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| Basic values and beliefs about the way government should be run that are shared by most citizens. |
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Political Culture-
Majority/Minority |
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| Majority rules but minority rights are guarunteed. |
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Political Culture-
Private Property
which kind of system? |
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| capitalist system-all can own/lose property |
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Political Culture-
Equality of what? Not of what? |
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equality of opportunity/politics
NOT economics |
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Political Culture-
Individual Freedom
what is guarunteed? |
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civil liberties guarunteed
(i.e.: speech, search and seizure) |
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| Public Opinion is measured by: |
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1. Stability- Do people stay the same?
2. Distribution- Physical shape on a graph.
3. Intensity |
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Polling-
Sampling must be: |
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| random and representative of the population |
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Polling-
Questioning must be: |
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| clear, fair, and unbiased. |
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Polling-
How the Poll is taken.
Pollsters must make sure: |
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| people responding has knowledge of the area being polled. |
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Polling-
Analysis & Results
Reports must include: |
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| information about how poll was cunducted |
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#1- phone surveys
-mail
-in person
-internet |
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Factors that effect Political Socialization-
Family |
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| kids tend to be the same as their parents, with increased intensity. |
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Factors that effect Political Socialization-
Education |
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More education, More Liberal
More social sciences, More Liberal
More selective the school, More Liberal |
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Factors that effect Political Socialization-
Religion |
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corresponds to beliefs and values
Most Liberal=Jewish
Most Conservative=Fundamentalist Christians/Evangelical |
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Cleavages of Opinion-
Social Class |
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| More $ = More Conservative |
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Cleavages of Opinion-
Race and Ethnicity |
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| Blacks more liberal than Hispanics |
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Cleavages of Opinion-
Region |
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NE- liberal
South- Populist
Midwest-Conservative |
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Active government
Social Welfare |
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Economically liberal
Socially conservative |
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Limited Government
especially economically |
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economically conservative
socially liberal |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Education
more likely if |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Occupation/Income
more likely if |
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white collar
higher paying |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Age
more likely if |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Race
more likely if |
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| white rather than minority |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Gender
more likely if |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Religion
more likely if |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Marital Status
more likely if |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Union Membership
more likely if |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Community Membership
more likely if |
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| more integrated or active |
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Factors of Political Participation-
Geography
more likely if |
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| Swing states/states with close competition |
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26th Amendment
direct result of Vietnam War |
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Suffrage-
Residents of D.C. |
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| 15th amdendment 1870 / 24th amendment 1960's voting & civil rights acts |
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| Ways to Participate Politcally |
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Voting
Working on a Campaign
Signing a petition |
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