AP GOV Po

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
linked notesView linked note
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/27

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

28 Terms

1
New cards
Assumption
A belief or idea that is accepted as true without proof.
2
New cards
Ballot
A process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.
3
New cards
Banking Act Of 1832
A bill to extend the charter of the Second Bank of the United States, vetoed by President Andrew Jackson in July 1832.
4
New cards
Bias
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
5
New cards
Clickbait
Content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.
6
New cards
Consequential
Following as a result or effect.
7
New cards
Contested
To oppose.
8
New cards
Demographic
The statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets.
9
New cards
Electorate
All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
10
New cards
Gallup Poll
An assessment of public opinion by the questioning of a statistically representative sample.
11
New cards
Great Depression
A severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s.
12
New cards
Incumbent
Currently holding office.
13
New cards
Herbert Hoover
The 31st President of the United States who served from 1929 to 1933.
14
New cards
Mandate
An official order or commission to do something.
15
New cards
Margin Of Error
A permissible or tolerable degree of deviation from a correct or exact value or target.
16
New cards
Morass
A complicated or confused situation.
17
New cards
Optimistic
Involving an overestimate.
18
New cards
Partisan
A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
19
New cards
Polarize
To divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.
20
New cards
Poll
The process of voting in an election.
21
New cards
Pollster
A person who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.
22
New cards
Qualitatively
With regard to the quality or qualities of something rather than its quantity.
23
New cards
Quantitatively
With regard to the quantity of something rather than its quality.
24
New cards
Quota Sample
A non-random selection of a certain number of people from a population.
25
New cards
Straw Poll
An unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion.
26
New cards
Survey
A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.
27
New cards
Swing State
A U.S. state in which Republican and Democratic candidates have similar levels of support and is considered to play a key role in the outcome of presidential elections.
28
New cards
Vanderbilt Poll
A series of public opinion surveys conducted by Vanderbilt University to gauge people's views on political, social, and other issues.