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.