the distribution of the populations beliefs about politics and policy issues

the science of population changes

an "actual enumeration" of the population, which the Constitution requires that the government conduct every 10 years

a term often used to characterize the US, with its history of immigration and mixing of cultures, ideas, and people

the situation, likely beginning in the mid-twenty-first century, in which the non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority of the US population and minority groups together will represent the majority

an overall set of values widely shared within a society

the process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the consensus

political socialization

the process through which individuals in a society acquire political attitudes, view, and knowledge, based on inputs from family, schools, the media, and others

a relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole

the key technique employed by survey researchers, which operates on the principle that everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for the sample

the level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll. the more people interviewed, the more confident one can be of the results

a technique used by pollsters to place telephone calls randomly to both listed and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey

public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision

a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose, which helps give meaning to political events

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 higher levels of military spending.

political participation

all activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue. The most common means being voting

a form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics

a form of political participation based on a conscious decision to break the law believed to be unjust and to suffer the consequences

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AP GOV Chp 6

Term	Definition
public opinion	the distribution of the populations beliefs about politics and policy issues
demography	the science of population changes
census	an "actual enumeration" of the population, which the Constitution requires that the government conduct every 10 years
melting pot	a term often used to characterize the US, with its history of immigration and mixing of cultures, ideas, and people
minority majority	the situation, likely beginning in the mid-twenty-first century, in which the non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority of the US population and minority groups together will represent the majority
political culture	an overall set of values widely shared within a society
reapportionment	the process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the consensus
political socialization	the process through which individuals in a society acquire political attitudes, view, and knowledge, based on inputs from family, schools, the media, and others
sample	a relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole
random sampling	the key technique employed by survey researchers, which operates on the principle that everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for the sample
sampling error	the level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll. the more people interviewed, the more confident one can be of the results
random-digit dialing	a technique used by pollsters to place telephone calls randomly to both listed and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey
exit poll	public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision
political ideology	a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose, which helps give meaning to political events
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 higher levels of military spending.
political participation	all activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue. The most common means being voting
protest	a form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics
civil disobedience	a form of political participation based on a conscious decision to break the law believed to be unjust and to suffer the consequences

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