Ch. 5 1. Political Party: group of individuals who seek to control government through winning elections. 2. Plurality: the largest number of votes cast for the office 3. Incumbent: current officeholder 4. Splinter Parties: those individuals who have split away from one of the major parties 5. Major Parties: American Politics‚ Republican and Democratic parties 6. Bipartisan: two major parties find common ground‚ in this endeavor. 7. Electorate: the people eligible to vote. 8. Precinct: smallest
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much debate in the United States surrounding the causes of police brutality. Missing from this debate is the question of what types of individuals choose to become officers of the law. Are these individuals prone to behave in a violent manner once placed in positions of authority? Do some police officers possess a psychological profile that encourages such behavior? Further‚ what role does group socialization play in the issue of police violence against Blacks and Browns? Research suggests that
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1. Know the main roles of different uniformed public services Emergency services: The police Fire Ambulance The armed forces: Army Royal Navy Royal Marines Royal Air Force Other uniformed services: The Prison Service UK Border Agency HM Revenue & Customs Coast Guard Purpose: Organisational objectives mission statements legislation e.g. Fire Service Act 1997/2002‚ Police Act 2004 Roles: dealing with accidents and emergencies routine work peace-keeping activities
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Errors in Public Opinion Polls Polls are frequently used in politics to measure how the public feels about certain issues‚ campaigns‚ or elections. The polls can be helpful to politicians and helpful to get the public opinion made known. Although these polls can be beneficial‚ there are also many errors in these polls. Errors in word choice‚ nonattitudes‚ errors in how a poll is conducted‚ and errors in the sample can all cause results to be inaccurate. A major way that a poll can be in error is
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SECTION I. Public Opinion and Pol. Socialization (Chapter 6) 1. Public Opinion is the collective belief of citizens on a given issue or question at a given point of time. (slide 3) or viewed as politically relevant opinions held by ordinary citizens that they can express openly (in text) 2. Attitude is a preference which relates to something very specific as: -An issue (abortion‚ death penalty war in Iraq) -A person (Bush‚ Obama‚ Boehner‚ Romney) -An institution ( Fed. Reserve‚ Congress
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of law enforcement there are different types of departments and agencies with different roles and responsibilities. When working in law enforcement one either is employed by the public or a private company. Each side has very similar and different responsibilities that play a big part in law enforcement. Each area has their advantages and disadvantages as well. The first private police organization was started by Allen Pinkerton in 1855 known as Northwest Police Organization. Private security
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CULTURAL ISSUES NO. 1(2000) Ethnic Relations in Peninsular Malaysia: The Cultural and Economic Dimensions Lee Hock Guan SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES NO. 1(2000) August 2000 Ethnic Relations in Peninsular Malaysia: The Cultural and Economic Dimensions Lee Hock Guan ISEAS Fellow © 2000 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ISSN 0218-8961 ETHNIC RELATIONS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA: THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS Abstract This paper looks at the changing ethnic relations in Peninsular
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Abstract: Over the past two decades the number of polls published as part of election coverage has increased immensely. In fact‚ pollsters have generated over five times the amount of polls in the seven-month period leading to the 2000 election than in the same time frame in 1980 (Steinhorn 2000). When tracking polls are included‚ the media publishes at least seven polls a week leading up to national elections. As polls’ regarding the public’s voting intention receives more media coverage‚ experts
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To what extent did US public opinion have an impact on the Vietnam War? Public opinion did have an impact on the Vietnam War to an extent. The Vietnam War was fought between 1959 and 1975‚ between the communist government of North Vietnam and the democratic government of South Vietnam and its allies‚ the most actively involved of these being the USA. At the end of the conflict‚ neither side were defeated‚ however‚ it is considered a military failure and is seen as a very controversial conflict.
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respect to the life-cycle of the Mangyans‚ the first ambahans‚ to be chronological‚ should pertain to the first chapters of human life. The following series of common cradle songs in ambahan style might be a fine illustration of how the songs can be different in rhyme and metaphor whereas the underlying theme is the same. Ambahan 3 | Hanunuo-Mangyan | English | Filipino | | My dear baby‚ do not cry ’cause the wild cat might hear us! The big one from over there‚ with his awful long-stretched
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