Ch6 gov wuiz
Voting percent in 2010
65 through 74-year-olds and 75 through 84-year-old tied at 62%
Political ideology
A coherent set of beliefs about political public policies public purpose which helps give meaning to political
Civil disobedience
A form of political participation based on a conscious decision to break the law believed to be unjust and sufferThe consequences
Protest
A form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic an unconventional tactics
Political culture
And overall set up values widely shared within the society
Political participation
By citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
Public opinion
Distribution of a populations beliefs about politics and policy issues
Minority majority
In which the non-Hispanic whites will represent a minority of the US population in my Nordie groups together will represent the majority
Conventional participation
Includes many widely excepted modes of influencing government like boating trying to persuade others and ringing doorbell's
Reapportionment
Process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years based on the results of the crncus
Exit poll
Public opinion surveys he is by major media posters particular Toro winners with speed and precision
Sample
Relatively small proportion of people who are chosen a survey to represent a whole
Random digit dialing
Technique used by posters to place telephone calls randomly to both listed in unlisted numbers when conducting a survey
Melting pot
Term used for United States mixing cultures
Random sampling
The key technique employed by survey researchers which operates on the principle that everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for the sample
Sampling error
The level of confidence in the findings of the public opinion poll more people interviewed more confident one can be at the results
Political socialization
The process through which individuals and society acquire political attitudes use and knowledge based on inputs from family schools the media and others
Gender gap
The regular pattern in which women are more likely to support democratic and it's in part because they tend to be less conservative than men and more likely to support spending on social services and to oppose higher levels of military
Demography
The science of a population changes
Unconventional participation
Tibbys that are often dramatic such as protesting civil disobedience in the been violent
Percent who contacted a politician or government official in the last five years
Top ranked is Canada. Lowest ranked is Italy. USA is third behind Australia
Percent who took part in the protest in the last five years
Top ranked is Spain. Lowest ranked is Japan. USA is tied for second to last
Census
Used to count the total of citizens every 10 years
