Study Guide #5

an expansion in governmental social services

A liberal would most likely support

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which U.S. president promoted his policy agenda to the American people through "fireside chats"?

liberty, equality and democracy

Which of the following terms describe America's fundamental political values?

journalists at the Washington Post

Who exposed the Watergate scandal?

school prayer

Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support

political ideologies

Liberalism and Conservatism are examples of

their families

People's political party preferences are primarily acquired through the influence of:

a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government

Political ideology is best defined as:

basic principles, while attitudes are specific preferences

The difference between a political value and a political attitude is that values are

attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and events

The term "public opinion" is used to describe