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political culture
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coherent way of thinking about how politics and govt should be carried out
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political ideology
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set of beliefs about what policies govt should pursue
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equality of opportunity
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equal chance to succeed
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equality of results
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making certain that people obtain the same results
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civic duty
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belief that one is obligated to participate and political and civic affairs
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progressive culture
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culture where personal freedom and social problems are most important
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orthodox culture
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morality and religion are most important
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political efficacy
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one can take part in politics or govt will respond to the ppl
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middle america
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middle class americans
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silent majority
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when the minority is the more vocal group
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social status
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monetary position of a person
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christian coalition
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group dedicated to furthering the ideals of the christian religion
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gender gap
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difference in political views between men and women
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liberal
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person on the left side of the political spectrum pro change
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conservative
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fans of ppl like dwight eisenhower and joe dirty
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libertarian
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pro individual liberty
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populist
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poor man's rights over rich anti big business
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political elite
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the politicians who are so entrenched they are almost impossible to remove
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new class
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new deal coalition
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refers to the coalition of groups in favor of fdr's new deal
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random sample
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ppl picked by chance
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sampling error
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difference between results of random samples taken at the same time
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weighting
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quota sample
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focus groups
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a group with one main objective
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instant response polling
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polls that deliver results instantaneously
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push polls
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bandwagon effect
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ppl go with the flow
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refusal rate
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amount of ppl who refused something
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exit polls
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polls taken after voting to get an idea of the election results
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tracking poll
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poll that tracks opinion of ppl over time
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skewed question
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a question that is biased or unfair
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context effect
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what happens when thins are taken out of context
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question framing
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question are asked to get results one knows are coming
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silent majority
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an unspecified large majority of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly
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saliency
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is its state or quality of standing out relative to neighboring items.
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social status
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A division of population based on occupation, income, and education.
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help america vote act 2002
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replace punch card voting systems; create the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of Federal elections; and
establish minimum election administration standards. |
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christian coalition
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an organization that represents certain viewpoints among numbers of Christians in the United States
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gender gap
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The difference between the political opinions or political behavior of men and of women.
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motor voter law (93)
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required state governments to allow for registration when a qualifying voter applied for or renewed their drivers license or applied for social services.
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15th amendment
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prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
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liberal
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having political or social views favoring reform and progress
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conservative
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having social views that are resistant to change
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white primary
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were primary elections in the Southern States of the United States of America in which any non-White voter was prohibited from participating. White primaries were found in many Southern States after about 1890 and through the mid-1960s
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voting rights act 65'
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outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States.
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libertarian
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conservative economically, liberal socially
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19th amendment
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to the United States Constitution prohibits each state and the federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote because of that citizen's sex
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populist
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conservative socially, liberal economically
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new class
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he privileged ruling class of bureaucrats and Communist Party
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new deal coalition
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the alignment of interest groups and voting blocs that supported the New Deal
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random sample
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chosen by a method involving an unpredictable component.
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demographics
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are the characteristics of a human population as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research.
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activist
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ntentional action to bring about social, political, economic, or environmental change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial argument.
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aussie ballot
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The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are confidential. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery.
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disenfranchisement
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the process in which people lose the right to vote
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23rd amendment
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permits citizens in the District of Columbia to vote for Electors for President and Vice President.
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