Unit 4 AP US Government and Politics

Which of the following policies would an individual who identifies as a Democrat most likely support?

• Increasing federal enforcement of immigration laws

• Reducing regulations on Wall Street to stimulate economic growth

• Strengthening anti-discrimination policies for married gay

  couples

• Decreasing the role of the federal government to ensure access to health care

Which of the following political parties is more liberal?

• Democratic Party
• Republican Party

Which political party traditionally supports tax cuts for all Americans?

• Republicans
• Democrats

Most of us gain our basic attitudes that shape our political opinions from

• the media
• church
• friends
• family

Factors that influence an individual's political attitudes, opinions, and beliefs (Check all that apply)

• Gender/Ethnicity

• Family

• School

• News/Media

A method of systematically polling a selected group of people who are representative of the total population

• Media

• Public Agenda

• Sampling

• Political Socialization

The difference between what the sample results show and what the true result would be if everyone had been interviewed

• Political Socialization

• Intensity

• Sampling Error

• Public Agenda

Most commonly understood to embrace national government solutions to public problems

• Media

• Public Agenda

• Conservative

• Liberal

Most commonly understood to embrace solutions by the private sector for public problems

• Liberal

• Conservative

• Public Agenda

• Media

This generation came of age around the year 2000, and tend to be more liberal than the generations before them.

• Silent Generation

• Baby Boomers

• Generation X

• Millennials