POLI 2051 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Moodle, Internet Television, Party System

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An * means that the question or questions from this section have been particularly problematic in the past. We learn these things; they occur throughout our lives. Political socialization and the agents of socialization family, community, education, peers, etc. Our behavior may also be based on our biology. We used to have to guess, but now we do polls. Survey responses on question about whether reporters should be able to report the news from other countries as they see fit. How do polls affect opinion? bandwagon and underdog effects, they affect candidates, politicians, media coverage, and even election results. Questions on party identification, political socialization, and ideology were discussed. Technology that allows individuals to communicate efficiently with a large group and over distances. In political science we are primarily concerned with information media because it informs us as citizens. And from here on i will be using the term media to describe news sources.