Public Policy

Census


Conducted every 10 yrs; valuable tool for understanding demographic changes; An "actual enumeration" of the population

Reapportionment

The process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 yrs on the basis of Census results

Random Sampling


Operates on the principal everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for a sample; ensures sampling represents the larger population

Random Digit Sampling 


Used by pollsters to place telephone calls randomly to both listed and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey

George Gallup

Father of modern day polling. He developed the Gallup Poll, which uses scientific sampling techniques to gauge public opinion.

Political Ideology

A coherent set of beliefs about public policy, politics, and public purpose which helps give meaning to political events

First Wave Immigration

Mostly consisted of Northwestern Europeans(English, Irish, Germans, and Scandinavians);Time - Early and mid19th Century

Second Wave Immigration

Mostly consisted of Southern and Eastern Europeans(Italians, Jewish ppl, Poles, Russians, ect); Time - late 19th century early 20th centuries

Recent Wave Immigration

Mostly consists of Hispanic ppl(Cuban, Mexican, and Central American) and Asian ppl (Vietnamese, Filipino, Korean, +more) Time - early 1960’s

First Restriction imposed on Immigration

Occurred in 1875 - Limited criminals and prostitutes from staying in the US and later ppl considered “lunatics” or ppl w diseases

First Geographical based restriction

Imposed in1882 Chinese Exclusion Act

Minority Majority

The idea that non-Hispanic White ppl will represent a minority of the US population and minority groups together will represent the majority

The Greying of America

As the number of old people in America increase pressure is added to the social security system to pay the elderly their benefits

Political Socialization

The process through which individuals in a society gain political attitudes, opinions, and knowledge, based off input from family, school, and media

Exit Poll

Public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision

Sampling Error

The level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll. The more people interviewed the more confident once can be of the results

Conservative

Believe in peace through strength & want to maintain the status-qup

Liberal

Want to create change of the status-quo

Civil Disobedience 


A form of political participation based on a conscious decision to break a law believed to be unjust & suffer the consequences

What are some examples of Conventional Participation?

Voting, petition running, trying to persuade others

What are some examples of Unconventional Participation?


Civil disobedience, protesting