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AP Gov Unit 5 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Ethnocentrism | People only see political values based on their own personal background |
Political Socialization | Process by which young people are taught political values, come both via education and family |
Demographics | Characteristics of a population |
Political Predispositions | Characteristics that predict voting patterns, race, religion, gender, and class |
Cross Cutting Cleavages | Voting characteristics that overlap political ideologies |
Reinforcing Cleavages | Stereotypical voting characteristics |
Manifest Destiny | The God given right that Americans believed they were entitled to, that kept them constantly moving west until they conquered North America |
Race | A grouping of human beings with distinctive physical characteristics determined by genetic inheritance |
Ethnicity | Social Division based on National Origin, Religion, and Language, often within the same race that includes a sense of attachment |
Gender Gap | Persistent difference between Man and Women in voting and attitudes |
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) | Total output of all economic activity in the Nation, including goods and services |
Socioeconomics | Division of population based on: Occupation, Income, and Education |