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AP Gov. Unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Ideology | Consistent set of values + belief about the purpose + scope of gov. |
| Conservative | - favors traditional American values - support national defense - ⬇️ taxes for middle + higher class - ⬇️ social programs - ⬇️ regulation on the market place |
| Liberal | - favors an active gov. in regulating the economy + promoting equality - ⬆️ taxes for the rich - ⬆️ social programs - ⬆️ gov. spending of market place |
| Libertarian | - favors very limited gov. - promote individual freedom - little or no regulation beyond property protection - minimal gov. spending |
| List 5 American Core Values | 1) individualism ~ personal responsibility 2) equality of opportunity 3) free enterprise = can choose what to buy, sell, produce w/ some regulation 4) rule of law ~ no one is above the law + law are applies equally + fairly 5) limited gov. |
| Political Socialization | Process by which people acquire their political beliefs + ideology |
| List the elements in people’s lives that define their socialization process | - * family - school - peers - media - religion |
| Generation Effect | Phenomenon where significant events that can permanently affect the political attitudes of the people who lived through them - ⬇️ age = ⬆️ liberal |
| Impressionable Age Hypothesis | Posits (best guess) that most people forge their political attitudes b/w the age of 14-24 - if major event happen during this time, whatever their response is, it’s will affect their political attitude greatly + for long period |
| Public Opinion Poll | Surveys w/ samples of citizens used to estimate beliefs + feelings of entire population toward an issue |
| Random Sample | Gives all individual an equal amount of chance for being picked to participate in a poll |
| Margin of Error | The range or % in which results of the poll/survey could be b/c of chance variation |
| What is the suffice sample size for U.S. poll/survey? | 1000 people |
| List the 4 factors affecting poll results | 1) knowledge of topic 2) working of question ~ neutral vs. bias 3) questions that focus only on benefits 4) opinion aren’t stable, but change overtime |
| Entrance/Exit Poll (types of poll) | Polls conducted as voter arrive/leave polling places on Election Day only |
| Benchmark Poll (types of poll) | 1st poll taken by a campaign - often taken before candidate announces candidacy - used to find where candidate stands before any campaigning |
| Tracking Poll (types of poll) | Continuous polls used to chart a candidate’s daily rise or drop in support |
| Focus Group | Small groups of citizens (10-40 ppl) - less scientific than polls, but allow for deeper insight into a topic |
| Bandwagon Effect | Tendency for people to adopt certain behaviors/styles/attitudes simply b/c others are doing it - regardless of their own belief |
| Democrat’s Coalition (*8) | - younger voters (18-44) - racially diverse - women - LGBTQ - secular (non-religious) - urban/city - Jewish, Muslim - income < $50,000 |
| Republican’s coalition (*8) | - middle aged/older voters - white - men - veterans - evangelical/Christian conservative - white collar - rural - income > $50,000 |
| Democrat’s platform (more liberal) | - ⬇️ defense spending - ⬆️ spending on public school - ⬆️ social welfare - ⬇️ income = ⬇️ tax - support gun control laws - pro-choice - support environment regulation - loose interpretation of the Constituion |
| Republican’s platform (more conservative) | - ⬆️ defense spending - ⬇️ spending on public school - ⬇️ social welfare - cut tax - oppose gun control laws - pro-life - oppose environment regulation - strict interpretation of the Constitution - |
| Fiscal Policy | Tax + spending policy - mange the economy |
| Monetary Policy | Policy intended to control the money supply and interest rate - ⬆️ money supply = ⬇️ interest rates |
| Keynesian Economic | Gov should stimulate the economy during recession by spending money to encourage economic growth - favor by democrat |
| Supply-sided Economic | Gov should stimulate the economy by cutting taxes to encourage business to grow - people have money for spending - favor by republican |
| Inflation | ⬆️ $ supply = ⬆️ price (cost of living), but wage remain the same - people purchasing power ⬇️ - limited goods - Federal Reserve usually decrease money supply + raise interest raise |
| Deflation | ⬇️ $ supply = ⬇️ price = economic downturn (lower demand ~ unemployment + ⬇️ wage) - too many goods - Federal Reserve usually increase money supply + lower interest rate |
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