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Unit II Political Beliefs and Behaviors Vocabulary Chapters 6 & 7. Q1. The politically relevant opinions held by ordinary citizens that they express openly. A1. Public opinion.
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Unit II Political Beliefs and Behaviors Vocabulary Chapters 6 & 7
Q1. The politically relevant opinions held by ordinary citizens that they express openly
Q2. A device for measuring public opinion whereby a relatively small number of individuals (the sample) are interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions of a whole community (the population)
Q3. In a public opinion poll, the relatively small number of individuals who are interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions of an entire population
Q4. In a public opinion poll, the people (for example, the citizens of a nation) whose opinions are being estimated through interviews with a sample of these people
A5. A measure of the accuracy of a public opinion poll. The sampling error is mainly a function of sample size and is usually expressed in percentage terms
Q6. The learning process by which people acquire their political opinions, beliefs, and values
Q7. The tendency for a significant break in the pattern of political socialization to occur among younger citizens, usually as the result of a major event or development that disrupts preexisting beliefs
A8. Those agents, such as the family, schools, mass media, peers, political institutions and leaders, and churches, that have a significant impact on citizens’ political socialization
Q9.A consistent pattern of opinion on particular issues that stems from a core belief or set of beliefs
Q10. Those who believe government should do more to solve the nation’s problems (especially the economy) but reject the notion that government should favor a particular set of social values Economic issues – active government Traditional values – non active government
Q11. Those who believe government tries to do too many things that should be left to firms and individuals but look to government to uphold traditional values Economic issues – non active government Traditional values –active government
Q12. Those who believe government tries to do too many things that should be left to firms and individuals and who oppose government as an instrument of traditional values Economic issues – non active government Traditional values – non active government
Q13. Those who believe government should do more to solve the nation’s problems and who look to it to uphold traditional values Economic issues – active government Traditional values –active government
A14. The personal sense of loyalty that an individual may feel toward a particular political party
Q15. Involvement in activities intended to influence public policy and leadership, such as voting, joining political groups, writing to elected officials, demonstrating for political causes, and giving money to political candidates
Q17. The proportion of persons of voting age who actually vote in a given election
Q18. The practice of placing citizens’ names on an official list of voters before they are eligible to exercise their right to vote
Q19. A feeling of personal disinterest in or unconcern with politics
Q20. The belief of an individual that civic and political participation is a responsibility of citizenship
Q21. A feeling of personal powerlessness that includes the notion that government does not care about the opinions of people like oneself
A22. The sum of the face-to-face interactions among citizens in a society
Q23. Active and sustained efforts to achieve social and political change by groups of people who feel that government has not been properly responsive to their concern
Q24. A valuable tool for understanding demographic changes. The Constitution requires that the government conduct an “actual enumeration” of the population every ten years.
