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Wilson 7: Public Opinion

Terms in this set (19)

Populist
people who are liberal on economic issues and conservative on social issues
Conservative
favors tradition in the face of external forces of change
Pure Liberal
liberal on both economic and social issues
Silent Majority
an unspecified large majority of people who do not express their opinions publicly (Nixon)
Pure Conservatism
conservative on both economic and social issues
Liberal
favors a government that is active in the force of change
Political Opinion
how people think/feel the government should act on/about particular things
Poll
survey of public opinion
Random Sample
method of selecting from a population in which everyone has equal chance
Sampling Error
the difference between results of random samples taken at the same time
Exit Polls
polls based on interviews conducted on election day as people leave polling places
Political Socialization
process by which people acquire political views
Elite
people who have a disproportionate amount of some reasource
Gender Gap
difference in political views between men and women
Political Ideology
more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies the government ought to pursue
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