Chapter 7 Flashcards
Political participation
Actions or private citizens by which they seek to influence or support government and politics
Conventional participation
Relatively routine polite behavior that uses institutional channels and is acceptable to dominate culture
Unconventional participation
Relatively uncommon political behavior that challenges or defies established institutions and dominant norms
Terrorism
Premeditated politically motivated violence perpetrated against non-combatant targets by sub national groups or chandestine agents
Direct action
Unconventional participation that involves assembling crowds businesses and local governments to demand a hearing
Supportive behavior
Action that expresses allegiance to government and country
Influencing behavior
Behavior that seeks to modify or reverse government policy to serve political interests
Class action suit
A legal action brought by person or group on behalf of a number of people in similar circumstances
Voter turnout
The percentage of eligible citizens who actually vote in a given election
Suffrage
The right to vote. Also called the franchise
Progressivism
A philosophy of political reform based on the goodness and wisdom of the individual citizen as opposed to special interests and political institutions
Direct primary
A preliminary election run by the state government in which the voters choose each party’s candidates for general election
Recall
The process for removing an elected official from office
Referendum
An election on a policy issue
Initiative
A procedure by which voters can propose an issue to be decided by legislature or by the people in a referendum. It requires gathering a specific number of signatures
