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27 Cards in this Set
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Census |
A count of the American population conducted every 10 years |
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Civic Competence |
A belief that one can affect government policies |
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Civil Disobedience |
A form of unconventional participation designed to consciously break a law thought to be unjust |
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Class Consciousness |
Belief that you are a member of an economics group whose interests are opposed to people in other such groups |
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Demography |
The science of human populations |
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Elite |
People with a disproportionate amount of some valued resources |
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Exit Poll |
A poll taken at randomly selected polling places after the citizens have placed their votes |
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Gender Gap |
A consistent attitudinal pattern where women are more likely than men to express liberal attitudes and support Democratic candidates |
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Melting Pot |
The mixture of cultures, ideas, and peoples in the United States |
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Minority Minority |
A reference to the impending status of White, Anglo-Saxon Americans, currently holding majority status |
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Norm |
A standard of right and proper conduct |
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Orthodox Religion |
A belief that morality and religion ought to be of decisive importance |
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Political Culture |
An overall set of values widely shared within a society |
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Political Efficacy |
A belief that you can participate in politics (internal efficacy) or that the government will respond to the citizenry (external efficacy) |
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Political Elites |
Persons with a disproportionate share of political power |
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Political Ideology |
A coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy |
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Political Participation |
The activities used by citizens to influence political outcomes |
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Political Socialization |
The process by which citizens acquire their knowledge, feelings, and evaluations of the political world |
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Poll |
A survey of public opinion |
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Progressive Religion |
A belief that personal freedom and solving social problems is more important than religion |
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Protest |
A form of political participation designed to change policy through unconventional tactics |
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Public Opinion |
The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and issues |
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Random Digit Dialing |
Phone numbers are dialed at random around the country |
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Random Sampling |
A polling technique which is based on the principle that everyone has an equal probability of being selected as part of the sample |
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Reapportionment |
The reallocation of 435 seats in the House of Representatives based on changes in residency and population found in the census |
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Sample |
A small proportion of the population chosen as representatives of the whole population |
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Sampling Error |
The level of confidence involved in a sample result- the level is dependent on the size of the sample |