AP Government
Mr. Hechter
Terms and Objectives Questions
Be sure you understand the terms.
Comprehensively answer each of the objective questions.
Chapter 6 terms:
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Census
Civil disobedience
Demography
Exit poll
Gender gap
Melting pot
Minority majority
Political culture
Political ideology
10. Political participation
11. Political socialization
12. Protest
13. Public opinion
14. Random digit dialing
15. Random sampling
16. Reapportionment
17. Sample
18. Sampling error
Chapter 6 objectives questions:
1. Contrast the relative positions of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian
Americans, and Native Americans in the American political and economic spheres.
2. Describe the political implications of a growing elderly population.
3. What is the process of political socialization and what are the primary agents of
socialization?
4. Explain why the content and dynamics of public opinion is important in understanding
the extent to which people rule in a democracy.
5. Describe the essential components necessary for accuracy in public opinion polling.
6. What role do polls play in American democracy?
7. Compare and contrast the political beliefs likely to be preferred by liberals and
conservatives.
8. Distinguish between conventional and unconventional types of political participation.
9. What do you think is meant when political scientists say that Americans are ideological
conservatives but operational liberals?