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Public opinion
Distribution of population's beliefs about politics and policy issues
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Demography
Science of population changes
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Census
- Tool for understanding demographic changes
- Required every 10 years
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Melting pot
- Mixture of cultures, ideas, and peoples that have changed America
- The US's history of immigration makes it a melting pot
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Minority majority
Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans together will outnumber white Americans by around 2060
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Political culture
Overall set of values in a society
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Reapportionment
Reallocating seats in HOR every 10 years based on the census
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Political socialization
Process through which an individual acquires their political knowledge, feelings and evaluations
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Sample
Small proportion of people chosen to represent the whole
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Random sampling
Everyone should have an equal possibility of selection for the sample to get more accurate results
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Sampling error
- Level of confidence in a poll
- The more people the more sure one can be of the results
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Random-digit dialing
Place calls randomly to listed and unlisted numbers when conducting a survey
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Exit poll
Public opinion surveys used to predict electoral winners with speed and precision
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Political ideology
- General group beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose
- Gives meaning to political events, personalities and policies
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Gender gap
Women are more likely to support democrats and men are more likely to support conservatives
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Political participation
- Activities used to influence the selection of political leaders
- Voting, protest, civil disobedience
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Protest
Achieve policy changes with dramatic and unconventional tactics
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Civil disobedience
Reflects a conscious decision to break a law that is immoral and then suffer the consequences
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