Unit 3 Vocabulary Frame

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Fill in the blank: Liberal political beliefs / left include universal healthcare, strict gun control, income equality, and the belief that gov’t should stop social injustices.

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Liberal political beliefs / left include universal healthcare, strict gun control, income equality, and the belief that gov’t should stop social injustices.

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Fill in the blank: Political ideology influences politicians' values and priorities.

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Political ideology influences politicians' values and priorities.

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Fill in the blank: The goal of political parties is to control the government by getting their candidates elected.

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The goal of political parties is to control the government by getting their candidates elected.

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Fill in the blank: The 2 party system history involves the disagreement over gov’t power. The Federalists wanted a strong central/national gov’t. The Anti-Federalists wanted states’ rights.

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The 2 party system history involves the disagreement over gov’t power.

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Why do people belong to a political party?

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because they think their pol party is better -common beliefs with other people in their pol party -friends/family belong to their pol party

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What is political socialization? Fill in the blank: Schools and family

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political socialization

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What is a special interest group?

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A group that tries to influence the gov’t by: lobbying for support, endorsing candidates, raising money -Types: public interest, economic interest, professional, ideological

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Who are lobbyists?

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People that work for special interest groups. They influence gov’t directly and indirectly.

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Why are presidential campaigns expensive? Options: Campaigns are 1 year -Media promotion -Travel expenses -Employee pay, Campaigns are 6 months -No media promotion -No travel expenses -Volunteer work, Campaigns are 2 years -Limited media promotion -Travel expenses -Employee pay, Campaigns are 1 year -Media promotion -No travel expenses -Employee pay

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Campaigns are 1 year -Media promotion -Travel expenses -Employee pay

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What is the role of social media in politics? Fill in the blank: -A candidate doesn’t need a lot of money to communicate with citizens. -Citizens have low trust

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The role of social media in politics is to provide a platform for candidates to communicate with citizens without the need for significant financial resources, especially in an environment where citizens may have low trust in traditional media.