Political Beliefs and Behavior
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Political Beliefs and Behavior
Political ideology
Economically liberal
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2.
3.
Socially liberal
1.
2.
3.
Economically conservative
1.
2.
Socially conservative
1.
2.
Liberals
1.
2.
3.
Conservatives
1.
2.
3.
Libertarians
1.
2. Populists
1.
2.
(Socialism)
Demographics
Liberals
Conservatives
Libertarians
Populists
Criticisms of each ideology (Magleby p.118)
Political elites
Activists
“New class”
Political socialization
Family
Peers
Media
Religion
Education
Income
Race/ethnicity
Public opinion
Differences in public opinion
Gender gap
Education
Socioeconomic status/Income
Region Race
Age
Religion
Protestant/Evangelical/Fundamentalist
Jewish
Catholic
Public opinion polls
Four factors affecting results
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2.
3.
4.
Wording of the question must be
1.
2.
Answer choices [ask them to answer approve/disapprove and excellent, poor, etc]
Types of polls
Exit polls
Tracking polls
Push polls
Straw polls
Gallup polls
Population
Random sample
Stratified sample
Sampling error
Margin of error Intensity
Latency
Salience
Effect of public opinion polls on politics
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Political culture
Liberty
Equality
Majority rule
Civic duty
Personal responsibility/individualism
Nationalism
Low degree of class consciousness
Mistrust of government
Government accountable to the people
Economics
Religion
Political efficacy
Political tolerance
Political Participation
Turnout rates Low voter turnout
Compare to Europe
Causes for low participation
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Motor voter law
Effect
Suggestions to improve vote turnout
1.
2.
3.
Demographics and voting habits
Conventional political participation
Unconventional political participation
1.
Expansion of voting rights
Suffrage/Franchise
Literacy test
Poll tax
Grandfather clause
White primary From state to Federal control
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
26th Amendment
24th Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965