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1
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5th amendment

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self discrimination

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14th amendment

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equal protection under the laws

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3 civil war amendments

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13th, 14th, and 15th amendments

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push poll

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the polling technique used to shape your opinion

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nominations

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the process in which political parties select their candidates.

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2 party system

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democratic, republicans

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3 party system

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green parry, tea party, populists, prohibition

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3 parties are small but…….

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their influence can rub off on dominant parties

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principles of political equality

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one person, one vote

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1st political party

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Federalists, Jeffersonian Republicans (1790’s)

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1830’s shift in party system

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produced a 2nd party Whigs & Democrats

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Whigs evolved from ?

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Democrat party

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run-off election

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2nd round of elections involving the top two candidates

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sample poll

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small group selected by researchers

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strict scrutiny

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judicial test places a burden of proof on government to show discrimination

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NAACP

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Legal defense fund to challenge segregation

17
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gerrymandering

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the apportionment of voters in districts to give unfair advantage to one racial or ethic group or political party.

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1972 US Supreme court overturned many death penalty laws

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it was disproportional to black as opposed to whites

19
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death penalty reinstated

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1977

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percentage of people to vote

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turn out

21
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loving vs virgina

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1967 court case challenging interracial marriages

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platform

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candidates views expressed when running for office

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political ideology

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a cohesive set of beliefs that forms thoughts about government

24
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19th amendment

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womens right to vote

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1976

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same sex- defense of marriage act

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1965 eliminating literacy tests as a condition to vote

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true

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voting, protest, sit in

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formal protest

28
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gender gap

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distinct pattern of voting discrimination

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3 levels of scrutiny

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strict, intermediate, rational basis

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