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Political Socialization, Elections, Linkage Institutions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Socialization | how people develop political beliefs |
| public opinion | ideas and attitudes a significant number of Americans hold about government and political issues |
| straw polls | unscientific method to determine public opinion |
| random sample | gives everyone an equal chance to give their opinion |
| push polling | manipulating questions to determine a biased response |
| 3 key components of measuring of public opinion | random sample, stratification, close ended questions |
| stratification | classifying people into gender, race, age, or socioeconomic status |
| close ended questions | yes/no, agree/disagree, favor/against |
| Different means to gather data | mail surveys, telephone, social media |
| 15th Amendment | purpose increase the number of African-Americans to vote |
| 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| 24th Amendment | abolished the poll taxes |
| 26th Amendment | lowered the voting age to 18 |
| Why do some people not vote? | lack of time, lack of information, do not care, or are skeptical of the government |
| conventions | candidates are officially nominated to represent their political party |
| delegate | people who attend the national conventions |
| nominee | person who officially run for president |
| caucus | open meeting where supporters express who they are going to vote for |
| primary | people vote in secret and in private |
| Electoral College | electors officially pick the next president of the United States |
| popular vote | people's vote |
| Linkage Institutions | connect the government to the people |
| Political Parties | unite people who have similar beliefs |
| Two Party System | Republicans and Democrats dominate the US |
| Which politcal party resists change? | Republicans |
| Which political party supports more federal involvement? | Democrats |
| Campaigns | require money and candidates with a platform |
| Platform | goals and ideas that candidates seek to accomplish |
| Incumbent | people who are already in office |
| Interest groups | influence lawmakers and public opinion |
| Two of the most important interest groups are: | NRA, and AARP |
| Lobbying | testifying and "bribing" lawmakers |
| Mass Media | mulitple ways to inform the public |
| Different mediums | newspapers, TV, radio, internet, magazines |
| Watchdog | media keeps an eye out |
| Expose | stories designed to expose wrongdoing |
| Agenda setting | make certain issues known to the public so they can do something about it |
| biased | favoring one view over another |
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