EXAM 2 POLI 2051 HOGAN
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED
A+
Census - ANSWERa count of the American population conducted every 10 years.
Civil Disobedience - ANSWERa form of unconventional participation designed ti
consciously break a law thought to be unjust
Demography - ANSWERthe science of human population
Exit Polls - ANSWERa poll taken at randomly selected polling places after the citizen
has placed their vote
Gender Gap - ANSWERa consistent attitudinal pattern where women are more likely
than men to express liberal attitudes and support to democratic candidates
Melting Pot - ANSWERthe mixtures of cultures, ideas, and people in the US
Minority Majority - ANSWERa reference to the impending status of White, Anglo-
Saxon Americans, currently holding majority status
Political culture - ANSWERan overall set of values widely shared in a society
Political ideology - ANSWERa coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy
Political participation - ANSWERthe activities used by citizens to influence political
outcomes
Political socialization - ANSWERthe process by which citizens acquire their
knowledge, feelings, and evaluations of the political world
Protest - ANSWERa form of political participation design to change policy through
unconventional tactics
Public Opinion - ANSWERthe distribution of the population's beliefs about politics
and issues
Random digit dialing - ANSWERphone numbers are dialed at random around the
country
Random sampling - ANSWERa polling technique which is based on the principle that
everyone has an equal probability of being selected to be apart of the sample
, Reapportionment - ANSWERthe reallocation of 435 seats in the house of
representatives based on changes of residency and population found in the census
Sample - ANSWERa small portion of the population chosen as representative of the
whole population
Sampling Error - ANSWERthe level of confidence involved in a sample result- the
level is dependent on the size of the sample
Beats - ANSWERspecific locations where news is frequently found
Broadcast media - ANSWERone of the kinds of media, including tv and radio
Chains - ANSWERmedia conglomerates that control a large percentage of daily
newspaper circulation and some tv and radio stations as well
High-tech politics - ANSWERPolitics where technology has shaped political behavior
and the political agenda
Investigative journalism - ANSWERthe use of detective-like report methods to
unearth scandals
Mass media - ANSWERmedia which reaches and influences both elites and the
masses.
Media event - ANSWERan event staged primarily for the purpose of being covered.
Narrowcasting - ANSWERstrategy of some broadcast channels that appeal to a
narrow, rather than a broad, audience.
Party identification - ANSWERthe self-proclaimed preference for one or the other
party.
Party image - ANSWERis what voters know or think they know about what each
party stands for.
Party machine - ANSWERa particular kind of party organization that depends on
both specific and material inducements for rewarding loyal party members.
Party neutrality - ANSWERwhen voters have an indifferent attitude toward both
parties.
Party realignment - ANSWERprocess whereby the major political parties form new
support coalitions that endure for a long period.
Policy agenda - ANSWERthe list of subjects or problems to which government
officials and people outside of government closely associated with those officials are
paying some serious attention at any given time.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED
A+
Census - ANSWERa count of the American population conducted every 10 years.
Civil Disobedience - ANSWERa form of unconventional participation designed ti
consciously break a law thought to be unjust
Demography - ANSWERthe science of human population
Exit Polls - ANSWERa poll taken at randomly selected polling places after the citizen
has placed their vote
Gender Gap - ANSWERa consistent attitudinal pattern where women are more likely
than men to express liberal attitudes and support to democratic candidates
Melting Pot - ANSWERthe mixtures of cultures, ideas, and people in the US
Minority Majority - ANSWERa reference to the impending status of White, Anglo-
Saxon Americans, currently holding majority status
Political culture - ANSWERan overall set of values widely shared in a society
Political ideology - ANSWERa coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy
Political participation - ANSWERthe activities used by citizens to influence political
outcomes
Political socialization - ANSWERthe process by which citizens acquire their
knowledge, feelings, and evaluations of the political world
Protest - ANSWERa form of political participation design to change policy through
unconventional tactics
Public Opinion - ANSWERthe distribution of the population's beliefs about politics
and issues
Random digit dialing - ANSWERphone numbers are dialed at random around the
country
Random sampling - ANSWERa polling technique which is based on the principle that
everyone has an equal probability of being selected to be apart of the sample
, Reapportionment - ANSWERthe reallocation of 435 seats in the house of
representatives based on changes of residency and population found in the census
Sample - ANSWERa small portion of the population chosen as representative of the
whole population
Sampling Error - ANSWERthe level of confidence involved in a sample result- the
level is dependent on the size of the sample
Beats - ANSWERspecific locations where news is frequently found
Broadcast media - ANSWERone of the kinds of media, including tv and radio
Chains - ANSWERmedia conglomerates that control a large percentage of daily
newspaper circulation and some tv and radio stations as well
High-tech politics - ANSWERPolitics where technology has shaped political behavior
and the political agenda
Investigative journalism - ANSWERthe use of detective-like report methods to
unearth scandals
Mass media - ANSWERmedia which reaches and influences both elites and the
masses.
Media event - ANSWERan event staged primarily for the purpose of being covered.
Narrowcasting - ANSWERstrategy of some broadcast channels that appeal to a
narrow, rather than a broad, audience.
Party identification - ANSWERthe self-proclaimed preference for one or the other
party.
Party image - ANSWERis what voters know or think they know about what each
party stands for.
Party machine - ANSWERa particular kind of party organization that depends on
both specific and material inducements for rewarding loyal party members.
Party neutrality - ANSWERwhen voters have an indifferent attitude toward both
parties.
Party realignment - ANSWERprocess whereby the major political parties form new
support coalitions that endure for a long period.
Policy agenda - ANSWERthe list of subjects or problems to which government
officials and people outside of government closely associated with those officials are
paying some serious attention at any given time.
