AP GOV Po

Assumption

a belief or idea that is accepted as true without proof

Ballot

a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.

Banking Act Of 1832

The Banking Act of 1832 was a bill to extend the charter of the Second Bank of the United States. President Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill in July 1832. 

Bias

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Clickbait

content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

Consequential

following as a result or effect.

Contested

oppose.

Demographic

the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets.

Electorate

all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.

Gallup Poll

an assessment of public opinion by the questioning of a statistically representative sample.

Great Depression

Incumbent

Herbert Hoover

Mandate

an official order or commission to do something.

Margin Of Error

a permissible or tolerable degree of deviation from a correct or exact value or target.

Morass

a complicated or confused situation.

Optimistic

involving an overestimate.

Partisan

a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Polarize

divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.

Poll

the process of voting in an election.

Pollster

a person who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.

Qualitatively

with regard to the quality or qualities of something rather than its quantity.

Quantitatively

with regard to the quantity of something rather than its quality.

Quota Sample

a non-random selection of a certain number of people from a population.

Straw Poll

an unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion.

Survey

a general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

Swing State

a U.S. state in which Republican and Democratic candidates have similar levels of support and which is considered to play a key role in the outcome of presidential elections

Vanderbilt Poll

The Vanderbilt Poll is a series of public opinion surveys conducted by Vanderbilt University to gauge people's views on political, social, and other issues.