OBJECTIVES  Review American political Culture  Examine public opinion and polling  Identify Political ideology and the source of public opinion BELL RINGER  Give examples to help compare/contrast:  Equality of opportunity vs. equality of results  Orthodox vs. Progressive  Liberal vs. Libertarian  Conservative vs. Populist

1. Political Culture – review key points 2. Public Opinion - slide notes 3. Quiz – ch. 4 and 5 4. Closure and start HW

Day 2

 What the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues at a given time  Cleavages  Social Class  Race and ethnicity  Region  When all these cleavages intersect, we say “crosscutting cleavages’

 Marco Rubio, the Hispanic son of exiles from Cuba is a conservative Republican elected from Florida to the US Senate in 2010.

 Process by which an individual acquires his/her political orientations—knowledge, attitudes, opinions  When? Basics by age 12, but continues  Agents?  Family  School  Peers  Media  Religion

 Difference between men & women on issues & ideology  More women identify as democrats than men do.  Men deserted the Democratic party more than women did.  Presidential elections Presidential elections

Fig. 8-2a, p. 267

Fig. 8-2b, p. 267

 Political ideology – a more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies gov. ought to pursue.  Mass ideology = Typology  Liberal & Conservative Elites: people who have a disproportionate amount of some valued resource

 Liberal = one who supports active gov involvement in regulating our economy & providing safety net programs, but expects gov to be tolerant on social issues (gay rights & abortion)  Conservative = one who supports minimal gov oversight in the economy, but expects gov to uphold traditional values on social issues

 What do liberals call themselves?  What do liberals call conservatives?  What do conservatives call themselves?  What do conservatives call liberals?

 How polling works  Poll/Survey  Random Sample ▪ Sampling Error – difference of results between 2 equally randomized methods ▪ Larger sample size gives a lower margin of error  Exit polls after voting

Identify two characteristics of a valid, scientific, public opinion poll. What might a state legislator do with this information? When would a rep want to follow public opinion, why might they not follow public opinion?

 Race/Ethnicity  Age  Family/Family Size  Gender Composition of Workforce

No Talking Keep your eyes on your own paper You may use your notes. Put in basket when you are done.

 3 - Ways you form your ideology (political socialization)  2 - Cleavages in public opinion  1 - Question about polling  Homework: Chapter 6 Questions and go to   Search “Pew Political Ideology quiz”