Chapter 7 - Participation and Voting Flashcards

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actions of private citizens by which they seek to influence or support government and politics

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Political Participation

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relatively routine political behavior that uses institutional channels and is acceptable to the dominant culture

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Conventional Participation

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relatively uncommon political behavior that challenges and defies established institutions and dominant norms

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Unconventional Participation

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4
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premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents

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Terrorism

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5
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unconventional participation that involves assembling crowds to confront businesses and local governments to demand a hearing

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Direct Action

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6
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actions that expresses allegiance to government and country

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Supportive Behavior

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7
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behavior that seeks to modify or reverse government policy to serve political interests

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Influencing Behavior

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8
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a legal action brought by a person or group on behalf of a number of people in similar circumstances

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Class Action Suit

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9
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the percentage of eligible citizens who actually vote in a given election

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Voter Turnout

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10
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the right to vote; also called franchise

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Suffrage

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11
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the right to vote; also called suffrage

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Franchise

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12
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a philosophy of political reform based on the goodness and wisdom of the individual citizens as opposed to special interests and political institutions

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Progressivism

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13
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a preliminary election, run by the state government, in which voters choose each party’s candidates for the general election

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Direct Primary

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14
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the process for removing an elected official from office

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Recall

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15
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an election on a policy issue

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Referendum

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16
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a procedure by which voters can propose an issue to be decided by the legislature or by the people in a referendum; it requires gathering a specified number of signatures and submitting a petition to a designated agency

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Initiative

17
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a relationship between socioeconomic status and conventional political involvement: people with higher status and more education are more likely to participate than those with lower status

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Standard Socioeconomic Model