PSCI 2305|56 EXAM 1
What are the possible factors that encourage/discourage
political participation? Which group of people are the most
active in participating, which group are the least likely? -
✔ ✔ - interest in politics
- efficacy
- sense of civic duty
- group consciousness
- party identification
- commitment to issues
Has the public's trust in government changed? Describe. -
✔ ✔ The government has increasingly lost trust in the
government because of past actions from politicians and
how the media keeps an eye on them constantly
Define political socialization. What influences political
socialization? - ✔ ✔ Lifelong process of how people
form their ideas.
Family, school, peers, media, events, generational effects,
power of authority, life cycle
Types of voter fraud - ✔ ✔ Misinformation, Electorate
Manipulation, Vote Buying, Manipulation, Misleading or
, confusing ballot papers, absentee ballot, registration,
ineligibility, double voting, voter impersonation
What are the features and the definition of public opinion?
- ✔ ✔ Public Opinion= preferences of the adult
population on matters of importance to the government
about issues, candidates, parties, officials, groups
- Salience
- Intensity of Opinion
- Direction
- Stability
- Knowledge of Issues
- Visibility
What are salience, intensity, stability and direction in
public opinion? - ✔ ✔ Salience-how important is the
issue(can move from obscure to salience quickly
Intensity of Opinion-if people feel intensely about their
opinion, they are more likely to participate politically and
officials re more likely to listen to them
Stability-speed with which change occurs on opinion-
presidential popularity changes quickly;partisan
identification changes quickly
What are the possible factors that encourage/discourage
political participation? Which group of people are the most
active in participating, which group are the least likely? -
✔ ✔ - interest in politics
- efficacy
- sense of civic duty
- group consciousness
- party identification
- commitment to issues
Has the public's trust in government changed? Describe. -
✔ ✔ The government has increasingly lost trust in the
government because of past actions from politicians and
how the media keeps an eye on them constantly
Define political socialization. What influences political
socialization? - ✔ ✔ Lifelong process of how people
form their ideas.
Family, school, peers, media, events, generational effects,
power of authority, life cycle
Types of voter fraud - ✔ ✔ Misinformation, Electorate
Manipulation, Vote Buying, Manipulation, Misleading or
, confusing ballot papers, absentee ballot, registration,
ineligibility, double voting, voter impersonation
What are the features and the definition of public opinion?
- ✔ ✔ Public Opinion= preferences of the adult
population on matters of importance to the government
about issues, candidates, parties, officials, groups
- Salience
- Intensity of Opinion
- Direction
- Stability
- Knowledge of Issues
- Visibility
What are salience, intensity, stability and direction in
public opinion? - ✔ ✔ Salience-how important is the
issue(can move from obscure to salience quickly
Intensity of Opinion-if people feel intensely about their
opinion, they are more likely to participate politically and
officials re more likely to listen to them
Stability-speed with which change occurs on opinion-
presidential popularity changes quickly;partisan
identification changes quickly
