POLSCI 111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, The American Voter, Sampling Bias

• School: U of M
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 111
• Professor: Arthur Lupia

Document Summary

Public opinion: the collection of attitudes and preferences of the mass public. Population: in statistical research, the entire group that you want to learn about, such as all adults living the us. Priming: the ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al pro(cid:272)ess of shapi(cid:374)g people"s per(cid:272)eptio(cid:374)s of a parti(cid:272)ular issue, figure, or poli(cid:272)(cid:455) Framing: establishing the context for an issue in such a way as to emphasize certain aspects over others. Ideology: a coherent, organized set of ideas and principles that functions as a core on which individual draw when forming their attitudes about public affairs. Political participation: activities citizens undertake to influence government behavior. Popular sovereignty: the principle that the authority to make decisions on behalf of society belongs to the people: voter registration: a process by which citizens enroll with the government to gain permission to vote in an election. Political knowledge: a general understanding on how the political system works, and who runs the government.