Individualism
places value on being your own preson and self- reliance (american core value)
Equality of Opportunity
No matter what someone starts life like they should be given the same opportunities of other and pursuit of happiness.
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Individualism
places value on being your own preson and self- reliance (american core value)
Equality of Opportunity
No matter what someone starts life like they should be given the same opportunities of other and pursuit of happiness.
Free enterprise
Governement should allow the people and market to control itself
Rule of law
laws are equally applied to all
limited government
the government should have as little power over the people as possible
Liberal
want larger governemnt to help citzens in social and economic matters
Conservative
want government to stay the same and stay small with less services.
Political socialization
Family, school, peers,media, social enviroments, civic institutions, globalization are factors that help people develop their political opinons.
Silent Generation
great depression and ww2, generally conservative, most likely to vote
millennials
more liberal, coorperation and diplomacy, more diversity and knowlage
life cycle
how where you are in life changes your priorities when voting
Globalization
the interconnection of diffrent coutries which allows political ideas to be shared
Effect of big events
big events which the government reasponses can change how people see the government liking it more (ww2 and rise of social security) or less (vietman war and protests).
Political ideology
interlocking of ideas and values that form the basis for political decision making
Party Platform
a stage where parties will show their ideology and ideals to get more voters.
Keynesian Economics
Governemnt should control more of the market and drive up demand by reducing taxes or increasing government spending.
Supply- side economics
government should not be involved, supply and demand will straighten itself out eventually.
Libertarianism
small to no government regulation in economy and daily life
Monetary policy
how much money is in cirulation and is controlled by the fed, to do this the fed controls government bonds, reserve requirements and interest rates
social issues
Democrats want more government involvement with some social issues but no others like abortion. Republican want less governemnt involvement in social issues generally but more in protection.
Public opnion polls
surveys that should be made without bias in the questions and correct sampling of the universe.
Opinion polls
show public opinion on an issue or candidate
Benchmark polls
a starting point for a candidante to compare to later in their campaign
Tracking polls
done over time to see how people change their opinions on a specific issue or person
entrance/ exit polls
done at polling locations and asks voters before or after who they vote for as to predict the election faster.
Representative Sample
a sample that represents the universe in a smalller scale
random sample
every person must have an equal chance of being sampled
Sampling error
a margin of error in polls which decreases as the amount polled increases
Use of polls
affects who is in a debate and how candidates can change and add to their strategy and funding
Social desirabilty bias/ non reasponses
people say they will vote but dont due to want to be socially desirability. non responses are caused by those who dont submit to a poll and change change the results.