Unit 2 Political Beliefs & Behaviors
Essential Questions
1. How are political beliefs formed?
2. How do political beliefs evolve?
3. Know the process by which political beliefs are transmitted.
4. Know why US citizens hold certain beliefs about politics?
5. How do families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change political beliefs?
6. Understand the ways in which political culture affects and informs political participation.
7. Understand why individuals engage in various forms of political participation and how that participation may
affect the political system.
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)
9. What are the group differences in political beliefs and behavior?
10. How do changes in political participation affect the political system?
11. What role is played by party organizations, PACs, and money generally in campaigns?
12. What roles do the groups listed above play in the electoral process?
1. How are political beliefs formed?
2. How do political beliefs evolve?
3. Know the process by which political beliefs are transmitted.
4. Know why US citizens hold certain beliefs about politics?
5. How do families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change political beliefs?
6. Understand the ways in which political culture affects and informs political participation.
7. Understand why individuals engage in various forms of political participation and how that participation may
affect the political system.
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)
9. What are the group differences in political beliefs and behavior?
10. How do changes in political participation affect the political system?
11. What role is played by party organizations, PACs, and money generally in campaigns?
12. What roles do the groups listed above play in the electoral process?
Vocabulary
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Political socialization
Political ideology Public opinion Straw polls Random sampling Sample error |
Liberal
Radical Moderate Gender gap Conservative reactionary Saliency Intensity Exit polls |
Gallup poll
Public agenda Suffrage General election Primary election Recall Initiative referendum Political efficacy |
Voter turnout
Coattail effect Off-year elections Retrospective voting Pocket-book voting Split-ticket voting Socio economic status |
Political Beliefs & Behaviors in the News |
Activities & Assignments
Political Ideology Surveys
Today you will take three different political ideology quizzes (click on the BLUE link) and complete a blog post reflection. You will need to take a screenshot of each result and insert it into your blog reflection and then answer the questions below.
I Side With political quiz
What political party did you agree with most and at what percent?
What issue agreement with the opposite political party surprised you the most? Why?
What issue disagreement with the opposite political party surprised you the most? Why?
On the Issues political Quiz
What top two candidates and by what percentage did you agree with them? Did this surprise you? Explain.
Examine your top match candidate’s stances. Do you agree with most of their answers? Explain.
Which answer do you disagree with most? Why?
PEW/PBS Political Party political quiz
Which and how did you compare with your party mach? (ID party and percentage)
How did you compare with your age group, sex, race, and religion?
What is your reaction to how you place on the political spectrum? Explain.
Today you will take three different political ideology quizzes (click on the BLUE link) and complete a blog post reflection. You will need to take a screenshot of each result and insert it into your blog reflection and then answer the questions below.
I Side With political quiz
What political party did you agree with most and at what percent?
What issue agreement with the opposite political party surprised you the most? Why?
What issue disagreement with the opposite political party surprised you the most? Why?
On the Issues political Quiz
What top two candidates and by what percentage did you agree with them? Did this surprise you? Explain.
Examine your top match candidate’s stances. Do you agree with most of their answers? Explain.
Which answer do you disagree with most? Why?
PEW/PBS Political Party political quiz
Which and how did you compare with your party mach? (ID party and percentage)
How did you compare with your age group, sex, race, and religion?
What is your reaction to how you place on the political spectrum? Explain.
Political Socialization Group Quiz doc
Political Socialization visual
Political Socialization 1-pg Review doc
Liberal or Conservative doc
Public Opinion & Political Socialization doc
Political Socialization visual
Political Socialization 1-pg Review doc
Liberal or Conservative doc
Public Opinion & Political Socialization doc
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