Exam 1 & Exam 2: PLS101/ PLS 101 (Latest 2024/ 2025
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public opinion - ANSWERthe collective attitudes of the citizens on a given issue or
question
population - ANSWERan entire group of people (students at a college, residents of a
city, citizens of a country)
sample - ANSWERrelatively few individuals of a larger population
sampling error - ANSWERindicates the likelihood that the responses of the same
sample accurately represent the view of the population
tracking polls - ANSWERcampaign polls that measure candidates relative strength on
a daily basis
push polls - ANSWERcampaign tactic that attacks an opponent while pretending to
be a poll
exit polls - ANSWERinterviews of voters as they leave the polling place
political socialization - ANSWERthe process by which people acquire their
longstanding political values
cross-cutting cleavages - ANSWERissues that include individuals from different
groups (religion, race, region)
socioeconomic status - ANSWERa person or group's position in society, based on a
combination of education, occupational status, and income
self-interest principle - ANSWERthe implication that people choose what benefits
them personally
interest group - ANSWERan organized group of individuals that seeks to influence
public policy (lobby)
agenda building - ANSWERthe process by which new issues are brought into the
political limelight
political action committee (PAC) - ANSWERan organization that pools campaign
contributions from group members and donates to candidates running for political
office
, grassroots lobbying - ANSWERactivities performed by rank-and-file interest group
members and would-be members
coalition building - ANSWERthe banding together of several interest groups for the
purpose of lobbying
citizen groups - ANSWERlobbying organization built around policy concerns
unrelated to members' vocational interests
program monitoring - ANSWERkeeping track of government programs
interest group entrepreneur - ANSWERan interest group organizer (Cesar Chavez,
Jimmy Hoffa, William Lloyd Garrison)
direct lobbying - ANSWERattempts to influence a legislator's vote through personal
contact with the legislator (includes electioneering)
information campaign - ANSWERan organized effort to gain public backing by
bringing a group's views to public attention
membership bias - ANSWERthe tendency of some sectors of society - especially the
wealthy, highly educated, professionals - to organize more readily into interest
groups
political participation - ANSWERactions of private citizens by which they seek to
influence or support government and politics
terrorism - ANSWERarmed propaganda; using violence to send a political message
via mass media
supportive behavior - ANSWERactions that express allegiance to government and
country
suffrage/franchise - ANSWERthe right to vote
progressivism - ANSWERa philosophy of political reform based upon the goodness
and wisdom of the individual citizen as opposed to special interests and political
institutions
recall - ANSWERthe process for removing an election official from office
direct primary - ANSWERa preliminary election, run by the state government, in
which the voters choose each party's candidates for the general election
initiative - ANSWERa procedure by which voters can propose an issue to be decided
by the legislature or by the people in a referendum
Updates STUDY BUNDLE WITH SOLUTIONS) Qs & As|
100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)
public opinion - ANSWERthe collective attitudes of the citizens on a given issue or
question
population - ANSWERan entire group of people (students at a college, residents of a
city, citizens of a country)
sample - ANSWERrelatively few individuals of a larger population
sampling error - ANSWERindicates the likelihood that the responses of the same
sample accurately represent the view of the population
tracking polls - ANSWERcampaign polls that measure candidates relative strength on
a daily basis
push polls - ANSWERcampaign tactic that attacks an opponent while pretending to
be a poll
exit polls - ANSWERinterviews of voters as they leave the polling place
political socialization - ANSWERthe process by which people acquire their
longstanding political values
cross-cutting cleavages - ANSWERissues that include individuals from different
groups (religion, race, region)
socioeconomic status - ANSWERa person or group's position in society, based on a
combination of education, occupational status, and income
self-interest principle - ANSWERthe implication that people choose what benefits
them personally
interest group - ANSWERan organized group of individuals that seeks to influence
public policy (lobby)
agenda building - ANSWERthe process by which new issues are brought into the
political limelight
political action committee (PAC) - ANSWERan organization that pools campaign
contributions from group members and donates to candidates running for political
office
, grassroots lobbying - ANSWERactivities performed by rank-and-file interest group
members and would-be members
coalition building - ANSWERthe banding together of several interest groups for the
purpose of lobbying
citizen groups - ANSWERlobbying organization built around policy concerns
unrelated to members' vocational interests
program monitoring - ANSWERkeeping track of government programs
interest group entrepreneur - ANSWERan interest group organizer (Cesar Chavez,
Jimmy Hoffa, William Lloyd Garrison)
direct lobbying - ANSWERattempts to influence a legislator's vote through personal
contact with the legislator (includes electioneering)
information campaign - ANSWERan organized effort to gain public backing by
bringing a group's views to public attention
membership bias - ANSWERthe tendency of some sectors of society - especially the
wealthy, highly educated, professionals - to organize more readily into interest
groups
political participation - ANSWERactions of private citizens by which they seek to
influence or support government and politics
terrorism - ANSWERarmed propaganda; using violence to send a political message
via mass media
supportive behavior - ANSWERactions that express allegiance to government and
country
suffrage/franchise - ANSWERthe right to vote
progressivism - ANSWERa philosophy of political reform based upon the goodness
and wisdom of the individual citizen as opposed to special interests and political
institutions
recall - ANSWERthe process for removing an election official from office
direct primary - ANSWERa preliminary election, run by the state government, in
which the voters choose each party's candidates for the general election
initiative - ANSWERa procedure by which voters can propose an issue to be decided
by the legislature or by the people in a referendum
