Polling and Policy

STUDY FOR THE AP TEST!!

Medicare

Government sponsored health care for senior citizens

Exit

A poll in which voters are asked their preferences after they leave the voting booth.

Monetary

(blank) policy deals with the Federal Reserve setting interest rates (the discount rate) to control for inflation and unemployment.

Keynesian

(blank) economics advocated increasing demand even if it means increasing government spending. This was used by FDR in the New Deal and generally is accepted by Democrats today.

Coasts

The west and northeast (blanks) tend to vote Democratic.

Liberal

A term for people who tend to vote Democrat or for the Green Party.

Fiscal

(blank) policy - taxing and spending by lawmakers. The other is monetary policy which is controlled by the Federal Reserve.

Libertarian

This “third” party believes in the absolute smallest government possible. In other words, low or no taxes, no laws pertaining to morality, less services provided by the government etc.

Wasted

The major parties argue that if you vote for a third party your vote will be (blanked)

Approval

(blank) ratings ask whether or not voters approve or disapprove of the president (or other politician)

Horserace

When the media focus on who is ahead and behind instead of the issues. Polling is covered by the media as a (blank blank) covering who is ahead and behind. Neigh

Random

To be accurate, polls must be (blank) - everyone has an equal chance of being polled.

City

If you live in a big one of these, you tend to vote for Democrats

FDR

The initials of one of the most popular Democratic Presidents. He was President during the Depression (New Deal) and World War ll. He grew the Federal Government with Social Security et al.

Large

A poll with a (blank) sample size tends to be more accurate

Democrat

Pro-choice, Pro-Union, Environmentalists, more diverse and Joe Biden’s party.

Medicaid

Government sponsored health care for those under an established income level.

Focus Group

A type of poll in which a small group of people (less than 40) have conversation with a polling company

Bradley

The (blank) effect describes the fact the African American candidates tend to poll better than their performance in elections.

Taxes

Republicans are vehemently opposed to raising these.

South

The region of the U.S. that is most apt to vote for Republicans.

Obamacare

AKA the Affordable Care Act - it allows young people to stay on parents health care until they are 25, forbids insurance companies from denying those with pre-existing conditions and expanded Medicaid (and a bunch of other things)

Polling

Candidates use (blank) to gauge interest in issues and then hone their message to appeal to more voters.

Representative

To be accurate, a poll must be (blank) of the population. (i.e. same percentage participate as represented in the whole population)

Plurality

The greatest number that is not a majority. In Bill Clinton’s first election against George Bush and third party candidate Ross Perot, Clinton won with a (blank) and not a majority of the popular vote.

Influence

Polling ends up as an (blank) for which policies politicians want to pursue.

Wording

The (blank) of questions affects the outcomes of answered polls. Therefore, polls can be biased.

Rural

Voters from (blank) areas tend to vote Republican. You may also find a farm here.

Reagan

He is one of the most popular Republican presidents. He was in office during the 1980s and was a strong opponent of the USSR (communists). He also advocated devolution.

Wedge

(blank) issues are ones that deeply divide and leave little room for compromise with an opposing view.

Third (party)

Parties that are neither Republican or Democrat - but they still run for office anyway.

Margin

A poll with a large (blank) or error is less reliable than one with a small margin of error

Platform

A list of key statements about a political party’s beliefs