1. How are political beliefs formed?
Political beliefs are created by political socialization, these belief are influenced by our parents, teachers, peers, and the media. some people are easily influenced like the young and the uneducated which shows how political socialization works.
2. How do political beliefs evolve?
As people become more educated and get older their beliefs change and they tend to become more involved.
3. Know the process by which political beliefs are transmitted.
Political beliefs are transmitted through political socialization which includes: media, television, peers, and newspapers.
4. Know why US citizens hold certain beliefs about politics?
U.S. citizens hold certain beliefs about politics because of factors like: finical stability, the community they live in, and their family.
5. How do families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change political beliefs?
School prepares children to accept social order and other authority figures besides their parents, school also teaches children the nations pledge of allegiance, national anthem, national hero's, and holidays. Families influence children the most politically,parents shape their children's opinions and most children learn party identification from their parent's. The media keeps you up to date with the latest political news and makes information easy to access. The media can also sway public opinion
6. Understand the ways in which political culture affects and informs political participation.
Political culture gives people a sense of political efficacy and political participation is done through things like: voting, giving money, talking to your representative's. When the people feel like they have the power then they are more likely to participate in politics.
7. Understand why individuals engage in various forms of political participation and how that participation may
affect the political system.
Typically during primary elections more wealthy or middle class people vote and more people tend to vote during a presidential election because its national and there is more media coverage of it. This can affect the political system because the your not getting the representatives you want in congress and the senate which means the system is-int working in your favor and your not controlling who you want to represent you the best, and people do beome involved i politics its because it affects them personally.
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)
Their socioeconomic status, gender,age, race, education, and religion can determine what political party someone is but this is-int always the case. Most middle class and wealthy people tend to be conservative republican and typically the lower class and minority's are democrat. the consequences of these differences are that in some areas of the country there are wealthy parts and there are other parts that are poor so the needs of the people differ from place to place.
9. What are the group differences in political beliefs and behavior?
Democrats tend to be about equality and using the nations resources on helping everyone who needs the help, republicans are more conservative and don't want complete equality for everyone because they usually end up paying for it and they support using funds n the military.
10. How do changes in political participation affect the political system?
When people aren't consistent voters or when you ticket split it can cause partisan grid lock which can cause stalemates between congress and the president which means nothing is going to get done.
11. What role is played by party organizations, PACs, and money generally in campaigns?
Party organizers and PAC's support candidates financially and the money goes towards advertising, media coverage, hiring employee's, direct mail, and radio airtime.
12. What roles do the groups listed above play in the electoral process?
Without these groups candidates wouldn't have any resources or money to run a successful campaign.
Political beliefs are created by political socialization, these belief are influenced by our parents, teachers, peers, and the media. some people are easily influenced like the young and the uneducated which shows how political socialization works.
2. How do political beliefs evolve?
As people become more educated and get older their beliefs change and they tend to become more involved.
3. Know the process by which political beliefs are transmitted.
Political beliefs are transmitted through political socialization which includes: media, television, peers, and newspapers.
4. Know why US citizens hold certain beliefs about politics?
U.S. citizens hold certain beliefs about politics because of factors like: finical stability, the community they live in, and their family.
5. How do families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change political beliefs?
School prepares children to accept social order and other authority figures besides their parents, school also teaches children the nations pledge of allegiance, national anthem, national hero's, and holidays. Families influence children the most politically,parents shape their children's opinions and most children learn party identification from their parent's. The media keeps you up to date with the latest political news and makes information easy to access. The media can also sway public opinion
6. Understand the ways in which political culture affects and informs political participation.
Political culture gives people a sense of political efficacy and political participation is done through things like: voting, giving money, talking to your representative's. When the people feel like they have the power then they are more likely to participate in politics.
7. Understand why individuals engage in various forms of political participation and how that participation may
affect the political system.
Typically during primary elections more wealthy or middle class people vote and more people tend to vote during a presidential election because its national and there is more media coverage of it. This can affect the political system because the your not getting the representatives you want in congress and the senate which means the system is-int working in your favor and your not controlling who you want to represent you the best, and people do beome involved i politics its because it affects them personally.
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)
Their socioeconomic status, gender,age, race, education, and religion can determine what political party someone is but this is-int always the case. Most middle class and wealthy people tend to be conservative republican and typically the lower class and minority's are democrat. the consequences of these differences are that in some areas of the country there are wealthy parts and there are other parts that are poor so the needs of the people differ from place to place.
9. What are the group differences in political beliefs and behavior?
Democrats tend to be about equality and using the nations resources on helping everyone who needs the help, republicans are more conservative and don't want complete equality for everyone because they usually end up paying for it and they support using funds n the military.
10. How do changes in political participation affect the political system?
When people aren't consistent voters or when you ticket split it can cause partisan grid lock which can cause stalemates between congress and the president which means nothing is going to get done.
11. What role is played by party organizations, PACs, and money generally in campaigns?
Party organizers and PAC's support candidates financially and the money goes towards advertising, media coverage, hiring employee's, direct mail, and radio airtime.
12. What roles do the groups listed above play in the electoral process?
Without these groups candidates wouldn't have any resources or money to run a successful campaign.