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| Term | Definition |
| Attentive public | Those who follow politics and public affairs carefully |
| Conservative | Political ideology associated with those that favor slow or moderate change and limited government power. Associated with the Republican party and more recently the social conservatives who favor "faith-based" solutions. |
| Democrat | Associated with liberal political ideology. Favor greater government action to promote the welfare of people and society as whole. |
| Demographics | Characteristics of populations, e.g., race, sex, income. |
| Gender Gap | Difference in voting patterns for men and women, particularly in the greater tendency of the latter to vote for Democratic presidential candidates |
| Ideology | Set of beliefs about political values and the role of government |
| Independent | One's not registered with a political party. Independent learners tend to vote for candidates of one particular party, whereas pure independents have no consistent pattern of party voting |
| Liberal | Political ideology associated with those that favor more government involvement and action to meet individual and societal needs |
| Party Identification | A sense of affiliation that a person has with a particular political party |
| Party platform | A list of positions and programs that the party adopts at the national convention. Each position is called a plank |
| Political Culture | The widely shared beliefs, values, and norms that citizens share about their government |
| Political efficacy | Capacity to understand and influence political events |
| Political Socialization | Process in which one acquires his/her political beliefs |
| Republican | Political ideology associated with conservatism, resistant to quick change. Often support policies such as free trade, local action, and fiscal responsibility |
| Solid South | Historically, the South voted solidly Democratic. However the south is now strongly Republican. Bush carried every Southern state in 2000. |
| Split ticket voting | Casting votes for candidates of one's own party and for candidates of opposing parties, e.g., voting for a Republican presidential candidate and a Democratic congressional candidate |
| Straight ticket voting | |
| Swing state | A state that doesn't consistently vote for either Democratic or republican in presidential elections |
| 3rd Party | AKA Minor Parties, created due to dissatisfaction with the 2 major parties especially concerned with specific issues and political trends, Not very competitive in elections but can ensure that major political parties their concerns |
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