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Test Bank for Chapter 6 (Gateways to Democracy) Enhanced 5th Edition by John G. Geer
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Test Bank for Chapter 6 (Gateways toDemocracy) Enhanced 5th Edition by
John G. Geer
Approval rating - ANSJob performance evaluation for the president, Congress, or other public
official or institution that is generated by public opinion polls is typically reported as a
percentage.
Public opinion - ANSAggregate of individual attitude or beliefs about certain issues or officials.
Efficacy - ANSExtent to which people believe their actions can affect public affairs and the
actions of government.
Political trust - ANSExtent to which people believe the government acts in their best interest.
Tracking polls - ANSPolls that seek to gauge changes of opinion of the same sample size over a
period of time, common during the closing months of presidential elections.
Exit polls - ANSPolls that survey a sample of voters immediately after exiting the voting booth to
predict the outcome of the election before the ballots are officially counted.
Push polls - ANSPolls that are designed to manipulate the opinions of those being polled.
Confidence interval - ANSStatistical range, with a given probability, that takes random error into
account.
Nonattitudes - ANSSources of error in public opinion polls in which individuals feel obliged to
give opinions when they are unaware of the issue or have no opinion about it.
Socialization - ANSImpact and influence of one's social environment on the views and attitudes
one carries in life, a primary source of political attitudes.
Independents - ANSIndividuals who do not affiliate with either of the major political parties.
Millennials - ANSGeneration born between 1982 and 2003.
Self-interest - ANSConcern for one's own advantage and well-being.
Rationality - ANSActing in a way that is consistent with one's self-interest.
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