Magruders American Government Unit 2
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| show | supported by two parties; two parties acting together and cooperating when making decisions.
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| coalition | show 🗑
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| show | the person currently holding the office
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| show | different opinions from the rest of the group
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| sectionalism | show 🗑
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| show | the main parties Republican and Democrat
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| partisanship | show 🗑
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| show | the party who controls the executive branch (the President's party)
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| minor party | show 🗑
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| plurality | show 🗑
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| pluralistic society | show 🗑
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| show | a unit that cities are divided into for the election of city council members.
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| franchise | show 🗑
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| show | a person living in a state for only a short time, without legal residence.
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| show | signing people up to vote; a procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting.
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| show | the process of reviewing lists of registered voters and removing the names of those no longer eligible to vote.
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| show | lists of all registered voters in each precinct.
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| show | the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
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| injunction | show 🗑
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| show | mandated by the voting Rights Act of 1965; the prior approval by the Justice Dept. of changes to or new election laws by certain states.
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| show | congressional election that occurs between presidential years.
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| show | measurable differences between the partisan choices of men and women.
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| party identification | show 🗑
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| straight ticket voting | show 🗑
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| split ticket voting | show 🗑
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| show | elections in which candidates are not identified by party labels.
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| precinct | show 🗑
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| polling place | show 🗑
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| show | the paper or card that you submit your votes on.
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| subsidy | show 🗑
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| show | campaign money that is subject to regulations by the Federal Election Committee
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| public affairs | show 🗑
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| peer group | show 🗑
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| opinion leader | show 🗑
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| mandate | show 🗑
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| show | device that attempts to collect information by asking people questions.
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| random sample | show 🗑
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| quota sample | show 🗑
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| medium | show 🗑
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| public agenda | show 🗑
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| show | a sharply focused short report that can be aired in roughly 30 to 40 seconds.
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| show | all the goals the government sets and the various courses of action it pursues as it attempts to realize these goals.
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| show | interest grops withing the business community
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| labor union | show 🗑
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| show | an interest group that seeks to institute certain public policies of benefit to all or most people, regardless if they beong to that group.
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| show | a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing a particular belief, regardless of its validity.
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| single-interest group | show 🗑
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| lobbying | show 🗑
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| grass roots | show 🗑
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| show | a voting process in which voters receive a long ballot containing the names of all contendors regardless of the party, and they can vote however they choose.
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| show | a party nominating election in which only declared party members can vote.
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| coattail effect | show 🗑
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| show | general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; agreement on public questions.
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| division of powers | show 🗑
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| show | parties rooted in poor economic times, disatisfied twith
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| ideological parties | show 🗑
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| show | people who have no party affilitation
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| multiparty | show 🗑
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| show | a political system with only one party
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| open primary | show 🗑
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| political action committee | show 🗑
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| show | one's own influence over politics.
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| political party | show 🗑
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| political socialization | show 🗑
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| poll tax | show 🗑
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| public opinion | show 🗑
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| runoff primary | show 🗑
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| sample | show 🗑
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| suffrage | show 🗑
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| show | a political system dominated by two major parties.
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