Identification Of Respondents Definition

Question: Social Spectrum

Answer: A continuum in which a belief in personal freedom is at one extreme and a belief in authority is at the other

the two extremes are radical; anarchy: limited gov and ultraconservative; facism, theocracy: broad gov regulation

Question: Ideology grid:

  • Liberal

  • - Libertarian

  • - Conservative

  • - Authoritarian

  • Answer: - more gov control regarding economic issues and more freedom regarding social/political issues

  • - total freedom over any gov control

  • - more gov control regarding social/political issues and more freedom regarding economic issues

  • - total gov control over any freedom

  • Question: polarization is about

  • Answer: moving far apart in political beliefs and attitudes and our perception of being as far apart as possible

  • Question: Republican Values

  • Answer: - gov controls social/political issues

  • - military should intervene in foreign countries

  • - lots of funding on the military

  • - easy access to guns

  • - traditional marriage (one man + one women)

  • - less taxes

  • Question: Democratic Values

  • Answer: - gov controls economic issues

  • - less military intervention in foreign counties

  • - less military funding & more funding for the marginalized groups + environmental reform

  • - gun control

  • - love is love

  • - higher taxes

  • Question: How do our core beliefs about the role of the government affect our behavior?

  • Answer:

  • Question: How does our view of what freedom is shape our opinions?

  • Answer:

  • Question: Why are some opinion polls better than others?

  • Answer: Some opinion polls are better than others because they contain a large enough sample size, a diverse sample group, a random sample group, an unbiased source, unbiased wording, and a low margin of error.

  • Question: How can policy-makers use information from political science to make decisions?

  • Answer:

  • Question: Political socialization

  • Answer: How society members develop their political views and beliefs based on influence from their family, schools, and the media etc.

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