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11 Cards in this Set
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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voter turnout
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the proportion of persons of voting age who actually votes in a given election
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registration
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Americans must be on an official list before they are able to vote and need to meet all eligibility requirements
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civic duty
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citizens who believe they are obliged to vote, regardless of the expected outcome of the election
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apathy
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a term used to describe a general lack of interest in or concern with politics
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alienation
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describes a sense of personal powerlessness that includes the notion that government does not care about the opinions of people like oneself.
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single best predictor of voter turnout
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education
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prospective voting
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a forward looking type of voting
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retrospective voting
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looking back on previous policies and wanting change or continued support
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social captal
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the sum of face-yo-face civic interactions among citizens in a society
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social movements and political movements
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broad efforts to achieve change by citizens who feel that government is acting improperly
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