Political Socialization

3. What factors influence a person’s
political ideology? (beliefs)

4.  The process in which a
person develops a political
opinion and establishes a
political knowledge, feelings,
and evaluations about the
government.

10. Liberals
(Democrats)
Conservatives
Republicans
Moderates
(somewhere in the middle)

12.  The study of the
people who live
in a specific area.
 Who are the
American
people?

13.  Describe
America’s
population.

14.  The federal
government
counts the
population
 Every 10 years
 Expressly
written in the
Constitution

17.  Melting pot
 Will minority
groups
outnumber
whites in
America?

20.  How people
feel about an
issue

23.  The elderly
population is
growing
 46 million
seniors
 14 % of the
population
 Important to the
electorate

24. Social
Security
Medicare