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Unit 2 Vocabulary Review for Test
Chapter 4Political Culture and Ideology
Vocabulary
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A term used by political scientists to refer to the widely shared beliefs, values, and norms citizens hold about their relationship to government and to one another.
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Political Culture
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The right to vote is referred to as this term
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Suffrage
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The idea of people coming together, listening to each other, exchanging ideas, learning to appreciate differences, defending their opinions is sometimes called “deliberation” and builds what has been called this term.
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Social Capital
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This term refers to a complex set of ideas that holds that the U.S. is a land of opportunity where individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success.
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The American Dream
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This term refers to a consistent pattern of ideas or beliefs about political values
and the role of government.
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Political Ideology
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This refers to a belief that government can bring about justice and equality of opportunity.
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Liberalism
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This refers to the belief in private property rights and free enterprise as the cardinal rule for the economy and society. Idea is to enhance individual freedom by keeping government small.
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Conservatism
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A political ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on sharply limited government. This group opposes all government programs and favors massive cuts in government spending.
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Libertarianism
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Chapter 5The American Political Landscape
(Demographics)Vocabulary
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Refers to the idea that most people are incapable of expressing opinions that differ much from the prejudices of their social upbringing.
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Ethnocentrism
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The process by which parents and others teach children about political values, beliefs, and attitudes.
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Political Socialization
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A term used when political scientists look at who we are in terms of age, education, religion, and occupation affect how we vote.
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Demographics
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When social and economic differences reinforce each other causing a political conflict to be more intense and society more polarized.
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Reinforcing Cleavages
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The term that refers to when a nation’s differences pull people in different directions causing people to have multiple allegiances that lessen political conflict.
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Cross-Cutting Cleavages
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A social division based on national origin, religion, and language, often within the same race, and includes a sense of attachment to that group.
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Ethnicity
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Evangelical Christians are sometimes called by this name and are an important force in the Republican Party.
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Fundamentalists
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This term refers to a persistent difference between men and women in voting and in attitudes on important issues.
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Gender Gap
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A term used to describe a division of the population based on occupation, income and education.
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Socioeconomic Status (SES)
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Chapter 8Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting
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The distribution of individual preferences for a given issue, candidate, or institution within a specific population.
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Public Opinion
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When taking public opinion polls, a relatively small number of people are polled and used to represent the opinions of a larger population. Every individual in the group has a known and equal chance of being selected.
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Random Sampling
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The degree to which people feel strongly about their opinions.
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Intensity
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Describes the political opinions people may hold but have not fully expressed.
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Latency
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When an event causes people to crystallize their position on a certain topic such as the need for homeland security after the 9/11 bombing, the opinion is called this.
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Manifest Opinion
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This measures the extent to which people believe issues are relevant to them.
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Salience
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A process that refers to the idea that people pick (select) and choose to watch the media with which they agree.
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Selective Exposure
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The type of election where you actually vote for the candidate for office.
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General Election
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An election in which people vote for who will be the party’s nominee for office.
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Primary
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The term used for elections when the president is on the ballot.
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Presidential Election
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Elections held midway between presidential elections are called
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Midterm Elections
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The proportion of voting-age public that votes and is usually higher in general elections than in primary elections. This turn refers to the number of people voting.
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Voter Turnout
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Our sense of identification or affiliation with a political party. It often predicts a person’s stand on issues.
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Party Identification
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Party Identification is the first explanation of our voting choices. The second relies on candidate-centered politics and is based on a __________ ________.
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Candidate’s Appeal
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Voting on the basis of a candidate’s stance on the issues is called
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Prospective Issue Voting
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Voting based on holding incumbents, usually the president’s party, responsible for past performance on issues, such as the economy or foreign policy is called
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Retrospective Issue Voting
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