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ap gov vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| widely shared political beliefs and values held by citizens of society for example individual liberty | political culture |
| The belief that one has a responsibility to be involved in political affairs, such as voting | civic duty |
| a belief that one’s voice can affect government policies | political efficacy |
| The idea that each person have significant worth in writes that exist independently from the government | individualism |
| The principle that each person is guaranteed to the same chance to succeed | equality of opportunity |
| The government is restrained in there, lol full use of power, and mae only exercise those powers assigned to it in the constitution | Limited government |
| and economic system that is based upon private ownership, individual initiative profit and competition | free enterprise |
| process by which political views and values are Paskenta, younger generations | political socialization |
| citizens attitudes about society in political issues, leaders and events | public opinion |
| A survey of public opinion | Poll |
| method of selecting individuals from the population, in which each person has equal probability of being selected | Random sample |
| The margin of an inaccuracy that results from Polling, a random sample as opposed to the entire population | sampling error |
| polls based on interviews, conducted on election day with randomly selected voters | exit polls |
| A set of beliefs about the role of government and public policy | political ideology |
| ideology view that favors great government involvement regarding the economy, social ware, fare any quality in progressive you regarding social values | liberal |
| Ideological view that favor is limited government involvement in all areas from economic regulations to social values | libertarian |
| The belief that the government must manage the economy by spending more money, when a recession and cutting spending when there is inflation | Keynesian economics |
| The belief that lowest taxes and fewer regulations will stimulate the economy | supply side economics |
| Managing the economy by the use of tax and spending laws | fiscal policy |
| managing the economy by adjusting the supply of money and interest rates responsibility of the federal reserve | monetary policy |
| this regulatory commission is the central banking system of the United States | Federal reserve |
| Spending that has been reading into law that the government must pay out each year | mandatory spending |
| spinning not required to pay for interest on the national debt or entitlement programs can be adjusted from year to year | discretionary spending |
| The annual shortfall between what the government has been in one years time in what they have collected in Taxes | budget deficit |
| The total amount the US government owes from the foundation of the country to the present | National debt |
| an excess in revenue, after all expenses have been paid in a fiscal year | surplus |
| programs individuals are eligible for when they meet certain preestablished eligibility requirements | entitlements |