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20 Cards in this Set
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Sufferage |
Right to vote |
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15th amendment |
Allowed African Americans the right to vote |
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Voting rights act of 1965 |
People monitor voting places to make sure no one is being discriminated |
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Registration (voting) |
A procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting |
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3 criteria for voting |
1: citizenship (MN=citizen of us) 2: residence (MN=reside 20 days before election) 3: age (MN= 18) |
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Off year or mid year elections |
Congressional elections held in the even numbered years between elections |
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Ballot fatigue |
The farther down the ballot an office is, the fewer the number of votes that will be cast for it. |
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Political efficacy |
Feeling that you can/cannot influence polictics |
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Political socialization |
The process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions |
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Reasons why people don’t vote |
Undocumented immigrant, non permitted residence, felons |
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Interest groups |
A collection of people who share certain views in public matters and work to shape or influence public policy to the benefit. |
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Public policy |
A goal that a government peruses to futile its responsibilities for the public. |
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Absentee voting |
Process by which citizens could vote without going to their polling place |
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Precinct |
A voting district |
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Public polling places |
Devices that attempt to collect information by asking people questions |
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Random sample |
Method of selecting a sample of the population in such a way that every possible sample is possibly selected |
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Political action committee (PAC) |
Groups set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest groups that raise and spend campaign money from donations |
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Super PAC |
Raises unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations, and individuals |
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Hard money |
Political donations regulated by the federal election |
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Soft money |
Money given to a party rather than a specific candidate |
