street |
| what is racial discrimination? | when the whites and blacks despise each other |
| why would people want their voice to be heard? | so they could try to get what they wanted and other people would know about it so they could agree or disagree |
| why do young people not vote as much? | because they dont benefit from voting |
| does age play a role in political participation? | yes |
| why does age play a role in political participation? | because older people might not have transportation to go vote |
| how many people help by signing petitions? | 56 percent |
| how many people help by attending city counsels or school board meetings? | 55 percent |
| how many help by giving money to social/political organizations? | 42 percent |
| how many helped by attending a meeting on a political or social issue? | 34 percent |
| how many distributed social/political group information? | 21 percent |
| how many joined a protest rally or march? | 19 percent |
| how is participation related to efficacy? | those who believe they dont have a say in government are generally less active |
| what are the most frequent forms of participation? | attending local government meetings and signing paper petitions |
| how are city counsel and school board meetings different from protest and petitions? | counsel and board meetings can make policy for government |
| why do people give out petitions? | so they can get what they want by getting other people to agree with them |
| what kinds of petitions are given out? | wearing hats, cell phone usage, and legal age of drinking |
| who makes petitions? | people who really want to get what they want |
| why do people make petitions? | because they want their voice to be heard so they can get w\hat they think is reasonable |
| why do people protest? | because they might not believe in what is being protested about |
| who would protest about something? | people who want their voice to be heard |
| why would people disagree with protesting? | because they think it would be a waste of time |
| what is a good example of people protesting? | when those kids were protesting at school |
| what is a reelection? | when a candidate runs for an office for a second or third time |
| what do liberals think about prayer in school? | they disagree |
| what do conservatives think about it? | they agree |
| what do liberals think about taxes? | they want to tax the rich more |
| what do conservatives think about taxes? | they want to keep taxes low |
| what do liberals think about affirmative actions? | they favor |
| what do conservatives think about it? | they disagree |
| what do liberals think about spending? | they want to spend more on the poor |
| what do conservatives think about it? | they want to keep spending low |
| what do liberals think about abortion? | they support "freedom of choice" |
| what do conservatives think about it? | they support "right to life" |
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