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Flashcards by Brian Grismore, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Brian Grismore
almost 2 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| political ideology | How you want the government to deal with social and economic issues. Should the gov't allow this or deny this. |
| political culture | an overall set of values widely shared within a society such as individualism, equality of opportunity, free enterprise, rule of law, limited government, freedom, democracy. |
| Liberal | a person who generally believes the government should take an active role in the economy but that the government should not dictate social issues |
| conservative | A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom but they should be involved in social issues. |
| Demography | The scientific study of population characteristics. Geographic area, occupation, gender, race, religion, etc. |
| political socialization | How someone chooses out their political ideology. Family is number one. |
| Gender gap | The difference in political views between men and women |
| Exit polls | Polls conducted as voters leave selected polling places on Election Day. Not reliable because they aren't randomly chosen. |
| saliency | the degree to which an issue is important to a particular individual or group. |
| party realignment | When the coalitions that support a party change. |
| Medicare | A federal program of health insurance for people who are retired / 65 and older |
| Medicaid | A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for people who cannot afford them |
| Moderate | Person whose views are between conservative and liberal and may include some of both ideologies |
| progressive tax | A tax graduated so that people with higher incomes pay larger fraction of their income than people with lower incomes. |
| Flat tax | a tax system in which all people pay the same percentage of their income |
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