Review Sheet #2

Samples of political socialization, public opinion, political participation, interest groups, electoral politics, and chapters in the Wasserman book.

This review sheet may be revised prior to the exam.

difference between normative and empirical observations
political socialization
exit poll
sample
simple random sampling
Literary Digest presidential poll
sampling error
conventional participation
unconventional participation
impact of age, education, income on voting
differences between men and women on party, ideology, voting
interest groups
reasons why interest groups form
sources of interest group strength
free rider problem affecting interest groups
example of legitimate interest groups
example of interest groups lacking legitimacy
pluralism
independents
political parties
difference between interest groups and political parties
example of a third party
dealignment
campaign theme and strategy
importance of Iowa in the primary process
importance of New Hampshire in the primary process
primary season
electoral college
factors affecting voter turnout
turnout among young people
gender gap in voting
horse race journalism
pseudoevents
Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate
negative advertising
Daisy Girl political ad
Kennedy political ad

The review sheet may be revised prior to the exam