Government by the People- Chapter 8 Vocab
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| The distribution of individual preferences or evaluations of a given issuecandidate, or institution within a specific population. | ||
| In this type of sample every individual has unknown and random chance of being selected. | ||
| A widely shared and consciously held view like support for homeland security. | ||
| The process - most notably in families and schools - by which we develop our political attitudes values, and beliefs. | ||
| Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully. | ||
| -System designed to reduce voter fraud by limiting voting to those who have established eligibility to vote by submitting the proper documents. | ||
| A secret ballot printed by the state. | ||
| Elections in which voters elect officeholders. | ||
| Elections in which voters determine party nominees. | ||
| Elections held in years when the president is on the ballot. | ||
| Elections held midway between presidential elections. | ||
| The proportion of the voting age public that votes, sometimes defined as the number of registered voters that vote. | ||
| An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood. | ||
| How voters feel about a candidate's background, personality, leadership ability, and other personal qualities. | ||
| Voting based on what a candidate pledges to do in the future about an issue if elected. | ||
| Holding incumbents, usually the president's party, responsible for their records on issues, such as the economy or foreign policy. |
