| Term | Definition |
|---|
| *elite | People with a disproportionate amount of some valued resource. |
| *exit polls | Polls based on interviews conducted on Election Day with randomly selected voters. |
| *gender gap | Difference in political views between men and women. |
| *norm | A standard of right and proper conduct. |
| *political elites | Persons with a disproportionate share of political power. |
| *political ideology | A more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies government ought to pursue. |
| *political socialization | Process by which background traits influence one's political views. |
| *poll | A survey of public opinion. |
| *public opinion | How people think or feel about particular things. |
| *random sample | A method of selecting from a population in which each person has an equal chance of being selected. |
| *sampling error | The difference between the results from two different samples of the same population. |
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