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APGOPO 10/11/12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 5 American Core Values | individualism, equality of opportunity, free enterprise, rule of law, limited government |
| – the dominant set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that define the relationship between citizens and government. | political culture |
| – the belief that individuals should be responsible for themselves and for the decisions they make | individualism |
| One of American Core Values - everyone should have the chance to succeed | equality of opportunity |
| Example of equality of opportunity | everyone gets a free education, but some will go further than others with success |
| One of American Core Values– an economic system in which government intrudes as little as possible in the economic transactions among citizens and businesses. | free enterprise/laissez faire |
| Example of free enterprise | government does not set wages, prices, and production |
| One of American Core Values - the concept that no one, including government officials, is above the law | rule of law |
| Example of rule of law | presidential impeachment; Fair trials; impartial juries; decisions based on precedent; transparency of government operations |
| One of American Core Values - Human beings have inherent rights that the government cannot take away | limited government |
| Example of limited government | Checks and balances; written constitution; federalism; Bill of Rights |
| How do the Constitution and Declaration of Independence reflect American core values | Declaration of Independence-limited goverenment, individualism; Constitution - lays out government rules of law |
| What is public policy? | any law or policy that affects the PEOPLE |
| What programs have been created to provide needs-based assistance? | welfare, stimulus packages during pandemic |
| – the experiences and factors that shape an individual’s political values, attitudes, and behaviors. | political socialization |
| – an individual’s coherent set of beliefs about government and politics. | political ideology |
| The most important factor (agent) to the process of political socialization is ________. Why? | family; Party identification is strongly linked with the family’s political beliefs and they are your Source of political information |
| What are other agents of political socialization? | school & peers, civics and religious organizations, the generation in which you are born & historical events |
| -the increasing interconnectedness of people, businesses, and countries throughout the world | globalization |
| America is no longer the only superpower in the world. Who are others? | China and Russia |
| Positives from globalization | free trade, increased jobs and lower prices, can encourage democracies in other countries because states/countries have to be democracies to get in on trade agreements/organizations |
| Negatives from globalization | outsourcing (losing jobs in USA for cheaper labor and no benefits overseas), weakens traditional culture, connects people/groups with bad intentions |
| -the sum of individual attitudes about government, policies, and issues. | public opinion |
| How do we measure public opinion? | Mostly through public opinion polls |
| -takes into account a representative sample of randomly selected respondents with a statistically significant sample size, using neutral language | scientific polls |
| – a group of individuals from a larger population used to measure public opinion Accurate with mass survey of around 1,500 | sample |
| – a method of choosing all poll respondents in a way that does not over- or underrepresent any group of the population | random selection |
| – a sample that reflects the demographics of the population Pollsters sometimes use weighting to adjust results of a survey according to the demographics of the larger population. | representative sample |
| – the margin of error in a poll which is usually calculated to plus or minus three percentage points | sampling error |
| Types of polls | entrance survey, exit poll, benchmark polls, tracking polls |
| Factors that affect the outcome and reliability | random digit dialing (people won't answer phone), question order, question wording |
| -polls where you are intentionally trying to push people's opinion to the direction you want them to go; not accurate at all | push polls |
| One of the single most effective predictors of public opinion is _____ ______________. | party identification |
| Public opinion is divided along what things? | racial, ethnic, gender, socioeconomic and age lines |
| How are public opinion polls used? | It's important for our government officials to know how we feel about things...they may not ALWAYS vote the way their constituents feel, but it's important for them to know. |
| a set of beliefs about the desired goals and outcomes of a process of governance | political ideology |
| something guaranteed, that the govt. cannot take away | right |
| something a person may obtain or receive, but the government CAN take away | privilege |
| an individual’s attachment to a political party | party identification |
| an ideology favoring more control of social behavior, fewer regulations on businesses, and less government interference in the economy | conservatism |
| an ideology favoring less government control over social behavior and more/greater regulation of businesses and of the economy | liberalism |
| an ideology favoring very little government regulation and intervention beyond protecting private property and individual liberty | libertarianism |
| Know political ideology's stances on policy issues (abortion, taxes, health care, gay marriage) | |
| the total value of goods and services produced by an economy in a given year; the higher this is, the better the economy is | GDP (Gross Domestic Product) |
| the percentage of people actively looking for work who cannot find jobs | unemployment rate |
| government use of taxes and spending to attempt to lower unemployment, support economic growth, and stabilize the economy | fiscal policy |
| In general, ______ support increased military and decreased taxes and ______ support decreased military and increased taxes to spend on government programs. | Republicans; Democrats |
| The ____ _____ _____, also known as "The Fed" is the government agency that regulates the economy | Federal Reserve System |
| a federal program that provides health insurance to seniors and the disabled | medicare |
| a federal program that provides health care for the poor | medicaid |
| What do conservatives and liberals believe in terms of health care? | Liberals argue health care should be made widely available Conservative opposition – people should be responsible for making their own decisions, not be forced by the government |
| What do conservatives and liberals believe in terms of public education? | Conservatives- provide school choice by providing vouchers to enable private or religious school attendance; Liberals – vouchers drain much-needed monies from traditional public schools; Denies public school children equality of opportunity |
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