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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
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1. Political Culture – review key points 2. Public Opinion - slide notes 3. Quiz – ch. 4 and 5 4. Closure and start HW
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Day 2
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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’
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Marco Rubio, the Hispanic son of exiles from Cuba is a conservative Republican elected from Florida to the US Senate in 2010.
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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
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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
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Fig. 8-2a, p. 267
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Fig. 8-2b, p. 267
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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
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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
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What do liberals call themselves? What do liberals call conservatives? What do conservatives call themselves? What do conservatives call liberals?
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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
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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?
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Race/Ethnicity Age Family/Family Size Gender Composition of Workforce
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No Talking Keep your eyes on your own paper You may use your notes. Put in basket when you are done.
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3 - Ways you form your ideology (political socialization) 2 - Cleavages in public opinion 1 - Question about polling Homework: Chapter 6 Questions and go to http://www.people-press.org/typology/quiz/ http://www.people-press.org/typology/quiz/ Search “Pew Political Ideology quiz”
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