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Chapter 10: Voting and Political participation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conventional participation | refers to common actions, considered culturally acceptable at a given time in history, that communicate preferences through established institutions. |
| Unconventional participation | refers to actions that are less common, take place outside of established institutions, and/or challenge cultural norms. |
| prospective voting | basing voting decisions on forecast of future political behavior |
| Retrospective voting | basing voting decisions on candidates experience or past performance. |
| Balancing the ticket | strategically select running mates that attract voters from different geographical regions, racial groups, religious groups or women, gay etc. |
| Frachise | the right to vote. 26th amendment |