Details Title: AmGov & Pol. Test 2 Description: Indentifications/ Vocab Total Flash Cards: 27 Created: 10/12/2009 18:04:01		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Political Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Public Opinion Definition The opinion of the general public on political issues Term Degrees of Opinion Definition Opinion - less deeply rooted judgments on leaders, policy. Can easily change. Political Attitudes - fundamental perspectives on enduring social/political questions. Not easily changed. Values - Ideas and Commitments that involve religious beliefs and morals. Hardly ever changed. Term Intensity Definition how intensely a person feels about an issue. Term Saliency Definition an issues's relevance and importance Term Stability Definition How long lasting is the opinion. Term Political Socialization Definition How one learns their political beliefs, values, etc. Term Agents of Political Socialization Definition Media, Family, Community/Region, School, Political Leaders, religion, peers, events, and income Term 4 frames of reference Definition Cultural Thinking Ideological Thinking Group Thinking Partisan Thinking Term Cultural Thinking Definition American Ideology Term Ideological thinking Definition consistent pattern of thinking emerging from a deeply rooted belief Term Group thinking Definition see politics through the lense of a group Term Cross Cutting Clevages Definition encourages individuals to understand differences because of memberships in multiple groups. Leads to a more moderate opinion. Term Partisan Thinking Definition Thinking influenced by party associations. See chart 214 Term Australian Ballot Definition Secret Ballot (occurred in the progressive era) Term Motor Voter Bill Definition 1993 - Allowed individuals to register to vote when they got their license and at other governmental offices. Term Retrospective Voting Definition Voting against a candidate/party because of past shortcomings. Term Prospective Voting Definition Forward-looking voting. Researching candidates and choosing the ones that promise what you want. Showing what you want, not just what you don't want. Term Simple Member District, Simple Majority/plurality Definition The candidate that wins the most votes gets all the electoral votes. Term Single Member District, absolute Majority Definition If one candidate fails to win greater than 50% of the votes, a runoff election occurs. Term Multi-member, proportional Definition Each candidate gets a percentage of the electoral votes that match his percentage of the popular vote. Term Open Primaries Definition Either Party can vote can vote for the presidential nominee. Term Closed Primaries Definition Only a member of the party can vote in that party's primary. Term Blanket Primaries Definition All candidates are listed on one ballot without mention of their party. Was deemed unconstitutional b/c it violates the freedom of association right. Term Presidential Primaries Definition Determines a party's nominee for the presidential election. When you vote you are actually choosing a slate of delegates who will vote for you candidate at the convention. Term Superdelegates Definition Members of a party at the convention that are allowed to vote they way they chose despite the popular vote. Term Committed Proportional Definition Delegates going to the convention must vote how the popular vote of the state suggests. Term McGovern-Fraser Reforms Definition Created after the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Delegates had to be tied to the popular vote. A candidate also had to run in the primaries to become the nominee.