agents of socialization | Those agents, such as the family and the media, that have a significant impact on citizens’ political socialization.
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economic conservatives | Those who believe government tries to do too many things that should be left to private interests and economic markets.
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economic liberals | Those who believe government should do more to assist people who have difficulty meeting their economic needs on their own.
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ideology | A consistent pattern of opinion on particular issues that stems from a core belief or set of beliefs.
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libertarians | Those who believe government tries to do too many things that should be left to firms and markets, and who oppose government as an instrument for upholding traditional values.
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party identification | The personal sense of loyalty that an individual may feel toward a particular political party.
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political culture | The characteristic and deep-seated beliefs of a particular people about government and politics.
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political socialization | The learning process by which people acquire their political opinions, beliefs, and values.
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population | In a public opinion poll, the people (for example, the citizens of a nation) whose opinions are being estimated through interviews with a sample of these people.
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populists | Those who believe government should do more to assist people who have difficulty meeting their economic needs and who look to government to uphold traditional values.
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public opinion | The politically relevant opinions held by ordinary citizens that they express openly.
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public opinion poll | A device for measuring public opinion whereby a relatively small number of individuals (the sample) are interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions of a whole community (the population).
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sample | In a public opinion poll, the relatively small number of individuals who are interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions of an entire population.
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sampling error | A measure of the accuracy of a public opinion poll. The sampling error is mainly a function of sample size and is usually expressed in percentage terms.
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social (cultural) conservatives | Those who believe government power should be used to uphold traditional values.
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social (cultural) liberals | Those who believe it is not government’s role to buttress traditional values at the expense of unconventional or new values.
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