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Krisa Cassidy 7-1 Public Opinion and Democracy Gettysburg Address-- US has a gov of the people, by the people, and for the people the federal government's budget is not balanced the people have opposed busing the ERA was not ratified most Americans opposed Clinton's impeachment most Americans favor term limits for Congress Government not intended to do "what the people want" Framers of Constitution aimed for substantive goals Popular rule was only one of several means toward these goals. Large nations feature many "publics" with many "opinions." Framers hoped no single opinion would dominate Reasonable policies can command support of many factions Limits on effectiveness of opinion polling; difficult to know public opinion

APGov - Test: Political Beliefs & Behaviors

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TEST: POLITICAL BELIEFS & BEHAVIOR AP: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & POLITICS NAME:__________________________________ Part I: Multiple Choice (2 Points Each) Write in the letter of the best possible answer. _______1.) Which amendment states that ?the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?? Twelfth Amendment Fifteenth Amendment Seventeenth Amendment Nineteenth Amendment Twenty-Sixth Amendment _______2.) Political socialization is defined as the distribution of the population?s beliefs about politics and policy issues the process through which an individual acquires his or her particular political orientations

Review Game: Political Beliefs & Behaviors -- PPT Questions

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Political Beliefs & Behaviors AP Government: Review Game Rules 1.) Write your answer on the white board 2.) Hold your board up when I call time 3.) Keep your own point total 4.) You can lose points on objective questions 5.) You must answer objective questions, you can choose not to answer identify questions 6.) Pay attention to the questions as you will see most of them on the test on Monday 1 point question True or False: Compared with citizens of other countries, Americans vote in more elections and for more offices. Answer: True 1 point question True or False: Americans are more likely to favor freedom over equality. Answer: True 1 point question True or False: Writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper COULD be an example of political participation. Answer: True

AP Gov Essential Questions Chapter 6

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Chap. 6 Essential Questions 1. Please describe how demographic factors impact our political tendencies and preferences. Demographic factors may affect political policies because figures may change their policy to appeal to a certain population. The majority of the demographic may also influence the minority of the population on different controversial issues. 2. What are some of the major demographic changes that have occurred in the United States and what have been the consequences of these changes for our politics and public policy? Explain as thoroughly as possible.

Public Opinion

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Public Opinion (how people feel about things) and the Media most Americans= general public- care about the political issues that affect their day-to-day lives directly issue public- focus on one political issue- based on voters activity on the issue Characteristics of Public Opinion Saliency- degree to which it is important to a person or group of people Intensity- how strong people feel about a particular issue Stability- how public opinion changes over time measured indirectly through elections and directly through public opinion polls Polls Measure Public Opinion method of random sampling- poll what people in an area think on a particular subject sampling error- how far off the poll results may be Where does Public Opinion Come From?

political culture study guide

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Rossi Castillo 02/08/11 Study Guide # 2 Political Beliefs/Behaviors Political Culture is the coherent way of thinking about how politics and government should be carried out. Its difficult to pinpoint in the USA because cultural differences affect political philosophies. Religion has always been a big role in shaping our political culure. The Culture War is a conflict animated by deep differences in people's beliefs about private and public morality. Many issues include abortion, gay rights, drug issues, school prayer, and pornography. In 1960s, the Vietnam war,1970s, the Watergate scandal, 1990s Clinton's sex scandal, all led to the mistrust in government. The main reason that the mistrust has happened was because we expect more out of Washington.
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