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| bandwagon effect | voters who support candidates only b/c they see others doing so |
| census | tool for understanding demographic changes in America |
| civil disobedience | a form of pol. participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral & suffer it's consequences. |
| idealogy | see political ideology |
| activist | vigorously participates in forms of political activity |
| swing voters | classified as Nature of times voters carrying more about results than ideology |
| melting pot | the mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples that have changed the American nation. The US w/ it's history of immigration, has been called a Meltin Pot many times |
| Minority Majority | the emergence of a non-caucasian majority as compared w/ a white generally Anglo-Saxon majority. It is predicted by about a middle of the next century, Hispanics, Africans, and Asians will outnumber white Americans. |
| Political Socialization | acc'd to Richard Dawson, The Process thru which an indiv. gets political orientations. His knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his political world. See also Agents of Socialization |
| Political Particiapation | all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue. Most common means of political participation in a DEMOCRACY is VOTING. Other means include Protest and Civil Disobedience |
| Political Ideology | coherent set of beliefs about politics,public policy, and public purpose. It helps give meaning to political events, personalities, and policies. |
| Public Opinion | The distribution of the populations beliefs about politics and policy issues. |
| Protest | A form of political participation. designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics. |
| Ideologues | 1 of 4 divided groups consisting of 12% showing evidence of thinking in Ideologeal terms |
| Group Benefit Voters | up another group consisting of 42% thinking politics of mainly the groups they liked or disliked. |
| Nature of Times | whether the times seem good or bad. then link the party w/i power w/ the country's misfotune |
| No Issue Content | devoid of any ideological or issue content Judge candidates by personalities |
| Critical Election | an electoral earthquakes whereby new issues emerge, new coalitions replace old, and the majority party is often displaced by the minority party. Critical elections periods are sometimes marked by a nat'l crisis and may require more than one election to bring about a New Party Era |
| Party Realignment | a rare event in American political life akin to a political revolution, Realignments are typically associated w/ a major crisis or trauma in the Nation's history |
| Third Party | pop every year and occassionally attract the public's attention |
| Federalists | supporters of the US constit @ the time the states were contemplating its adoption |
| Nomination | the official endorsement of a candidate for office by a pol party. Generally success in the nomination game requires momentum, money, and media attention |
| Party Identification | a citizen's self proclaimed preference for one or the others party |
| Patronage | the spoils system payback - one of the key indictments machines use. |
| Political Party | ac'd to Anthony Downs "The team of men and women seeking and control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election. |
| Democratic and Republican | the two major political parties of the US |
