Ch 7 Ap Gov Vocab

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24the amendment

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important to the Civil Rights Movement as it ended mandatory poll taxes that prevented many African Americans. Poll taxes, combined with grandfather clauses and intimidation, effectively prevented African Americans from having any sort of political power, especially in the South

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Apathy

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the indifference on the part of any citizen of any country with regard to their attitude towards political activities. For example, politicians, elections, public opinions, civic responsibility, etc.

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social movements

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a type of group action. They are large, sometimes informal, groupings of individuals or organizations which focus on specific political or socialissues. In other words, they carry out, resist or undo a social change.

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alienation

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the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.

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prospective voting

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is voting with an eye to the future. People vote for the candidates that they believe will do the most to help the country in the next few years.

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15th amendment

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prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".

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civic duty

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The belief that in order to support democratic government, a citizen should always vote.

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19th amendment

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granted American women the right to vote—a right known as woman suffrage

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26th amendment

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Right to Vote at Age 18. Passed by Congress March 23, 1971. Ratified July 1, 1971. The 26th Amendmentchanged a portion of the 14thAmendment.

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unconventional activism

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Unconventional (adjective) means not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material. ChaCha! Activism consists of intentional action to bring about social, political, economic, or environmental change. This action is in support of, or opposition to,

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voter turnout

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is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. (Who is eligible varies by country, and should not be confused with the total adult population. For example, some countries discriminate based on sex, race, and/or religion.

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retrospective voting

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process by which people choose either to reelect candidates who they feel have made efforts to pass policies that have benefited them or to support opposing candidates who will pass policies that they feel they are lacking

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policy mandate

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the authority granted by a constituency to act as its representative. The concept of a government having a legitimate mandate to govern via the fair winning of a democratic election is a central idea of representative democracy.

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lobbying

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paid professional representatives of the interest group meet privately with government officials to suggest legislation and to present arguments supporting their positions.

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motor voter act

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Passed in 1993, this act went into effect for the 1996 election. It requires states to permit people to register to vote at the same time they apply for their driver's license.

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social capital

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the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively.

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political participation

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any activity that shapes, affects, or involves thepolitical sphere. Political participation ranges from voting to attending a rally to committing an act of terrorism to sending a letter to a representative.

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registration

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the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time

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conventional participation

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»Voting
• Letter writing
• Contact with Representatives
• Working on Campaigns
• Campaign Contributions

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civic attitudes

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a positive orientation (e.g., respect, care, empathy) toward fellow citizens
a positive orientation toward dialogue and deliberation
a positive orientation to collective decision-making (equality of power, authority)
tolerance of ambiguity
tolerance of complexity
tolerance of conflict
receptivity to compromise
acceptance of shared responsibility
acceptance of insuperable differences and persistent disagreement
acceptance of one’s own fallibility
receptivity to learning from others 

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suffrage

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The legal right to vote, extended to African Americans by the Fifteenth Amendment, to women by the Nineteenth Amendment, and to people over the age of 18 by the Twenty-sixth Amendment.