PLS Exam 2
Public Opinion - correct answer ✔✔The collected attitudes of citizens concerning a given issue or
question
Public Opinion characteristics - correct answer ✔✔Places boundaries on allowable public policy, Gov.
tend to respond to public opinion, the gov. sometimes does not do what the people want
Political Socialization - correct answer ✔✔The complex process by which people acquire their political
values
How political socialization occurs - correct answer ✔✔Parental influence
Socialization - correct answer ✔✔Pre-k(1st) -> K-12(3rd) -> Y Adult(2nd)
Freedom over Equality groups - correct answer ✔✔Education, High Income
Equality over Freedom groups - correct answer ✔✔Ethnicity and race, women
Order over Freedom groups - correct answer ✔✔Religion
Liberals - correct answer ✔✔Freedom over order and equality over freedom
Conservatives - correct answer ✔✔Freedom over equality and order over freedom
Libertarians - correct answer ✔✔Freedom over equality and order
Communitarians - correct answer ✔✔Equality and order over freedom
, Fedarl Communications Comission (FCC) - correct answer ✔✔Regulates interstate and international
communication by radio, television, telephone, telegraph, cables, and satellite
Equal Opportunities rule - correct answer ✔✔FCC act of 1934; If a broadcast station gives or sells time to
a candidate for any public office, it must make available an equal amount of time under the same
conditions to all other candidates for that office
Right of Rebuttal - correct answer ✔✔People have the right to go on to shows and counter what people
have said about them
Political Participation - correct answer ✔✔Actions of private citizens by which they seek to influence or
support government politics
Conventional Participation - correct answer ✔✔Political party with normal government structure Ex:
voting
Unconventional Participation - correct answer ✔✔Outside normal channels of gov. Ex: threatening
behavior
Unconventional Participation being effective - correct answer ✔✔Civil Rights Mvmt., Prohibiton, Women
voting, LGBT
Direct Action - correct answer ✔✔Uncov. Part. that involves assembling crowds to confront businesses
and local gov. to demand a hearing; *Minorities are most likely to engage in it
Direct Action 3 steps - correct answer ✔✔Distrust the systems, Efficacy, Consciousness
Supportive behavior - correct answer ✔✔Actions that express allegiance to gov. and country Ex: saying
the pledge
Influencing behavior - correct answer ✔✔Behavior that seeks to modify or reverse government policy to
serve political interests *Political parties most likely to engage
Public Opinion - correct answer ✔✔The collected attitudes of citizens concerning a given issue or
question
Public Opinion characteristics - correct answer ✔✔Places boundaries on allowable public policy, Gov.
tend to respond to public opinion, the gov. sometimes does not do what the people want
Political Socialization - correct answer ✔✔The complex process by which people acquire their political
values
How political socialization occurs - correct answer ✔✔Parental influence
Socialization - correct answer ✔✔Pre-k(1st) -> K-12(3rd) -> Y Adult(2nd)
Freedom over Equality groups - correct answer ✔✔Education, High Income
Equality over Freedom groups - correct answer ✔✔Ethnicity and race, women
Order over Freedom groups - correct answer ✔✔Religion
Liberals - correct answer ✔✔Freedom over order and equality over freedom
Conservatives - correct answer ✔✔Freedom over equality and order over freedom
Libertarians - correct answer ✔✔Freedom over equality and order
Communitarians - correct answer ✔✔Equality and order over freedom
, Fedarl Communications Comission (FCC) - correct answer ✔✔Regulates interstate and international
communication by radio, television, telephone, telegraph, cables, and satellite
Equal Opportunities rule - correct answer ✔✔FCC act of 1934; If a broadcast station gives or sells time to
a candidate for any public office, it must make available an equal amount of time under the same
conditions to all other candidates for that office
Right of Rebuttal - correct answer ✔✔People have the right to go on to shows and counter what people
have said about them
Political Participation - correct answer ✔✔Actions of private citizens by which they seek to influence or
support government politics
Conventional Participation - correct answer ✔✔Political party with normal government structure Ex:
voting
Unconventional Participation - correct answer ✔✔Outside normal channels of gov. Ex: threatening
behavior
Unconventional Participation being effective - correct answer ✔✔Civil Rights Mvmt., Prohibiton, Women
voting, LGBT
Direct Action - correct answer ✔✔Uncov. Part. that involves assembling crowds to confront businesses
and local gov. to demand a hearing; *Minorities are most likely to engage in it
Direct Action 3 steps - correct answer ✔✔Distrust the systems, Efficacy, Consciousness
Supportive behavior - correct answer ✔✔Actions that express allegiance to gov. and country Ex: saying
the pledge
Influencing behavior - correct answer ✔✔Behavior that seeks to modify or reverse government policy to
serve political interests *Political parties most likely to engage
