Ap Gov Chapter 6 Vocab

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Census

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A count of the American population conducted every 10 years

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Civic Competence

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A belief that one can affect government policies

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Civil Disobedience

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A form of unconventional participation designed to consciously break a law thought to be unjust

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Class Consciousness

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Belief that you are a member of an economics group whose interests are opposed to people in other such groups

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Demography

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The science of human populations

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Elite

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People with a disproportionate amount of some valued resources

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Exit Poll

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A poll taken at randomly selected polling places after the citizens have placed their votes

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Gender Gap

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A consistent attitudinal pattern where women are more likely than men to express liberal attitudes and support Democratic candidates

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Melting Pot

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The mixture of cultures, ideas, and peoples in the United States

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Minority Minority

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A reference to the impending status of White, Anglo-Saxon Americans, currently holding majority status

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Norm

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A standard of right and proper conduct

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Orthodox Religion

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A belief that morality and religion ought to be of decisive importance

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Political Culture

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An overall set of values widely shared within a society

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Political Efficacy

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A belief that you can participate in politics (internal efficacy) or that the government will respond to the citizenry (external efficacy)

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Political Elites

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Persons with a disproportionate share of political power

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Political Ideology

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A coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy

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Political Participation

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The activities used by citizens to influence political outcomes

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Political Socialization

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The process by which citizens acquire their knowledge, feelings, and evaluations of the political world

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Poll

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A survey of public opinion

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Progressive Religion

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A belief that personal freedom and solving social problems is more important than religion

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Protest

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A form of political participation designed to change policy through unconventional tactics

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Public Opinion

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

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Random Digit Dialing

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Phone numbers are dialed at random around the country

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Random Sampling

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A polling technique which is based on the principle that everyone has an equal probability of being selected as part of the sample

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Reapportionment

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The reallocation of 435 seats in the House of Representatives based on changes in residency and population found in the census

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Sample

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A small proportion of the population chosen as representatives of the whole population

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Sampling Error

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The level of confidence involved in a sample result- the level is dependent on the size of the sample