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AP U.S. Government & Politics
Chapter 7
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History
10th Grade
10/22/2007

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Public opinion
Definition
How people think or feel about particular things.
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Poll
Definition
A survey of public opinion.
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Random sample

Definition
Method of selecting from a population in which each person has an equal probability of being selected.
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Sampling error
Definition
The difference between the results of random samples taken at the same time.
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Exit polls
Definition
Polls based on interviews conducted on Election Day with randomly selected voters.
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Political socialization
Definition
Process by which background traits influence one's political views.
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Elite

Definition
People who have a disproportionate amount of some valued resource.
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Gender gap
Definition
Difference in political views between men and women.
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Political ideology
Definition
 A more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies gov't ought to pursue.
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Political elites
Definition
Persons with a disproportionate share of political power.
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Who has most influence on a persons policitical identification?
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Parents.
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Those who differ in political views with parents are called
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Independents.
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Should people be allowed to invest part of Social Security taxes on their own?

Definition
D: 44%
R: 61%
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For murder, penalty, should be death
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D:46%
R:55%

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Unfavorable opinion of National Rifle Association
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D:44%
R:20%
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Abortion should be available to those who want it
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D:48%
R:25%

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Must protect enviroment even if jobs are lost
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D:72%
R:57%
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Parents should get tax-paid vouchers to help pay for children attending private schools
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D:41%
R:53%
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Pure liberals
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Liberal on both economic policy and personal conduct.
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Pure conservatives

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These people are conservative on both economic and conduct issues.

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Libertarians
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Conservative on enconomic matters and liberal on social ones.
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Populist
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Liberal on economic matters and conservative on social ones.

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Why is a poll conducted over the internet is of questionable accuracy?
Definition
Participants were not randomly selected.
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Polls taken during an election campaign focus on what?
Definition
Which candidate is ahead.
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What is the margin of error?
Definition
+/-3%
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Straw polls are reliable. T or F
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False.
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Is the exit poll controversial?

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Very.
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Do political movements on the extreme left or right have much support?
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No, very little.
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Do most Americans consider themselves moderate?

Definition
Yes.
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