LSU POLI 2051 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS 7 ANSWERS
Public opinion - Answers -The collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or
question.
Political socialization - Answers -A complex process through which individuals become
aware of politics, learn political facts, and form political values.
Generational effects - Answers -Specific age group uniquely affected by a set of
historical events.
EX: Vietnam, Great Depression
Life cycle effects - Answers -Political views are influenced by maturation (views that
change as we get older); as we're young we're more liberal and as we get older we
mature and become more conservative.
Period effects - Answers -Historical events affect opinions (end of cold war caused
everyone to want to spend less on defense).
The statistical theory of sampling - Answers -A sample of individuals selected by
chance from any population is representative of that population.
Push polls - Answers -Poses as a survey designed to implant negative information
about an opponent in voters' minds.
Exit polls - Answers -Polling after individuals vote in an election poll.
Likely voters - Answers -Age eligible voters only show for about 50%.
Bandwagon - Answers -A poll showing a particular candidate moving up or surging
ahead and you vote for him because you see that.
Undergo effect - Answers -You vote for someone who seems like they don't have a
chance.
Liberal - Answers -Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and
behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded.
Conservative - Answers -Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose
change.
Populist - Answers -A supporter of the rights and power of the people.
, Libertarian - Answers -One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing
the role of the state.
Sampling error - Answers -A measuring of the accuracy of a public opinion poll; mainly
a function of sample size and usually expressed in percentage terms.
Agents of socialization - Answers -Those agents, such as family and the media, have
significant impact on citizens' political socialization.
So-called religious right - Answers -Consists mostly of white, evangelical Protestants
Political participation - Answers -Involvement in activities intended to influence public
policy and leadership, such as voting, joining political groups, contacting elected
officials, demonstrating for political causes, and giving money to political candidates.
Conventional - Answers -Relatively routine, non-threatening behavior that uses the
channels of representative government.
Unconventional - Answers -Relatively uncommon behavior that challenges or defies
government channels
Voting - Answers -The most common and most studied form of participation.
Voting rights act (1965) - Answers -Ended literacy tests.
15th amendment - Answers -Black men can vote.
19th amendment - Answers -Women can vote.
26th amendment - Answers -18 years old and up can vote.
Nomination - Answers -Long democratic process to learn about the candidates or quick
selection to concentrate on the general election
Primaries - Answers -Actual elections; preliminary proccess to determine party's final
candidate for the general election.
Proportional - Answers -Percentages; state's electoral college votes are distributed
based on proportion of the vote their party received.
Winner-take-all - Answers -If you win most votes in a geographical location, gets all the
spoils.
Caucuses - Answers -Meetings of interested party members.
Conventions - Answers -Where the nominee is actually chosen.
Public opinion - Answers -The collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or
question.
Political socialization - Answers -A complex process through which individuals become
aware of politics, learn political facts, and form political values.
Generational effects - Answers -Specific age group uniquely affected by a set of
historical events.
EX: Vietnam, Great Depression
Life cycle effects - Answers -Political views are influenced by maturation (views that
change as we get older); as we're young we're more liberal and as we get older we
mature and become more conservative.
Period effects - Answers -Historical events affect opinions (end of cold war caused
everyone to want to spend less on defense).
The statistical theory of sampling - Answers -A sample of individuals selected by
chance from any population is representative of that population.
Push polls - Answers -Poses as a survey designed to implant negative information
about an opponent in voters' minds.
Exit polls - Answers -Polling after individuals vote in an election poll.
Likely voters - Answers -Age eligible voters only show for about 50%.
Bandwagon - Answers -A poll showing a particular candidate moving up or surging
ahead and you vote for him because you see that.
Undergo effect - Answers -You vote for someone who seems like they don't have a
chance.
Liberal - Answers -Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and
behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded.
Conservative - Answers -Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose
change.
Populist - Answers -A supporter of the rights and power of the people.
, Libertarian - Answers -One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing
the role of the state.
Sampling error - Answers -A measuring of the accuracy of a public opinion poll; mainly
a function of sample size and usually expressed in percentage terms.
Agents of socialization - Answers -Those agents, such as family and the media, have
significant impact on citizens' political socialization.
So-called religious right - Answers -Consists mostly of white, evangelical Protestants
Political participation - Answers -Involvement in activities intended to influence public
policy and leadership, such as voting, joining political groups, contacting elected
officials, demonstrating for political causes, and giving money to political candidates.
Conventional - Answers -Relatively routine, non-threatening behavior that uses the
channels of representative government.
Unconventional - Answers -Relatively uncommon behavior that challenges or defies
government channels
Voting - Answers -The most common and most studied form of participation.
Voting rights act (1965) - Answers -Ended literacy tests.
15th amendment - Answers -Black men can vote.
19th amendment - Answers -Women can vote.
26th amendment - Answers -18 years old and up can vote.
Nomination - Answers -Long democratic process to learn about the candidates or quick
selection to concentrate on the general election
Primaries - Answers -Actual elections; preliminary proccess to determine party's final
candidate for the general election.
Proportional - Answers -Percentages; state's electoral college votes are distributed
based on proportion of the vote their party received.
Winner-take-all - Answers -If you win most votes in a geographical location, gets all the
spoils.
Caucuses - Answers -Meetings of interested party members.
Conventions - Answers -Where the nominee is actually chosen.
