https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f Ch. 5 & 6 Crash Course Review en-us 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC 2026-02-18 17:13:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/15556620/08700b357c34432c68f661a9d95e2ed4/political_culture__cartoon.jpg vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210674 1. Liberty/Freedom
2. Equality (Political Equality-everyone should have equal voting rights, Legal equality, and equality of opportunity)
3. Individualism
4. Democracy]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210674 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210675 Test writers often write multiple choice questions asking students to identify an answer that  is NOT a core value of American political culture.  Important to remember while our political culture supports economic opportunity it does NOT support economic equality.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210675 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210676 Watch it!]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210676 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210677 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210677 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210678 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210678 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210679 process of forming and passing down political values from one generation to the next. ]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210679 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210680 1. THE FAMILY (YOUR PARENTS)  is the most important agent of political socialization.
2. Education- Student government and social studies  play key role in teaching students values of liberty, equality, individualism, and democracy. More educated more involved in politics.
3. Social groups 
-Differences between black & white Americans on race relations. Ex. affirmative action
-Men & women differ on issues (defense spending)
-Religious groups differ on issues like same-sex marriage, abortion, school prayer

]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210680 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210681 The difference between the political opinions or political behavior of men and of women.

Women are more likely to support Democratic candidates. Women tend to be  less conservative than men.

Women are  more likely to support spending on social services and be against  spending on the military.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210681 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210682 --Supports social reform
--Government regulation of the economy
--Expand programs for the poor, minorities, and women
--National Health care
For abortion

AGAINST
--military spending
--committing troops to foreign wars
--against prayer in public school]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210682 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210683 FOR
--expanding US military power
--less govt. regulation of business
--for school prayer
--for 2nd Amendment gun rights
-- for free market, laissez-faire economics
--for the death penalty 

AGAINST
--abortion 
--federal social & welfare programs
--national health care system

]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210683 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210684 Feeling connected to a political party.   Political socialization influences party identification.  Family, education, socioeconomic conditions affect party identification.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210684 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210685 1/3 Democrats
1/3 Republicans
1/3 Independents]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210685 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210686 1. Family (#1 influencer how you will vote your parents & family)
2. Media (TV news, newspapers, internet)
3. School]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210686 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210687 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210687 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210688 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210688 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210689 1. Random sampling (randomly select people to take poll)
2. must be a representative sample (means people who take the poll reflect society as a whole , 50% female. 15% black, etc)
3. large sample size (more people take it the better)
4. questions are unbiased/not leading]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210689 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210690 How would you rate the President's job performance?
OR
Do you agree with most Americans that the President is doing a poor job?]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210690 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210691 Pretty accurate within 3% means if a poll shows 50% of Americans think the President is doing a good job. It could be as low as 47% think the President is doing a good job or as high as 53%.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210691 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210692 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210692 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210694 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210694 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210695
West Coast ]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210695 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210696 1. They help politicians determine what is important to public.
2. lets politician stay in touch with voters

]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210696 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210697 1. Some say politicians spend TOO MUCH TIME worrying about polls.  Polls have TOO MUCH influence.
2. Polls may create a bandwagon effect.
Ex. If a opinion poll shows a candidate has a big lead, other voters may be more likely to vote for them too.

(It is the bandwagon effect you should DO IT because everyone ]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210697 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210698 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210698 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210700 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210700 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210702 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210702 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210703 set of widely shared political beliefs & values.
US political culture characterized by strong support for individual freedom,  political & legal equality, rule of law, limited government]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210703 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210704 What is political efficacy?
What does the father mean when he says "rest of are roadkill"?
How do you rate the father's political efficacy?]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210704 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210705 Voting for candidates of different parties.  More split-ticket voting as number of independent voters increases.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210705 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210706 belief that your political participation matters and can make a difference!]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210706 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210707 Take the quiz!]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210707 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210708 Are your results the same as the other test?]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210708 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210709 Record your answers & post here.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210709 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210710 Most released exams have included a multiple choice question asking students to either define political socialization or recognize that the family plays the most important role in passing political values from one  generation to the next.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210710 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210711 Opposed to government intervention & regulation. Libertarians  have a high regard for civil liberties & rights outlined in the Bill of Rights. Libertarians oppose censorship , want lower taxes, and dislike government.  They are conservative on economic issues and liberal on social  issues.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210711 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210712 issues that sharply divide the public]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210712 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210713 what the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210713 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210714 interviews or surveys with samples of citizens that are used to estimate the feelings and beliefs of the entire population]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210714 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210715 Unscientific surveys used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues and policies]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210715 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210716 Traditional Telephone Polls, Exit Polls, Tracking Polls, Internet Polls, Push Polls]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210716 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210717 a poll taken of voters  immediately after they have exited the polling places. Unlike an opinion poll, which asks who you plan  to vote for. Exit polls asks who the voter actually voted.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210717 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210718 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210718 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210719 1) conducted every 24 hours
2) allows a candidate to daily chart/track if he goes up or down public opinion

Ex. ]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210719 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210720 This is a daily poll. Candidates can follow to see if they are moving up or down in public opinion.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210720 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210721  a disaster in public opinion polling.  FDR up for reelection. Literary Digest, a popular magazine, based on its polling, predicted the Republican candidate Alfred Landon would beat incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt; The problem with their poll it only sampled people who owned a car or a telephone, which did not represent most Americans during the Great Depression.]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210721 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210722 a measure of Presidential approval used since the 1930's; a pollster  asks whether or not you approve, yes or no, of the job the President is doing]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210722 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210723 Pollster asks kids how President Trump is Doing]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210723 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210724 a telephone poll with a hidden  motive; Rather than a series of neutral questions  the caller,  commonly a tape-recorded voice, offers positive points about the candidate or negative points about the opponent.

What is this political cartoon showing? This cartoon is an example of push polling]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210724 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210725 Pollster says   "If you knew that Candidate A favored killing puppies, would you still vote for him?". This kind of questionmakes Candidate A seem like a horrible person,]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210725 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210727 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210727 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210728 the more divisive issues tend to hold a high saliency, or importance, to an individual or a group.
An example- Name an issue that has low saliency for teens?  Answer Social Security]]> 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210728 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210729 2018-03-20 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244210729 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244953849 Federal laws (Voting Rights Act of 1965) & constitutional amendments have eliminated restriction on right to vote EXPANDING THE ELECTORATE]]> 2018-03-22 12:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244953849 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244954399 In 1789 only white property owners could vote
Only about 1 out of 15 adult white males had right to vote.]]> 2018-03-22 12:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244954399 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244954876 President Andrew Jackson had great respect for the common sense  & abilities of the common man. 
By 1850, almost all white adult males had the right to vote]]> 2018-03-22 12:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244954876 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244955622 Prohibited voting restrictions based on "race, color or previous condition of servitude".
Despite 15th Amendment, a combination of literacy tests, poll taxes, white primaries and the grandfather clause African Americans were not allowed to vote]]> 2018-03-22 12:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244955622 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244956524 White primaries were primary elections held in the South in which only white voters were permitted to participate.]]> 2018-03-22 12:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244956524 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244956845 By 1920 some states (New York & western states) gave women full voting rights
The Nineteenth Amendment gave women right to vote.]]> 2018-03-22 12:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244956845 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244957489 Before 1961 residents of the District of Columbia (DC) could not vote in presidential elections.
Amendment 23 added voters living the District of Columbia to the electorate.]]> 2018-03-22 12:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244957489 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244958157 Before 1964 a number of states used poll taxes as a way to  keep blacks & poor whites from voting.
24th Amendment outlawed the poll tax or any tax as a qualification for voting.]]> 2018-03-22 12:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244958157 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244959610 banned discrimination in voting 
Abolished use of literacy test ]]> 2018-03-22 12:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244959610 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244959984 26th Amendment lowered voting age from 21 yrs old to 18.]]> 2018-03-22 12:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244959984 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244983493 made voter registration easier by allowing people to register to vote while applying for or renewing a driver's license]]> 2018-03-22 13:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/244983493 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/245003692 2018-03-22 14:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/245003692 vdruss https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/245009507 1. People with more education are more likely to vote.
2. People with more income are more likely to vote.
3. Voters in lower income brackets are more likely to vote Democrat.
4. Older people are more likely to vote than younger people.
5. Young voters are more likely to vote Democrat & older voters more likely to vote Republican.
6. Women vote at a higher percentage than men.
7. Women generally support Democratic Party; men favor the Republicans.
8. Protestants vote Republican; majority of Jewish and Catholic voters support Democratic candidate.
9. Whites tend to have higher turnout than African-Americans, Hispanics, & other minorities.
10. African Americans strongly support Democratic Presidential & Congressional candidates.]]> 2018-03-22 14:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vdruss/vwilodb6a15f/wish/245009507