Government Chapters 4-6 Study Guide

political culture
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political culture
widely supported values that hold a society together and gives legitimacy
political socialization
when people form political opinions; based off of family, group membership, social categories, historical and political events
When does the process of political socialization begin?
Childhood; earliest stage influenced
The earliest and perhaps most powerful influence on a person is _____?
family
People with higher incomes, more education, and higher job status tend to vote
Republican Party
Groups most likely to be democrats? Republicans?
Democrats- laborers, Republicans- Business interest (CEO's)
The most important method used to measure public opinion is
Scientific Ruling
What method is used to choose a representative sample for a public opinion poll?
Random Sampling
If each individual in the entire population has an equal opportunity to be selected for analysis, this is an example of ________________?
Random Sampling
Yellow Journalism
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
exit pollsPolls conducted as voters leave selected polling places on Election Day. To determine how people voted.What most accurately describes the ideology of those in the media?owners tend to be liberalWhen poilitcal campaigns first started using the Internet, they were most likely to use it to __________?Raise Funds (attract volunteers)Newspaper Circulationnewspaper- objective, circulation- dropping; has fallen even gone bankruptWhen does the internet favor a canidatewhen they have a good message ex, barack obamaccccccccccxccxcccccccccccccccccccccccccccxccccccccccccccxccccccccccccxccccccccccccccccccccccccxcxccccccccccxccccccxccxcxcxcxcxcxcxcxcxccxcccccccxccccxccxccxccxcxcxccxccxccxccccccccccccccccccccxccccccxccxccccxccxccccxccxccccccccccccxccxcccccccccccccccccccxccccxccxccccccccccccccccccxccxccccxcccxcxccxccxcxcxcxcxcxcxcxcxccxcccccccxcccccccxcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccvnccccccccccccccccvvcccccccccccccccxccxccccxccxcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccxcccccccccxccccxcccccxcxccxccxcxcccxccccxcccccccccccxcxccxccccccxcccccxccccxccccxccxccxccccxccxccxcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccxxxxxcxcxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxccxxxxxxxxxxxxcxcxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxcxxcxxcxxxxxxxxcxcxcxxcxxcxxxxxxxxxxcxcxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxcxxcxxcxcxcxxxcxxxcxcxxxxxxxxxxxcxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcx