Civics Chapter 14 Review

A government policy being carried out over the next few years.

• Long term plan

• Short term plan

• Immediate plan

• All of these

What are some factors that may influence a person's political socialization process?  

• Gender 

• Education

• Race

• all of these

Usually involves a respected person recommending a product or idea to convince you to support it because the respected person did. 

• Testimonials

• Bandwagon

• Name-Calling

• Glittering Generalities

The view that a significant part of the public has about an issue. 

• Public Sphere

• Public Spotlight

• Public Opinion

• Public Policy

A place where society discusses the issues that affects everyone.

• Public Sphere

• Public Agenda

• Public Opinion

• Public Policy

Focuses on narrow, specific topics. Example: Mothers Against Drunk Driving .

• Public Interest Group

• Economic Interest Group

• Professional Interest Group

• Single-issue Interest Group

Children learning political views from their parents regarding: authority, rules, property, and religion.

• Peer Groups Political Socialization

• Family Political Socialization

• Mass Media Political Socialization 

• School Political Socialization 

What does it mean to lobby?

• To persuade government officials to support the polices their interest group favors

• A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe

• The ideas and attitudes that significant number of Americans hold about government and political issues

• A group of people that is to be studied

The views of ordinary citizens are known as? 

• Propaganda

• lobbying

• public opinion

• bias

A school that receives state funding, but is excused from meeting many public-school regulations.

• Parochial

• Charter

• Public

• none of these