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| 15451299128 | political ideology | values and beliefs about government that guide decision making | 0 | |
| 15451299129 | civil society | citizens freely express their views publicly and join groups that engage in an open debate about public policy | 1 | |
| 15451299130 | pluralism | individual political participation occurs through multiple groups competing to exert influence over government | 2 | |
| 15451299131 | political culture | normative attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate | 3 | |
| 15451299132 | civil liberties | freedoms guaranteed to people by constitutional or statutory limits on government | 4 | |
| 15451299133 | individualism | belief individual freedom is greater than collective or state control. | 5 | |
| 15451299134 | judicial review | power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional or invalidate actions of government based on statutory or constitutional grounds | 6 | |
| 15451299135 | rule of law | principle that the law applies to everyone, including the government and those who govern | 7 | |
| 15451299136 | transparency | citizens are able to know what government officials are doing and how money is being spent | 8 | |
| 15451299138 | legitimacy | normative recognition of a government or leader to take action | 9 | |
| 15451299139 | free press | press or other media not restricted or controlled by government censorship | 10 | |
| 15451299140 | rational-legal legitimacy | authority established by legally enacted rules and regulations | 11 | |
| 15451299141 | charismatic legitimacy | authority established by the force of personality or ideas embodied in an individual leader | 12 | |
| 15451299142 | mandate | an official order or commission to do something | 13 | |
| 15451299144 | grass roots | political or issue driven movement initiated and organized at the local level | 14 | |
| 15451299145 | social movement | popular demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order | 15 | |
| 15451299146 | populism | grass roots movement pitting common people against government and economic elites with demands for reform | 16 | |
| 15451299147 | cleavage | divisions within a nation or state competing for influence: typically religious, ethnic, tribal, political, economic | 17 | |
| 15451299148 | informal participation | political processes conducted outside of government or elections | 18 | |
| 15451299149 | devolution | transfer of powers and responsibilities from the sovereign government to sub-national governments | 19 | |
| 15451299150 | democratization | process of creating democratic institutions and processes to establish a democracy | 20 | |
| 15451299151 | democratic consolidation | normative acceptance of democracy as the legitimate and enduring form of political activity | 21 | |
| 15451299152 | electoral | relating to elections or electors | 22 | |
| 15451299137 | political efficacy | belief in an individual's ability to influence government and politics through elections and direct participation | 23 | |
| 15451299143 | electoral mandate | normative legitimacy for action based on election results | 24 | |
| 15451299153 | revolution | regime change enacted outside of the normative political process | 25 | |
| 15451299154 | political party | group of people joined together to control government by winning elections | 26 | |
| 15451299155 | coup d'etat | replacement of a government by political or military action of the country's military establishment | 27 | |
| 15451299156 | catch-all party | broad based political party emphasizing charismatic leadership and pragmatism over ideology | 28 | |
| 15451299157 | first-past-the-post | the most votes wins | 29 | |
| 15451299168 | plurality | most votes wins | 30 | |
| 15451299158 | majority | more than half: 50%+1 | 31 | |
| 15451299159 | multi-party system | three or more political parties have the potential to gain control of government separately or in coalition | 32 | |
| 15451299160 | two-party system | political system dominated by two major parties | 33 | |
| 15451299161 | multi-member district | electoral district with two or more representatives or officials | 34 | |
| 15451299162 | single-member district | voters choose one representative or official per district | 35 | |
| 15451299163 | proportional representation | legislative seats awarded proportional to the votes cast | 36 | |
| 15451299164 | runoff election | an election to determine a majority winner, following a first election in which no candidate received a majority of the votes | 37 | |
| 15451299165 | referendum | legislative act sent to an election for a final approval by voters | 38 | |
| 15451299166 | ranked choice voting | Voters put their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices on a ballot. Lowest place candidates are dropped until a winner receives a majority of the vote. | 39 | |
| 15451299167 | party list system | seats are filled from a party list in proportional to party votes | 40 | |
| 15451299169 | instant runoff election | and elections with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices on a ballot. Lowest place candidates are dropped until a winner receives a majority of the vote. | 41 |
