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22 Cards in this Set
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Moderate |
People the who avoid the extremes of either the liberal or constitutional |
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Liberal |
People who want peaceful reform, Usually want expanded role of government |
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Evaluating Campaign information |
Detecting bias, Evaluating sources |
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15th Amendment |
Extended suffrage to African Americans |
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19th Amendment |
Extended suffrage to women |
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24th Amendment |
Outlawed poll taxes |
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26th Amendment |
Extended suffrage to 18 year olds |
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Functions of political parties |
Helping candidates win elections |
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Platform |
Statement of a political party positions on issues |
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Third parties |
May act as spoiler |
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how interest groups affect public policy |
Identifying issues |
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Ways individuals affect public policy |
Join interest groups |
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Roles of mass media |
Identifying candidates |
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Campaign |
Active effort to get support for a particular candidate to be elected to office |
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Rising campaign |
Limit opportunities to run for public office |
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requirements for voting in Virginia |
Citizen of the united states |
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Factors in predicting likely voters |
Age, Income, Education |
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Why citizens fail to vote |
Failure to register |
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Presidential nomination |
Primary elections, Caucuses, Conventions |
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Electoral College |
Group of people that directly elect the president and vice president |
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Electoral college process |
Electors meet to vote for president and vice president |
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Conservative |
People who prefer the way things are, usually want expanded role of government |
