Unit 4 Exam Review

Select the core values in the U.S.:

• equal economic opportunity

• legal equality

• political equality

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

What has the biggest impact on voting patterns among different generations?

• major political events, ex. 9/11 or Vietnam War

• media influences

• older generations are less engaged in politics

What is the biggest factor in shaping political socialization?

• social media

• family

• education

• newspapers

Match the poll type to the definition:

• Opinion Poll

• collects data on how people voted (after they voted)

• Baseline Poll

• creates a baseline of views on candidates

• Tracking Poll

• measures public opinion on various issues

• Exit Poll

• follows how views on a candidate change during a campaign

How might Congress use the results from an opinion poll?

• to see if they should override a veto

• to see if their legislative proposals are popular or unpopular

• to see if the president is popular

Identify 2 cons of polls:

• bandwagon effect; people adopt ideas because others are adopting them

• not always reliable

• allows for immediate responses to public opinion

• helps candidates know what matters to the public

Identify ALL of the characteristics of a scientifically valid poll:

• random sampling

• clear & unbiased questions, no emotionally charged language

• allow for multiple responses (not just YES or NO or AGREE or DISAGREE)

• must sample 1 million people

Match the following

• Liberal social policies

• In what area of social policy do states spend more money than the federal government?

• Keynesian economic policies

• Government intervention in the free market should be limited

• Put forward by Adam Smith

• Governments should increase federal spending during a recession

• education

• Increase government spending on entitlements

• Conservative social policies

• In favor of school choice, school vouchers, less spending on welfare