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AP Gov Chapter 2 Key Terms

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public goods political participation policymaking system policy agenda policymaking institutions policy impacts majority rule representation elitism policy gridlock gross domestic product government politics single-issue groups linkage institutions political issue public policy democracy minority rights pluralism hyperpluralism political culture
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Topic 2

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AP American Government Review Concentration 2 Political beliefs and behaviors of individuals (10-20%) Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders Processes by which citizens learn about politics The nature, sources, and consequences of public opinion The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in political life Factors that influence citizens to differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and behaviors Key Terms Americanism Civic competence Civic duty Class consciousness Culture war Equality of opportunity Equality of result External efficacy Internal efficacy Political culture Political efficacy Political ideology Gender gap Partisanship Political elite Political ideology Poll Random sample Sampling error

Unit 2

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AP American Government Review Concentration 2 Political beliefs and behaviors of individuals (10-20%) Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders Processes by which citizens learn about politics The nature, sources, and consequences of public opinion The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in political life Factors that influence citizens to differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and behaviors Key Terms Americanism Civic competence Civic duty Class consciousness Culture war Equality of opportunity Equality of result External efficacy Internal efficacy Political culture Political efficacy Political ideology Gender gap Partisanship Political elite Political ideology Poll Random sample Sampling error

APGov - Test: Political Beliefs & Behaviors

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TEST: POLITICAL BELIEFS & BEHAVIOR AP: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & POLITICS NAME:__________________________________ Part I: Multiple Choice (2 Points Each) Write in the letter of the best possible answer. _______1.) Which amendment states that ?the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?? Twelfth Amendment Fifteenth Amendment Seventeenth Amendment Nineteenth Amendment Twenty-Sixth Amendment _______2.) Political socialization is defined as the distribution of the population?s beliefs about politics and policy issues the process through which an individual acquires his or her particular political orientations

AP Gov Essential Questions Chapter 6

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Chap. 6 Essential Questions 1. Please describe how demographic factors impact our political tendencies and preferences. Demographic factors may affect political policies because figures may change their policy to appeal to a certain population. The majority of the demographic may also influence the minority of the population on different controversial issues. 2. What are some of the major demographic changes that have occurred in the United States and what have been the consequences of these changes for our politics and public policy? Explain as thoroughly as possible.

political socialization

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Chapter 6 Political Culture and Socialization Political Culture: political attitudes and beliefs Political Socialization: the process of adopting a political culture Balch?s take: this is a lifetime process According to Margaret Mead, cultural beliefs are transferred by post-figurative socialization and co-figurative socialization; beliefs handed down from generation to generation without question and beliefs spread within a generation via AOPS?s, respectively Agents of political socialization help determine what groups we associate with Family, school, media, religion, region, income and labor, education, ethnicity, age, gender Education is thought to be most important; more education equals more positive attitude towards politics, more likely to vote, more tolerant

Public Opinion

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Public Opinion (how people feel about things) and the Media most Americans= general public- care about the political issues that affect their day-to-day lives directly issue public- focus on one political issue- based on voters activity on the issue Characteristics of Public Opinion Saliency- degree to which it is important to a person or group of people Intensity- how strong people feel about a particular issue Stability- how public opinion changes over time measured indirectly through elections and directly through public opinion polls Polls Measure Public Opinion method of random sampling- poll what people in an area think on a particular subject sampling error- how far off the poll results may be Where does Public Opinion Come From?

Chapter 1 Dye Policy Analysis

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Policy-public policy is whatever government chooses to do or not to do/ a projected program of goals, values and practices. -today people expect government to do a great many things for them -understanding the causes and consequences of policy decisions improves our knowledge of society -policy studies helps us learn about the linkage between social and economic conditions in society -policy studies incorporate the ideas and methods of economics, sociology, anthropology, psycology, history, law and public administration -public policy can be studied for political purposes to ensure that the nation adopts the "right" policies to achieve the "right" goals -policy analysis is finding out what governments do, why they do it and what

Political Science 1 Notes

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DEMOCRACY: DEMOS- People KRATOS- To rule DIRECT DEMOCRACY: All people must gather and vote. Census. INDIRECT DEMOCRACY: People must elect a representative, citizens must participate in election in order to have their views represented. Representatives constitutionally responsible to the public. POLITICAL TAXONOMY/ FRAMEWORK LEVELS (Lowest- Highest): The Government Action Level- Making laws, Waging wars, National Defense, Setting Civil Disputes. The Government Level- Legislative Executive Judiciary Federal Branch The Linkage Level- Voting, Elections, Media, Interest Groups, Social Movement, Political Parties. The Structural Level- Culture, Economy, Domestic/International, Constitutional Framework. CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLES: 1: The Legislature Branch: Congress
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