Chapter 4 5 6 Test | AP Government

The Northeast tends to vote

Liberal

Men tend to vote more

Conservative

The more education you receive the more likely you are to vote

Liberal

Catholics are a ___ vote

Swing

The midwest is a ___ vote

Swing

This racial group is the most consistent liberal voter

Black

The South tends to vote

Conservative

The most reliable predictor of how you will vote is

Family

The older you get the more likely you are to vote

Conservative

The fastest growing vote in America today is

Latino/a

The most conservative religious bloc is

Protestant

Rural America tends to vote

Conservative

In general, a liberal tends to support ___ government involvement in economic affairs

More

Most Americans identify themselves as members of the ___ class

Middle

Public opinion must be ___ in order to be assessed

expressed

This type of poll is baised and usually used to identify strengths and weaknesses

Push poll

To ensure reliability, a poll’s sample population must be selected

Randomly

We collect data on voting demographics through this type of poll

Exit poll

A citizen’s ability to take part and understand political affairs is

Internal efficacy

A citizen’s ability to make the political system to respond to its desires is

External efficacy

A consistent set of views as to the politics government ought to pursue is called

Political ideology

A distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and econmic life ought to be carried out is called

Political culture

This way of thinking is characterized by values are unchanging and inflexible regardless of individual preferences

Orthodox

This type of poll tracks public opinion over time

Tracking poll

Since pollsters are not surveying everyone, there is typically a ___ in every poll

Sampling error

Process by which one aquires political views and values is called

Political socialization