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| 40505316 | political ideology | A more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies government ought to pursue | |
| 40505317 | political subculture | Fundamental assumptions about how the political process should operate that distinguish citizens by region, religion, or other characteristics. | |
| 40505318 | civic duty | a belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs | |
| 40505319 | orthodox | people who believe that moral rules are derived from the commands of God or the laws of nature; these commands are clear, unchanging, and independent of individual moral preference. | |
| 40505320 | progressive | A person who believes that moral rules are derived in part from an individuals beliefs and the circumstances of modern life. | |
| 40505321 | Political efficacy | A citizens belief that he or she can understand and influence political affairs | |
| 40505322 | internal efficacy | the ability to understand and take part in politics | |
| 40505323 | external efficacy | a belief that the government will respond to the citizens demands | |
| 40505324 | liberal | a person who favors a more active federal government for regulating business, supporting social welfare, and protecting minority rights, but prefers less regulation of private social conduct | |
| 40505325 | conservative | A person who favors more limited and local government, less government regulation of markets, more social conformity to traditional norms and values, and tougher policies toward criminals | |
| 40505326 | political ideology | the coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals | |
| 40505327 | Libertarians | these people are conservative on economic matters but liberal on social ones | |
| 40505328 | Populists | the people that are liberal on economic matters and conservative on social ones | |
| 40505329 | motor voter law | law requires states to allow people to register to vote when applying for driver's licenses and to provide registraion thorugh the mail and at some state offices that serve the disabled or provide public assistance. | |
| 40505330 | Literacy test | A test administered as a precondition for voting, often used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote. | |
| 40505331 | poll tax | a special tax that had to be paid in order to vote | |
| 40505332 | grandfather clause | A clause in registration laws allowing people who do not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867. | |
| 40505333 | Australian ballot | A government printed ballot of uniform size and shape to be cast in secret that was adopted by many states around 1890 in order to reduce the voting fraud associated with party printed ballots cast in public. | |
| 40505334 | Activists | Individuals, usually outside of government, who actively promote a political party, philosophy, or issue they care about. | |
| 40505335 | incumbent | A person currently in office | |
| 40505336 | coattails | The tendency of lesser-known or weaker candidates to profit in an election by the presence on the ticket of a more popular candidate | |
| 40507940 | political action committee | committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates | |
| 40507941 | position issue | an issue about which the public is divided and rival candidates or political parties adopt different policy positions | |
| 40507942 | valence issue | an issue about which the public is united and the rival candidates or political parties adopt similar positions in hopes that each will be though to best represent those widely shared beliefs | |
| 40507943 | soft money | Funds solicited from individuals, corporations, and unions that are spent on party activities, such as voter-registration campaigns and voting drives, rather than on behalf of a specific candidate | |
| 40507944 | Prospective voting | Voting for a candidate because one favors their ideas for addressing issues after the election | |
| 40507945 | Retrospective voting | Voting for or against a candidate because one likes or dislikes how things have gone in the recent past | |
| 40507946 | Split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party | |
| 40507947 | Straight ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party |
