unit 3 terms to define

political socialization

the process by which people get their political beliefs and values

political polariztion

the tendency of peoples beliefs to be starkly divided along partisan lines and toward the extreme ends of the spectrum, leaving less room for ‘moderate’ views

mass media

sources that provide information to the average citizen such as newspapers, television networks, radio stations, podcasts, and websites

media conglomerations

companies that own a large number of media sources across several types of media outlet

media effects

the influence of media coverage on average citizens’ opinions and actions

filtering

the influence on public opinion that results from journalists’ and editors’ decisions about which of many potential news stories to report

framing

establishing the context of a polling question or media report; framing can mean fitting events into a familiar story or activating preconceived beliefs / biases

propaganda

information, especially of a biased or mislead nature, used to ptomote a political cause or point of view

public policy

a course of action pursued by government to address a specific problem

policy agenda

the set of desired policies that political leaders view as their top priorities

fiscal policy

government decisions about how to influence the economy by taxing and spending

inflation

the increase in the prices of consumer goods and services over time

GDP

the value of a countrys economic output taken as a whole

gross domestic product

New Deal

the set of policies proposed by president FDR and enacted by congress between 1933-1935 to promote economic recovery and social welfare during the great depression

great society

the wide ranging social agenda promoted by president Lyndon B. Johnson in the mid 60’s that aim to improve Americans’ quality of life through governmental social programs

foreign policy

government actions that affect countries, corporations, groups, or individuals outside America’s borders

globalization

increase over the last generation in trade, travel, and the flow of ideas and beliefs between nations

economic santions

penalties that halt economic relations and harm the citizens of a targeted country in the hopes the people affected will overthrow their government

social capital

the many ways in which our lives are improved by social connections

civic engagement

individual + collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern

agents provocateur

undercover agents used to incite suspected persons to some illegal action or outbreak that will make them liable to punishment or to commit some violent act