POSC 1010 EXAM 2 2026 LATEST
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Approval Rating - ANSWERjob performance evaluation for the President, Congress, or
other public official or institution that is generated by public opinion polls and is typically
reported as a percentage
Confidence Interval - ANSWERstatistical range with a given probability that takes
random error into account
Conservatives - ANSWERindividuals who distrust government, believing that private
efforts are more likely to improve people's lives. In the social sphere, they usually
support traditional lifestyles and tend to believe that government can play a valuable
role in shaping personal choices
Efficacy - ANSWERextent to which people believe their actions can affect public affairs
and the actions of government
Exit Polls - ANSWERpolls 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
Gender Gap - ANSWERdifferences in the political attitudes and behavior of men and
women
Independent - ANSWERindividuals who do not affiliate with either of the major political
parties
Levels of Conceptualization - ANSWERmeasure of how ideologically coherent
individuals are in their political evaluations
Liberals - ANSWERindividuals who have faith in the government to improve people's
lives, believing that private efforts are insufficient. In the social sphere, they usually
support diverse lifestyles and tend to oppose any government action that seeks to
shape personal choices
Millennials - ANSWERgeneration born between 1982-2003
Moderates - ANSWERindividuals who are in the middle of the ideological spectrum and
do not hold consistently strong views about whether government should be involved in
people's lives
, Nonattitudes - ANSWERsources of error in public opinion polls in which individuals feel
obliged to give opinions when they are unaware of the issue or have no opinions about
it
Party Identification - ANSWERpsychological attachment to a political party; partisanship
Polarization - ANSWERcondition in which differences between parties and/or the public
are so stark that disagreement breaks out, fueling attacks and controversy
Political Ideology - ANSWERset of coherent political beliefs that offers a philosophy for
thinking about the scope of government
Political Trust - ANSWERextent to which people believe their government acts in their
best interests
Public Opinion - ANSWERaggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs about certain
issues or officials
Push Polls - ANSWERpolls that are designed to manipulate the opinions of those being
polled
Random Samples - ANSWERmethod of selection that gives everyone who might be
selected to participate in a poll, an equal chance to be included
Rationality - ANSWERacting in a way that is consistent with one's self-interest
Self-Interest - ANSWERconcern for one's own advantage and well-being
Socialization - ANSWERimpact and influence of one's social environment on the views
and attitudes one carries in life, a primary source of political attitudes
Tracking Polls - ANSWERpolls that seek to gauge changes of opinions of the same
sample size over a period of time, common during the closing months of presidential
elections
Actual Malice - ANSWERsupreme court test for libel of a public figure, in which the
plaintiff must prove that the publisher knew the material was false or acted with reckless
disregard of whether it was true or false
Agenda Setting - ANSWERability of the media to affect the way people view issues,
people, or events by controlling which stories are shown and which are not
Federalist Papers - ANSWERseries of essays written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
arguing for the ratification of the Constitution
UPDATE CORRECT 100%
Approval Rating - ANSWERjob performance evaluation for the President, Congress, or
other public official or institution that is generated by public opinion polls and is typically
reported as a percentage
Confidence Interval - ANSWERstatistical range with a given probability that takes
random error into account
Conservatives - ANSWERindividuals who distrust government, believing that private
efforts are more likely to improve people's lives. In the social sphere, they usually
support traditional lifestyles and tend to believe that government can play a valuable
role in shaping personal choices
Efficacy - ANSWERextent to which people believe their actions can affect public affairs
and the actions of government
Exit Polls - ANSWERpolls 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
Gender Gap - ANSWERdifferences in the political attitudes and behavior of men and
women
Independent - ANSWERindividuals who do not affiliate with either of the major political
parties
Levels of Conceptualization - ANSWERmeasure of how ideologically coherent
individuals are in their political evaluations
Liberals - ANSWERindividuals who have faith in the government to improve people's
lives, believing that private efforts are insufficient. In the social sphere, they usually
support diverse lifestyles and tend to oppose any government action that seeks to
shape personal choices
Millennials - ANSWERgeneration born between 1982-2003
Moderates - ANSWERindividuals who are in the middle of the ideological spectrum and
do not hold consistently strong views about whether government should be involved in
people's lives
, Nonattitudes - ANSWERsources of error in public opinion polls in which individuals feel
obliged to give opinions when they are unaware of the issue or have no opinions about
it
Party Identification - ANSWERpsychological attachment to a political party; partisanship
Polarization - ANSWERcondition in which differences between parties and/or the public
are so stark that disagreement breaks out, fueling attacks and controversy
Political Ideology - ANSWERset of coherent political beliefs that offers a philosophy for
thinking about the scope of government
Political Trust - ANSWERextent to which people believe their government acts in their
best interests
Public Opinion - ANSWERaggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs about certain
issues or officials
Push Polls - ANSWERpolls that are designed to manipulate the opinions of those being
polled
Random Samples - ANSWERmethod of selection that gives everyone who might be
selected to participate in a poll, an equal chance to be included
Rationality - ANSWERacting in a way that is consistent with one's self-interest
Self-Interest - ANSWERconcern for one's own advantage and well-being
Socialization - ANSWERimpact and influence of one's social environment on the views
and attitudes one carries in life, a primary source of political attitudes
Tracking Polls - ANSWERpolls that seek to gauge changes of opinions of the same
sample size over a period of time, common during the closing months of presidential
elections
Actual Malice - ANSWERsupreme court test for libel of a public figure, in which the
plaintiff must prove that the publisher knew the material was false or acted with reckless
disregard of whether it was true or false
Agenda Setting - ANSWERability of the media to affect the way people view issues,
people, or events by controlling which stories are shown and which are not
Federalist Papers - ANSWERseries of essays written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
arguing for the ratification of the Constitution
