AP GOV- UNIT 4

Goes over every thing in the hiemler unit video

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.