October 14, 2009

October 14, 2009Objective: Students will play review jeopardy in order to

prepare and review for the exam tomorrow.

Warm Up: 1. AP Workbook Info…2. What the pros & cons of Compulsory Voting?

Homework: - Unit 2 exam tomorrow- Unit 2 review materials are due tomorrow [vocabulary,

questions, reflection (typed)]- Current Event: Political Participation due Monday

Essay Topics

1. Public Opinion

2. Political Participation

Review Jeopardy: Unit 2Mish Mash American

Political Culture

Political Ideology

Public Opinion Political Participation

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This describes the level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll

Mish Mash – 10 points

The practice of interviewing voters on Election Day as they leave the building in

which they have cast ballots

Mish Mash – 20 points

This is the name of the 1970s scandal that led to the resignation of the president and public

mistrust of our government

Mish Mash – 30 points

This amendment gave people 18 and older the right to vote

Mish Mash – 40 points

List 3 types of political participation other than voting.

Mish Mash – 50 points

American political trait Individuals responsible for their own actions and well-

being

American Political Culture– 10 points

Which of the following most accurately describes the orthodox view in the culture war?

A. Morality is more important than self-expression, and the rules vary with circumstances.

B. Personal freedom is more important than tradition, and the rules for morality vary with circumstances.

C. Morality is more important than self-expression and is based on unchanging rules from God.

D. Personal freedom is more important than tradition, and morality is based on unchanging rules from God.

E. Morality is irrelevant to personal freedom, even when there are objective standards by which to judge.

American Political Culture– 20 points

Describes the conflict animated by deep differences in people’s beliefs about morality issues like abortion, gay rights, gun control

American Political Culture – 30 points

The process by which personal and other background traits influence one’s views

about politics and government

American Political Culture – 40 points

Explain the difference between the phrases:“equality of opportunity”

&“equality of results”

American Political Culture – 50 points

You favor minimum wage legislation but are opposed to outlawing abortion. On the basis of these two issues, you would be best classified as a

A. pure liberal.B. pure conservative.C. libertarian.D. populist.E. neo-populist.

Political Ideology – 10 points

Around the time of Franklin Roosevelt, liberal began to mean one who favored

A. a controlled economy.B. an active national government.C. a greater degree of social freedom.D. desegregation.E. civil rights.

Political Ideology – 20 points

The text classifies a pure liberal as a person who ________ government initiatives concerning economy and ________ government initiatives to coerce individuals into traditional ethical behavior.

A. opposes, opposesB. opposes, supportsC. supports, supportsD. supports, opposesE. None of these.

Political Ideology – 30 points

The text classifies a libertarian as a person who ________ government initiatives concerning the economy and ________ government initiatives to coerce individuals into traditional ethical behavior.

A. supports, opposesB. opposes, supportsC. supports, supportsD. opposes, opposesE. None of these.

Political Ideology – 40 points

The text classifies a populist as a person who ________ government initiatives concerning the economy and ________ government initiatives to coerce individuals into traditional ethical behavior.

A. supports, opposesB. opposes, supportsC. supports, supportsD. opposes, opposesE. None of these.

Political Ideology – 50 points

In polling, a random sample is one that

A. is generated by a computer using complex algorithms.

B. just happens, with no control by any outside force.

C. has no pre-selection criteria.

D. gives each person an equal chance of being in the sample.

E. perfectly matches the population.

Public Opinion – 10 points

Characteristics that creates division between groups—studied in public opinion polls

Public Opinion – 20 points

Recently, the Democratic party has been the party most likely to benefit from

A. direct mail contributions.B. paid political advertising.C. the votes of independents.D. the gender gap.E. interest group money.

Public Opinion – 30 points

List 2 problems that exist in the accuracy of public opinion polls

Public Opinion – 40 points

A type of poll that attempts to spread negative statements about a candidate by posing as a polltaker

Public Opinion – 50 points

This is the strongest factor/cleavage that determines voter participation in the United States

Political Participation – 10 points

List 3 reasons that often lead to low voter participation in the United States

Political Participation – 20 points

This Constitutional provision inadvertently makes nearly all voting laws the responsibilities of individual states

Political Participation – 30 points

This Amendment gave women the right to vote

Political Participation – 40 points

What is the difference between Voting Age Population [VAP] & Voting Eligible Population

[VEP]?

Political Participation – 50 points