Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy Thirteenth Edition ...

Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy Thirteenth Edition, and Texas Edition Edwards/Wattenberg/Lineberry

Chapter 6

Public Opinion and Political Action

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Introduction

l Public Opinion

? The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues

l Demography

? The science of population changes

l Census

? A valuable tool for understanding population changes ? Required every 10 years by the Constitution

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The American People

l The Immigrant Society

? United States is a nation of immigrants. ? Three waves of Immigration:

l Northwestern Europeans (prior to late 19th Century) l Southern and eastern Europeans (late 19th and early

20th centuries) l Hispanics and Asians (late 20th century)

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The American People

l The American Melting Pot

? Melting Pot: the mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples that has changed the American nation

? Minority Majority: the emergence of a non Caucasian majority

? Political culture is an overall set of values widely shared within a society.

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The American People

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