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Public Opinion

Socialization Votin

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Media

Vocab

Misc

Team 1 Team 2 Team 3

CATEGORIES

A 100

Individuals of which party are more likely to

vote?

A 100

Republican

A 200

% of American Voters who

actually vote in presidential

election years?

50 - 60 %

A 200

A 300

Factor that determines the likelihood of a

person to participate in

politics

A 300

Education

A 400

The only group in America today

that is not allowed to vote

(Age is not an answer)

A 400

Prisoners

A 500

Correct historical sequence of

expanding voting rights

A 500

1. Universal male suffrage

2. Black Suffrage3. Female Suffrage

4. 18+ Suffrage

B 100

Which president won the election despite the

fact that Gallop polls predicted he would

lose?

B 100

Truman

B 200

All national government

institutions sponsor national public opinion polls

EXCEPT

B 200

The Supreme Court

B 300

Everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for a

sample

B 300

Random Sampling

B 400

Three criticisms of Public Opinion

Polling

B 400

1. Politicians follow instead of lead

2. Weakens democracy- distorts election process –

Bandwagon3. Bradley effect

4. Others

B 500

4 benefits to Polling

B 500

1. Help candidates detect public preferences

2. Voice for the people3. More democratic

society4. More participation in

the political process5. Other possible

answers

C 100

Political values are passed to

the next generation

C 100

Political Socialization

C 200

Belief that one man can make a

difference in politics by expressing an

opinion and acting politically

Political Efficacy

C 200

C 300

In which country do citizens have the highest level

of political efficacy?

C 300

The United States

DAILY DOUBLE

C 400

DAILY DOUBLE

Place A Wager

C 400

The most important

determinant of an individual’s

political party affiliation is

Family

C 400

C 500

Explain the role of religion in

politics

C 500

Jews are the most liberal, Evangelical

Christians are more

Conservative

D 100

News source from where most

Americans get their political

opinions

Television

D 100

D 200

The media outlet most controlled by regulations of the

federal government

D 200

T.V.

D 300

How does the media play a major role in

setting public agenda?

D 300

Deciding how prominently to

cover issue related news stories

D 400

What effect did T.V. have on the war in

Vietnam and what did it do for our level of

trust in our government?

1. Brought the war into our living rooms

2. Showed lying politicians

3. Reality v. Perception

Trust in government went down!

D 400

D 500

Discuss the 7 principles of news management used by the Reagan

administration

D 500

1. Plan ahead2. Stay offensive

3. Control flow of information4. Limit reporters access

5. Talk about what you want to talk about

6. Speak in 1 voice7. Repeat, repeat, repeat

E 100

Created to Increase voter registration,

complete 2 activities at one place, hope to

increase young voter registration

E 100

Motor Voter laws

E 200

Voting places randomly selected;

ask every tenth voter how they just

voted

Exit Polls

E 200

E 300

Federal $$$ to help states

update their voting

equipment; came as a result of 2000 election

E 300

Help America Vote Act

2002

E 400

Shared beliefs and values that a citizenry has within a country

E 400

Political Culture

E 500

Purposely staged events for the media

that look spontaneous

E 500

Media Events

F 100

Which group has the highest percentage of

the voting age population that is

registered to vote?

F 100

White Anglos

F 200

Most common political activity

F 200

Voting

F 300

The most important

predictor of voter choices

F 300

Party Identification

F 400

Describe the relationship between socioeconomic status and participation in the political process

F 400

Higher the socioeconomic status,

the more likely to participate in the political process

F 500

How does minority group status affect

political participation?

F 500

African Americans are more likely to

participate in Politics, group consciousness

gives incentive to vote

The Final Jeopardy Category is:

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Final Jeopardy Question

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What is the relationship

between social class and political

attitudes (liberal v. Conservative)

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Scores

High social class status usually implies a

conservative view, however when high levels

or education are there, there is a liberalizing

effect