Government Test 3

The collective political beliefs and attitudes of the public , or groups within the public, on matters of relevance to government is called:

An issue’s importance to a person, or to the public in general is known as

In the social sciences because social scientists ideally want to measure the total universe of public opinion we say that public opinion is measured in the

The likelihood that public opinion will change, the speed with which the change would occur, and the likelihood that the new opinion would endure is known as

In public opinion the tendency for or against some phenomenon is called

The strength of the direction of public opinion is called

Taking a small fraction of something that is meant to represent a larger whole is known as

A population sample in which it is equally likely that each member of the population will be included in the sample is a

The range surrounding a sample’s response within which researchers are confident the larger population’s true response would fall is called

The principle that what is learned first is learned best and lodged most firmly in one’s mind is called

The principle that political lessons, values and attitudes learned early in life tend to structure political learning later on in life is called

The situation in which younger citizens are influenced by events in such a fashion that their attitudes and beliefs are forever rendered distinct from those of older generations is called

Attitudes or physical characteristics that change as one ages no matter the time period or generation are called

Individuals who can legitimately claim high levels of interest and expertise in politics, and seek to communicate their political beliefs to others are known as

A benefit everyone enjoys, regardless of whether or not they contributed to its attainment is called a

A combination of an individual’s occupation, income and education levels is known as

The skills of writing, speaking, analyzing and organizing that reduce the cost of political participation are known as

)Legislation that abolished literacy tests as a requirement to register to vote was the

Term used by campaign professionals to describe the various activities candidates, political parties, activists, and interests groups use to make sure their likely supporters go to the polls on election day is called

Efforts to get persuade citizens to contact their elected officials regarding a particular issue or piece of legislation is called

What is the difference between voting and lobbying?

The main problems with voting as a form of political participation is that

The term turnout describes the number of people who

What job does Rahm Emmanuel do for President Obama?

On the weekend of November 20th then President Bush met with leaders of 20 other countries in Washington, D.C. what did they discuss?

On November 10, 2008 what did the Obamas do in Washington, D.C.?