James Q. Wilson's 3 interest group categories correct answers -Solidary- Social
-Material-Economic
-Purposive-Ideological
Political socialization correct answers The process whereby people acquire their basic political values, attitudes, beliefs and patterns of citizenship.
Agents of so...
James Q. Wilson's 3 interest group categories correct answers -Solidary- Social
-Material-Economic
-Purposive-Ideological
Political socialization correct answers The process whereby people acquire their basic
political values, attitudes, beliefs and patterns of citizenship.
Agents of socialization correct answers 1. Family (most important)
2. Education
3. Religion
4. Peers
5. Race (Biology) /Ethnicity (Culture/"can choose")
6. Sex (gender gap, women make up most of the voters)
7. Social class
8. Generational effects/ key events
9.Media
Types of media used to transmit political messages correct answers print media,
internet, TV and radio, movies and music
Age cohorts* correct answers -a group of people who are around the same age
-A cohort is a group of individuals who experienced an event of interest at the same
time
Age and political efficacy (interest)* correct answers the citizens' faith and trust in
government and their belief that they can understand and influence political affairs
Women and American politics (holding office, voting)* correct answers -women are
54% of our voters
-the largest voting bloc in recent US elections
-seen an increase in the number of women who run for office, not only at the state level
but for US Congress as well.
Gender gap correct answers The difference between the percentage of woman who
vote for a particular candidate and the percentage of men who vote for the candidate.
Race (genetics) vs. ethnicity (nationality) correct answers -Race refers to a person's
physical characteristics, such as bone structure and skin, hair, or eye color. Ethnicity,
however, refers to cultural factors, including nationality, regional culture, ancestry, and
language
, Majority-minority state correct answers 40% white, 38% hispanic/latino, 13% asian, 6%
black, 5% mixed, 1% american indian
Political Action Committees (PACs) correct answers -Financial wing of the interest
group
Lobbying and lobbyists correct answers -Agents of interests groups
-An organization or individual who attempts to influence the passage, defeat, or content
of legislation and the govt administration decisions
California State Senate correct answers -limited 2 terms
—4yr terms, 40 members
California State Assembly* correct answers limited 3 terms
—2 yr terms, 80 members
Plural executive in state governments correct answers -4 yrs terms; limited two terms
-Governor- chief executive (veto and line item veto)
-Lt govt.- waiting for govt to die
-Attorney General- heir approval
Secy of state-elections commissioner & chief administer
-Treasurer-chief investigator for state; bond rating
-controller- manages expenditures
-supt. of education
-Insurance commissioner
-State bureaucracy (highly decentralized)
CA State Supreme Court* correct answers —12 yr terms, retention votes
Purpose of elections correct answers -legitimacy
-choosing leaders
Affect vs. cognition correct answers politicians and campaign consultants prefer that
voters make their voting decisions based on affect
Independent voting/non-partisanship/ticket-splitting correct answers -Independent
voter: A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party
-Ticket splitting:When voter choose candidates of different political parties for different
offices, and can lead to divide govt
Partisan realignment correct answers -the process where the majority party becomes
the minority party when key voting groups shift from one party to the other over a series
of elections
American Assoc. of Retired People (AARP) largest interest group correct answers
interest group with the largest membership in the US
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