| Question | Answer |
| Political Polls | surveys of public opinion. [e.x. : Who is the most scandalous president in the history of the United States?---- 64% Nixon; 15% Clinton; 21% Chuck Norris-- But Chuck Norris wasn't scandalous, scandalous just wanted to be Chuck Norris] |
| Conservatives | "It's not the governments responsibility to assure everyone a job. Minorities and people who want segregation can make things happen on their own.Protest? Marijuana? Rights of the ACCUSED!? psssssh! I'm against it all!" [Grumpy old man stat.] |
| Liberal | "Everyone should have a job! We should all get along, . Minorities should be hired more frequently and we should voice our opinion in whatever form. Legallize MaryJane and find ways to protect the ACCUSED, not guilty." [Hippie stat.] |
| Populist | Liberal on economic matters and conservative on social ["The government should reduce economic inequality but regulate personal conduct"] |
| Ideology | a general set of political, economical, and social beliefs concerned with the form and role of the government |
| Norm | "Right and Proper Conduct"--- What elites tend to state by settling controversies |
| Gender Gap | the significant difference between men and women |
| Religious Tradition | Catholics: more liberal than Protestants (economically); Jewish: more liberal than Catholics and Protestants (both economically and socially) |
| Silent Majority | a large group of people that do not express their opinions because of apathy or because they believe their opinions do not matter or make a difference |
| Liberatarian | Conservative on economic matters and liberal on social ["we want a small weak government"] |
| What affects public opinion? | Family, religion, media, and education |
| Higher educated people are most likely to be ____________. | liberal |
| Higher income wokers often side with the ___________ party. | Republican / conservative |
| Blacks are often ____________. | Democratic |
| Causes of cleavage: | Race/ethnicity, class (education), region |
| ideologies (types) | pure liberal, pure conservative, liberatarian, populist |
| __________ are most likely to display consistent ideology. | Elites |
| __________ has a disproportionate influence on public policy and influence mass opinion through spreading information and evoking political norms. | Elites
or Chuck Norris |
| Men have become increasingly more ____________ since the mid 1960s. | Republican |
| Women, in general, have consistently been ____________. | Democratic |
| Social class is ________ important in the United States than in Europe. | less |
| White southerners _________ attached to Democratic party than in the past. | less |
| Most people lie in the ____________ of the political spectrum. | middle |
| What can affect political poll results? | wording |
| Saliency | the importance of an issue to a certain group |