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1. How are political beliefs formed? Political beliefs are formed through political socialization. A process by which people gain political values by their surrondings. For instance they are influenced by family, school, and the community and their peers.
2. How do political beliefs evolve? Political belifs evolve from the things that they hear from family, school, or even media. It is the surronding area that people grow up in that can influence the way they think about politics.
3. Know the process by which political beliefs are transmitted. The process by which political beliefs are transmitted is through political socialization. It is the way a person is raised and how the people they surround themselves with think that will influence them on their beliefs.
4. Know why US citizens hold certain beliefs about politics? US citizens hold certain beliefs about politics because it is their politcal opinion. They hold certain beliefs that benifit them and what can help them the most. What happens in politics affects them which is why they have certain beliefs.
5. How do families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change political beliefs? Families act to change political beliefs by having their kids become politially aware and they share the same values as them which will help in their political beliefs. Schools act to perpetuate political beliefs by insisting the acceptance of social order and they teach the kids the value of political equality. Schools also try to bulid upstanding citzens and give them the information they need to form their political beliefs. Media acts to change political belief by doing issue framing and making their beliefs look good while they make the oppistion look bad.
6. Understand the ways in which political culture affects and informs political participation. Political culture effects political participation by trying to make the people feel heard and that they have a say in the government. That will want to make them participate and act in politics.
7. Understand why individuals engage in various forms of political participation and how that participation may affect the political system. Individuals engage in political participation because they want to be heared and have a say in what happens because it has an affect on their lives. It effects the political system by people voting and having an understanding of what is going on so the government can't get away with things.
8. What leads citizens to differ from one another in their political beliefs and behaviors and the political
consequences of these differences? (should focus on the demographic features of the American population and the different views that people hold of the political process)? The way people are raised, the society they live in, their religon, and their values is what seperates them from others. Democrats tend to be mainly women, with no religon, young, and black. Republicans tend to be men, old, religous, and white. People who have different beliefs tend to have a dislike towards one another. Politics especially makes people get into big arguements. The country is split over politics and is the reason why elections are so heated.
9. What are the group differences in political beliefs and behavior? Group differences are categorized by their socieoeconomic status. People are put into groups by gender, race, education, religon, age and their political knowlege. Older people tend to be more involved and have a better voter turnout. Younger people tend to not be more involved and less interested.
10. How do changes in political participation affect the political system? Changes in politcal participation have a huge effect on the political system. If people are involved in the government and go to debates, have voter turnout, and participate in political events then the political system will work better and help the people more. If people are not very involved in politics then the system will not work as good and it will not benifit as greatly.
11. What role is played by party organizations, PACs, and money generally in campaigns? All of these help generate money for campaigning. It is absolutely vital for someone running for office to be able to campaign. Campaigning is very expensive and it is not easy to get your name out.
12. What roles do the groups listed above play in the electoral process? Party organizations give the people running for something the resources and the money to run for the election. PACs just give money to the candidate and not neccersarily support the person based on party affiliation. They impact the election a great deal. If you have the money you give yourself a better chance of winning the election.
2. How do political beliefs evolve? Political belifs evolve from the things that they hear from family, school, or even media. It is the surronding area that people grow up in that can influence the way they think about politics.
3. Know the process by which political beliefs are transmitted. The process by which political beliefs are transmitted is through political socialization. It is the way a person is raised and how the people they surround themselves with think that will influence them on their beliefs.
4. Know why US citizens hold certain beliefs about politics? US citizens hold certain beliefs about politics because it is their politcal opinion. They hold certain beliefs that benifit them and what can help them the most. What happens in politics affects them which is why they have certain beliefs.
5. How do families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change political beliefs? Families act to change political beliefs by having their kids become politially aware and they share the same values as them which will help in their political beliefs. Schools act to perpetuate political beliefs by insisting the acceptance of social order and they teach the kids the value of political equality. Schools also try to bulid upstanding citzens and give them the information they need to form their political beliefs. Media acts to change political belief by doing issue framing and making their beliefs look good while they make the oppistion look bad.
6. Understand the ways in which political culture affects and informs political participation. Political culture effects political participation by trying to make the people feel heard and that they have a say in the government. That will want to make them participate and act in politics.
7. Understand why individuals engage in various forms of political participation and how that participation may affect the political system. Individuals engage in political participation because they want to be heared and have a say in what happens because it has an affect on their lives. It effects the political system by people voting and having an understanding of what is going on so the government can't get away with things.
8. What leads citizens to differ from one another in their political beliefs and behaviors and the political
consequences of these differences? (should focus on the demographic features of the American population and the different views that people hold of the political process)? The way people are raised, the society they live in, their religon, and their values is what seperates them from others. Democrats tend to be mainly women, with no religon, young, and black. Republicans tend to be men, old, religous, and white. People who have different beliefs tend to have a dislike towards one another. Politics especially makes people get into big arguements. The country is split over politics and is the reason why elections are so heated.
9. What are the group differences in political beliefs and behavior? Group differences are categorized by their socieoeconomic status. People are put into groups by gender, race, education, religon, age and their political knowlege. Older people tend to be more involved and have a better voter turnout. Younger people tend to not be more involved and less interested.
10. How do changes in political participation affect the political system? Changes in politcal participation have a huge effect on the political system. If people are involved in the government and go to debates, have voter turnout, and participate in political events then the political system will work better and help the people more. If people are not very involved in politics then the system will not work as good and it will not benifit as greatly.
11. What role is played by party organizations, PACs, and money generally in campaigns? All of these help generate money for campaigning. It is absolutely vital for someone running for office to be able to campaign. Campaigning is very expensive and it is not easy to get your name out.
12. What roles do the groups listed above play in the electoral process? Party organizations give the people running for something the resources and the money to run for the election. PACs just give money to the candidate and not neccersarily support the person based on party affiliation. They impact the election a great deal. If you have the money you give yourself a better chance of winning the election.