2. Q1. The politically relevant opinions held by ordinary citizens that they express openly

4. Q2. A device for measuring public opinion whereby a relatively small number of individuals (the sample) are interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions of a whole community (the population)

6. Q3. In a public opinion poll, the relatively small number of individuals who are interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions of an entire population

8. Q4. In a public opinion poll, the people (for example, the citizens of a nation) whose opinions are being estimated through interviews with a sample of these people

11. A5. A measure of the accuracy of a public opinion poll. The sampling error is mainly a function of sample size and is usually expressed in percentage terms

12. Q6. The learning process by which people acquire their political opinions, beliefs, and values

14. Q7. The tendency for a significant break in the pattern of political socialization to occur among younger citizens, usually as the result of a major event or development that disrupts preexisting beliefs

17. A8. Those agents, such as the family, schools, mass media, peers, political institutions and leaders, and churches, that have a significant impact on citizens’ political socialization

18. Q9.A consistent pattern of opinion on particular issues that stems from a core belief or set of beliefs

20. Q10. Those who believe government should do more to solve the nation’s problems (especially the economy) but reject the notion that government should favor a particular set of social values  Economic issues – active government  Traditional values – non active government

22. Q11. Those who believe government tries to do too many things that should be left to firms and individuals but look to government to uphold traditional values  Economic issues – non active government  Traditional values –active government

24. Q12. Those who believe government tries to do too many things that should be left to firms and individuals and who oppose government as an instrument of traditional values  Economic issues – non active government  Traditional values – non active government

26. Q13. Those who believe government should do more to solve the nation’s problems and who look to it to uphold traditional values  Economic issues – active government  Traditional values –active government

29. A14. The personal sense of loyalty that an individual may feel toward a particular political party

30. Q15. Involvement in activities intended to influence public policy and leadership, such as voting, joining political groups, writing to elected officials, demonstrating for political causes, and giving money to political candidates

33. A16. The right to vote

34. Q17. The proportion of persons of voting age who actually vote in a given election

36. Q18. The practice of placing citizens’ names on an official list of voters before they are eligible to exercise their right to vote

38. Q19. A feeling of personal disinterest in or unconcern with politics

40. Q20. The belief of an individual that civic and political participation is a responsibility of citizenship

42. Q21. A feeling of personal powerlessness that includes the notion that government does not care about the opinions of people like oneself

45. A22. The sum of the face-to-face interactions among citizens in a society

46. Q23. Active and sustained efforts to achieve social and political change by groups of people who feel that government has not been properly responsive to their concern

48. Q24. A valuable tool for understanding demographic changes. The Constitution requires that the government conduct an “actual enumeration” of the population every ten years.

51. A25. The science of population changes

52. Q26. The mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples that has changed the American nation. The United States, with its history of immigration, has often been called this

54. Q27. Public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision

56. Q28. A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences

58. Q29. A characterization of elections by political scientists meaning that they are almost universally accepted as a fair and free method of selecting political leaders

60. Q30. The process by which citizens can place legislative measures on the ballot through signature petitions; if the measure receives a majority vote, it becomes law

62. Q31. The process through which the legislature may submit proposals to the voters for approval or rejection (example: California propositions)

64. Q32. The process by which citizens can petition for the removal from office of an elected official before the schedule completion of his or her term

66. Q33. The belief that one’s political participation really matters – that one’s vote can actually make a difference

68. Q34. Passed in 1993, this Act went into effect for the 1996 election. It requires states to permit people to register to vote at the same time they apply for driver’s licenses