AP Gov Unit 1A Test

1. political culture - a cohesive set of beliefs about how politics should be taught
2. public policy - the unwritten principles of social government
3. pluralism model - where groups of people unite to help their ideas be better represented.
4. elitism model - where the ultra-rich and powerful are the ones making all of the decisions
5. participatory model - where each individual person has an impact on democracy. (ex: colin Kaepernick, voting)
6. political ideology - a cohesive set of beliefs about government ( we share pol culture bit not pol ideology)
7. liberal ideology - more government, group over the individual
8. conservative ideology - less government, individual over the group, fewer taxes/ spending
9. libertarian ideology - minimal gov’t, protection of rights + freedoms
   10. political spectrum - i understand this
   11. political efficacy - the belief that ordinary people can impact the government
   12. public opinion poll - gaging the public’s opinion on a specific topic
   13. scientific poll - conducted w a random sample, an accurate sample size, a representative sample, low margin of error and non biased qs.
   14. exit poll - asked immediately after voting
   15. sampling error - incorrect sample of people that doesn’t accurately make up the political identities of a group.
   16. political socialization - the process by which a citizen acquires political identity
   17. demographics - ex race gender education level financial status
   18. gender gap - difference in political views btwn men and women
   19. political participation - voulentary ways to get people involved in the gov’t

     1. Conventional - voting, campaign help, joining a group 2. Unconventional -protesting, violence, civil disobedience

20. linkage institution - anything within a society that connects gov’t and the people
21. mass media - something that everyone can access without barriers.
22. soundbite - A specific clip of a speech or the like that is used in media (“Get crime off the streets”)
23. narrowcasting - broadcasting in a way that targets a specific demographic
24. watchdog - revealing unconvered information (ex: exposé)
25. gatekeeper - someone who decides what kind of information is shown (ex: Lori Lightfoot is falling apart)
26. horse-race journalism (scorekeeper) - someone who is comparing facts / popularity
27. confirmation bias/selective exposure - only exposing yourself to media that confirms your own beliefs.