PSCI 231 FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
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PSCI 231
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PSCI 231
Political participation (behavior, activity, engagement) - ACCURATE ANSWERS activity that is intended to or has the consequences of affecting, either directly or indirectly, government action
Political activity - ACCURATE ANSWERS physically engaging in an action, rather than being attentive to p...
PSCI 231 FINAL EXAM 2024/2025
PSCI 231 FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Political participation (behavior, activity, engagement) - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ activity that is intended to or has the consequences of
affecting, either directly or indirectly, government action
Political activity - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ physically engaging in
an action, rather than being attentive to politics
Ex. of political activity - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ voting, campaign
contributions, membership, leadership in a political organization,
involvement in a community project, signing a petition, boycotting,
buycotting, marching, demonstrating, occupying a building, rioting
What are the categories of political participation? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Electoral (voting) v. non electoral (everything else)
,conventional v. unconventional
moderate v. extreme
What is the #1 factor that influences political participation? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Socioeconomic status (income, education
level, occupation)
What are the effects of age on political participation? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Generational effects - individuals in different
generations experience various life experiences that shape their political
engagement and attitudes toward politics
2. Life cycle effect - as individuals assume "adult roles" they become
more engaged in the political process
What are the problems of the generational effect? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Disentangling attitudes of young people as a factor of
them being youth or a phase in life
2. Determining what is brought by new generations v. environment that
currently exists
3. lack of data from older generations to make adequate comparison
4. determining whether a change in actions is a "problem" or "different"
What have been used as barriers to voting? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ poll tax, literacy test, Grandfather clause, democratic
party restrictions
, What are the differences between minorities in response to
representation? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ - Whites tend to more
favorably assess and more likely to contact officials with him they
racially identify
- Minorities tend to appreciate substantive representation over
descriptive because they are more narrowly motivated by policy
concerns and feel equally well represented by white or black legislators
who share their policy preference
How does mobilization increase political participation? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1) provides information on political candidates and
issues
2) provides information on how to engage - when and where
3) social rewards for those who decide to participate
What are the three types of mobilization? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
1) candidate mobilization - political candidates solicit support by
encouraging voters to vote for them (campaign buttons, yard signs,
banners, phone calls, commercials)
2) party mobilization - political parties solicit support by encouraging
individuals to vote for candidates that represent their political ideology
3) interest group mobilization - to participate in political activities that
puts forth groups political preference (commercials, phones, emails,
flyers)
Number of individuals asked to engage in political process at church -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Black>Latinos>White>Asian
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