Ideology/pub opinion AP GOV

opinion polls

measuring opinion on various issues

benchmark polls

creates baseline views of a candidate

tracking polls

how views of candidate changes during campaign

exit polls

tracks why people voted the way they did

saliency

how relevant is the issue to the participant

intensity

how passionate is the respondent

stability

how the issue can change over time

Examples include: support for a war over time or the fluctuation of presidential approval ratings

Keynesian Economics

DEMOCRAT impact the economy with their policies

Demand low→ lower taxes or increase spending (or vice versa)

Supply-Side Theory

REPUBLICANS leave as much money as possible in the hands of the citizens and let the law of supply and demand govern the market (taxing less and leaving the money in the citixen’s pockets)

entitlement programs

the biggest mandatory expediture

mandatory spending

entitlement programs and the interest on the national debt

entitlement programs

any government program that gives benefits to citizens that qualify based on criteria set by the government

social security

biggest entitlement program

monetary policy

policy by the Fed that control interest rates that affect broader economic conditions

liberals

favor equality and more federal government control

conservatives

favor order and more state control of government

Conservative order freedom equality

COFE

pure liberals

liberal on economic an socail issues

pure conservative

conservative on economic and social issues

libertarians

conservative on economic issues, liberal on social issues

populists

liberal on economic issues, conservative on social issues

political elite

any person that has more knowledge in politics than average citizen

majoritarian policymaking

policies meant to represent the people’s views through elected representatives

interest group policymaking (pluralism)

governed by interest groups

agenda

a list of potential policy ideas, bills, or plans to improve society

16th amendment

allows congress to tax people’s incomes

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

created to oversee the collection process of taxes

flat tax

taxes all citizens at the same rate

19th amendment

women’s suffrage