Study Guide - Exam 2

  • What concept is illustrated by this statement:  "A good woman should be set on a pedestal by her man"?

    • Benevolent Sexism 

  • What was the most common descriptor used by the media to cover vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris during the 2020 election?

    • Nasty 

  • What factor influences women to run for office?

    • Women's interest in helping their community.

  • Who was the first Black woman to run for president?  (Hint:  Rely on class lecture, not your textbook to answer this question.)

    • Charlene Mitchell 

  • What is descriptive representation?

    • Occurs when officeholders look like voters 

  • Who was the first Asian American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?

    • Patsy Mink 

  • What happened when women obtained the right to vote?

    • It took a while for women to develop the habit of voting 

  • Which statement is true about gender gaps in public opinion?

    • Racial gaps in public opinion tend to be larger than gender gaps in public opinion.  

  • What is the most important predictor of political attitudes and vote choice?

    • Party identification 

  • How do scholars assess how children think about politics?

    • Draw a political leader tool 

  • What happened when Gwendolyn Mink participated in the planning for a national party convention in 1972?

    • The Democratic Party was interested in Mink's opinion on superficial planning matters, but not on substantive decisions

  • What is a "double bind" in a campaign context?

    • Women candidates must demonstrate masculine and feminine traits

  • Who described Hillary Rodham Clinton as “likable enough” during a presidential debate?

    • Barack Obama 

  • Why are women's candidacies described as relationally embedded?

    • Women's candidacies are described as relationally embedded because women are more likely to run for office when they receive support from family and friends.

  • Who is more likely to express hostile sexism?

    • Republicans are more likely than Democrats to express hostile sexism

  • How is the gender gap in voting typically defined?

    • The tendency of women to favor Democratic candidates more than men.

  • What impact do Political Action Committees (PACs) supporting women have on women candidates?

    • PACS have helped launch some women into elected office, but women candidates still face obstacles raising campaign funds.

  • What is the pipeline theory?

    • More women will run for office as they gain the credentials and experience to do so

  • What gendered frames do the media use to cover women candidates?

    • Sex object, mother, and iron lady 

  • Which statement is true about likability and the 2016 election?

    • Trump was viewed as less likable than Clinton by voters, but Clinton was covered by journalists as the one with the "likability problem."

  • What was the year of the women? 

    • 1992 

  • What did Ruth Bader Ginsburg do in law school? 

    • typed her husband’s notes when he was ill