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10 Cards in this Set
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Franchise
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The right to vote
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Suffrage
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Another term for the right to vote
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Voter mobilization
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The efforts of parties, goups, and activists to encourage their supporters to turn out for elections
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Undervotes
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Ballots that indicate no choiec for an office whether, because the voter abstained or because the voter's intention could not be determined
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Overvotes
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Ballots that have more than one choice for an office, whether because the voter voted for more than one candidate or wrote in a name as well as making a mark
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Voting-age Population
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All people in the U.S. over the age of 18, including those who may not be legally eligible to vote
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Registered Voters
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Theose legally eligible to vote who have registered in accordance with the requirements prevailing in their state and locality
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Compositional Effect
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A shift in the behavior of a group tha tarises from a change in the group's composition, not from a change in the behavior of individuals in the group
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Social Connectedness
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The degree to which individuals are integrated into society - families, churches, neighborhoods, groups, and so forth
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Social Issues
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Issues (such as abortion, gay rights, gun control, and capital punishment) that reflect personal values more than economic interests
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