1. How are political beliefs formed?
Political beliefs are formed usually through socialization which means that they usually observe political behavior mostly from family and there surroundings.
2. How do political beliefs evolve?
They evolve through observing others and usually get their political beliefs from there parents and later can be influenced through friends. They also can be influenced by their community since people living in the same community or ethnic group usually share similar beliefs and experciences which lead to their political values being like each others. The media can also influence especially in the younger adults when they use the internet or the news for the older folks
3. Know the process by which political beliefs are transmitted.
socialization-which is when individuals become aware of politics facts, and form political values.
4. How do families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change political beliefs?
parents are the main influence in political ideology and schools later become influential just as much as parents because the kids or teenagers will be around more political beliefs and the people they consider close will be around them and display their political views and this usally causes the people around them to start to have similar views and the media exposes more information and other peoples ideology
5. Understand why individuals engage in various forms of political participation and how that participation may
affect the political system.
Individuals engage in political participation because they feel their vote counts and that they can actually make a diffrence and have a voice that will be heard by their government
6. 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)
Factors such as an individuals family since the parents beliefs are the influence of their kids and they will differ from other families and school can cause difference in political views along with peers, community, religion, gender and race because the more the individuals environment shows a political view they are more likely to agree or disagree with the people around them and move to another group with similar views
7. What are the group differences in political beliefs and behavior?
political beliefs are the idea people have about politics and while the behavior is what people do and what they plan on doing.
8. How do changes in political participation affect the political system?
This affects it because the lower income and the lower educated people participate less and this causes changes in the representation and could cause one party to have a much bigger advantage than the other party
9. What role is played by party organizations, PACs, and money generally in campaigns?
They help fund the campaign and help get support for their candidates and at times can influence the candidates policy so if reflects the voters wants. This can give the party their supporting more power and influence over the public and can gain a lot of support. They help get their views and interest groups involved so they can try to get more funding.
10. What roles do the groups listed above play in the electoral process?
They help support the candidate of their choice and rally support for the candidate of their choice.
Political beliefs are formed usually through socialization which means that they usually observe political behavior mostly from family and there surroundings.
2. How do political beliefs evolve?
They evolve through observing others and usually get their political beliefs from there parents and later can be influenced through friends. They also can be influenced by their community since people living in the same community or ethnic group usually share similar beliefs and experciences which lead to their political values being like each others. The media can also influence especially in the younger adults when they use the internet or the news for the older folks
3. Know the process by which political beliefs are transmitted.
socialization-which is when individuals become aware of politics facts, and form political values.
4. How do families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change political beliefs?
parents are the main influence in political ideology and schools later become influential just as much as parents because the kids or teenagers will be around more political beliefs and the people they consider close will be around them and display their political views and this usally causes the people around them to start to have similar views and the media exposes more information and other peoples ideology
5. Understand why individuals engage in various forms of political participation and how that participation may
affect the political system.
Individuals engage in political participation because they feel their vote counts and that they can actually make a diffrence and have a voice that will be heard by their government
6. 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)
Factors such as an individuals family since the parents beliefs are the influence of their kids and they will differ from other families and school can cause difference in political views along with peers, community, religion, gender and race because the more the individuals environment shows a political view they are more likely to agree or disagree with the people around them and move to another group with similar views
7. What are the group differences in political beliefs and behavior?
political beliefs are the idea people have about politics and while the behavior is what people do and what they plan on doing.
8. How do changes in political participation affect the political system?
This affects it because the lower income and the lower educated people participate less and this causes changes in the representation and could cause one party to have a much bigger advantage than the other party
9. What role is played by party organizations, PACs, and money generally in campaigns?
They help fund the campaign and help get support for their candidates and at times can influence the candidates policy so if reflects the voters wants. This can give the party their supporting more power and influence over the public and can gain a lot of support. They help get their views and interest groups involved so they can try to get more funding.
10. What roles do the groups listed above play in the electoral process?
They help support the candidate of their choice and rally support for the candidate of their choice.