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Government
Chapter 4
| Explain what liberals think | favors the use of govt. powers to regulate the economy and bring about justice and equality |
| Explain the Conservatives think | believe that individuals are primarily accountable for their own well being |
| List four major scandals that your book mentions contributed to American disillusionment with govt | vietnam war, watergate scandal, iran-contra scandal, monica lewinsky scandal |
| What does your textbook say about the media's influence in these scandals and disillusionment? | media is responsible for public scepticism, media never reports anything good about politicians |
| The belief that each American has the freedom to pursue a better life | American Dream |
| List the factors that Alexis de Tocqueville believed influenced America's success | liberty, equality, democracy, individualism, the rule of law, naturalism, capitalism |
| liberty | people believe in the right to be free |
| Equality | equality of opportunity |
| Democracy | citizens have the responsibility to choose their officials |
| Individualism | individuals rights are valued above those of the states |
| Rule of Law | Govt. is based on a body of law applied equally and fairly |
| Nationalism | the belief that we are stronger and more virtuous than other nations |
| Capitalism | rights to own private property and compete freely in open markets |
| describe family view | children tend to be politically like their parents |
| Describe gender view | since the 1960's women began to shift their loyalty towards Democrats |
| Describe religion view | the religious tend to support more conservative candidates and more likely to contribute to the Republican party |
| Describe race and ethnicity view | Blacks are more likely to support democrats. Cubans lean more towards Republican and Mexicans Democrats |
| describe region view | people on either coast tend to be more liberal than those in the middle of the country |
| a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject | poll |
| Briefly descirbe the three steps pollsters follow in order to collect accurate statistics | determine whose attitudes they wish to measure, Questions must be carefully worded, Respondents must be contacted in a cost efficient way |
| ma method of selection that gives each potential member of the universe the same chance | Random sampling |
| politicians shifting their positions based on the results of public opinion polls | waffling |
| slight chance of inaccuracy in error in polls | margin in error |
| "responsibility of a citizen" Compromised of actions and attitudes associated with democratic governance and social participation | Civic responsibility |
| What are some of the possible reasons that your textbook gives for the lower voter turnout in recent years | alienation, decreased political interest, passive vot of confidence |
| of the belief that an individual can actually make a difference | Self-efficacy |
| a device used to cast votes in an election | ballot boxes |
| describe Difficulty of registration | political parties stuffing ballot boxes with false votes |
| Describe Difficulty and absentee voting | you can only vote in your own Precinct. You have to vote by Absentee ballot if you're going to be gone |
| Describe Number of offices to elect | we have to vote people to different offices |
| Describe weekdays voting | US by law votes on Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| Describe political parties | political parties today aren't as strongly organized |
| a vote that is submitted before an election by a voter who is not able to be present when the election occurs | Absentee ballot |
| How has the "Motor-Voter Law" National voter registration Act) affected how Americans register to vote? | The act requires states to allow people to register to vote when applying for a driver's license |
| How has the internet affected voting in America? | find out candidates for office. Public officials activities, issues, of the day |
| An official who holds an office | Incumbent |
Created by:
Nicole Frewing