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ap gov chapter 5 vocab Test

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  1. liberal
  2. social status
  3. random sample
  4. political ideology
  5. norm
  1. a A sample selected in such a way that any member of the population being surveyed has an equal chance of being interviewed
  2. b One who favors more government regulation of business and support for social welfare but less regulation of private social conduct
  3. c A coherent and consistent set of beliefs about who ought to rule, what principles rulers should obey, and what policies they ought to pursue
  4. d A standard of right or proper conduct that helps determine the range of acceptable social behavior and policy options
  5. e A measure of one's social standing obtained by combining such factors as education, income, and occupation

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. One who is liberal on economic issues, conservative on personal conduct issues
  2. Middle-income people who live in cities, skip church, and have mostly liberal political views
  3. The moral teachings of religious institutions on religious, social, and economic issues
  4. Middle-income people who usually live in suburbs, attend church, favor business, and have mostly conservative political views
  5. People who have a disproportionate amount of political power

5 True/False Questions

  1. sampling errorOne who favors more government regulation of business and support for social welfare but less regulation of private social conduct

          

  2. conservativeOne who favors more limited and local government, less government regulation of markets, and more social conformity to traditional norms and values

          

  3. crosscutting cleavagesThe difference between the results of two surveys or samples

          

  4. party identificationThe political party for which one or one's family usually votes

          

  5. pure liberalOne who is liberal on both economic and personal conduct issues