PSC 121 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Oligarchy, Multiple Choice

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSC 121
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Political caucus: a normally closed meeting of a political or legislative group to select candidates, plan strategy, or make decisions regarding legislative matters. Public opinion: benefits that do not go to everyone but, rather, are distributed selectively only to those who contribute to the group enterprise. Path dependency: the induction of individuals into the political culture; the process of learning the underlying beliefs and values on which the political system is based. Priming: political outcomes are the products of individuals preferences, institutional procedures, and collective action. Political caucus: an electorate that is allowed to elect only one representative from each district the typical method of representation in the united. Probability sampling: the scientific instrument for measuring public opinion. Agenda-setting effect: the act of launching a media campaign to build poplar support. Priming: set of underlying orientations, ideas, beliefs through which people understand and interpret politics (liberal or conservative). Values: our religion, race, geographic origin, language, and partisan identification.