AP Gov Unit 4 Flashcard

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This group likes to hold on to old traditions and ideas and does not want to change or reform anything in relation to politics and religion.

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Conservatives

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What are agencies of socialization?

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The family, school, religion and other social institutions that transmit values from one generation to the next

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Which generations born before the world wars? Options: generation X, baby boomers, i-generation, silent generation

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silent generation

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Generation X was born between the ___ and ___.

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60, 80

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What is the term for when interviewers stand at polling places on Election Day to ask voters how they voted, with the possibility that the poll results will be wrong? Options: Random Sample, Representative Sample, Straw Poll, Exit Poll

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Exit Poll

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Consists of a group whose demographic distribution is similar to that of the overall population

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Representative Sample

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Consists of a limited number of people from the overall population, selected in such a way that each has an equal chance of being chosen

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Random Sample

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This type of poll helps to decide what the candidate’s message should be and what voters care about.

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Benchmark Polls

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This type of poll tells how a candidate is doing on a day to day basis and how the public responds to the candidate's message.

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Tracking Polls

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This technique is designed to make you feel like everyone else believes it or wants it.

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bandwagon effect