Gov Chs. 4 5 And 6

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Alexis de Tocqueville

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early observer of American democracy. came to the United States in the 1830s to observe why American democracy was so successful. Wrote "Democracy in America"

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Conflictual Political culture

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when different groups or subcultures clash with opposing beliefs and values.

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consensual political culture

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when different groups or subcultures dont experience much conflict.

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capitalism

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wealth based on money and other capital goods

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free enterprise

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economic competitions without restraint from government.

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Internal efficacy

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ability to uunderstand and take part in political affairs.

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external efficacy

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the belief of the individual that government will respond to his or her personal needs or beliefs.

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Political tolerance

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citizens being reasonably tolerant of the opinions and actions of others.

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political efficacy

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a citizen's capacity to understand and influence political events.

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political culture

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a set of widely shared beliefs, values, and norms concerning the ways that political and economic life ought to be carried out.

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Orthodox

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people who believe that morality is as important as, or more important than, self-expression and that moral rules derive from the commands of God or the laws of nature

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Progressive

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people who think that personal freedom is as important, or more important than certain traditional moral rules and that those rules must be evaluated in light of the circumstances of modern life.

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In this country most people, whatever their jobs, think of themselves as what class?

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middle class

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civic duty

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belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs

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civic competence

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belief that one can affect government policies

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gender gap

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difference in political views between men and women.

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political ideology

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a coherent and consistent set of beliefs about who ought to rule, what principles rulers ought to obey, and what policies rulers ought to pursue.

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libertarians

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these people are conservative on economic matters and liberal on social ones. want a small, weak government- one that has little control over either the economy or the personal lives of citizens.

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populists

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liberal on economic matters and conservative on social ones.

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norm

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a standard of right or proper conduct.

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first developed public opinion polling

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George Gallup

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the same poll conducted with a different random sample will produce slightly different results. these slight variations are knowns as____

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sampling errors.

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lifelong process through which an individual acquires opinions through contact with family, friends, coworkers, and other group associations.

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political socialization.

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from the time of Reconstruction until the 1950s, the "Solid South" always voted _____

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Democratic

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a term that began to emerge to describe the emergence of a post-Cold War conservative movement.

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Neo-Con

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classic study of the 1950s that investigated the ideological sophistication of the American electorate

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The American Voter

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saw the government as a friend of business and the political elite. Disapproved of a strong central government believeing that it got in the way of ordinary people reaching their ambitions.

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liberals

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believed that government was best left to political elites, although they did not deny the rights of individual voters to contribute to the political system

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conservatives

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what was the largest group of voters in the study The American Voter?

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Group benefits voters?

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what were group benefit voters?

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people who voted for parties based on which one they thought would benefit groups they belonged to or supported?

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this law requires states to allow people to register to vote when applying for driver's licenses and to provide registration through the mail and at some state offices.

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motor-voter law

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what were some ways African Americans were kept from voting after the Civil War?

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grandfather clause, literacy test, poll tax.

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government-printed ballot of uniform size and shape that was cast in secret, created to replace the old party-printed ballots cast in public

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Australian Ballot

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changed the minimum voting age from 21-18

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26th amendment

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gave women the right to vote

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19th amendment

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"the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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15th amendment

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if a voter is out of town on election day, he or she has to vote by ____

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absentee ballot.

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voters that actally voted in a given election

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registered voters

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voters eligible to vote

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eligible voters

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movement in the early 20th century that pushed for women's suffrage

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progressive movement

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voting levels for ?-? year olds are the lowest of any age category

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18-24

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since 1992 turnout among women voters has exceeded that of men.. true or false?

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true

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if only race and ethnicity are considered, whites have higher voting rates than do blacks and Latinos... true or false

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true

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regular churchgoers are more likely to vote than those that do not attend. true or false

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true

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the single most important characteristic of a politically active citizen is ____

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a high level of education.