Key Terms Flashcards
1
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dominated groups
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groups that have been excluded from the decision-making process by which benefits are distributed
2
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partisan identification
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attachment to political party
3
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interest group activities
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action taken by an organized group to influence public officials of policy
4
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combahee river collective
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black feminist politics in response to distinct experiences as black women
5
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linked fate (2)
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- belief that what happens to others in your community also has an effect on you
- commonly exhibited in Black Americans
6
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redlining
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denying financial services to a certain area, typically based on race
7
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majority-minority districts
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- districts with a majority of minority voters
- established by affirmative gerrymandering
8
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voting behavior
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the way people vote in elections
9
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pluralism (2)
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- if citizens participate in the political process, it will produce policy/election outcomes that are favored by participants
- problem: assumes equal access & resources
10
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political ideology
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underlying beliefs/attitudes of a group
11
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group identity/cohesion
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sense of belonging & psychological attachment to a group
12
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immigrant racialization (3)
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- brought on by the reform of the deportation policy
- disparately affected europeans, canadians, and mexicans
- only mexicans emerged as illegal aliens & euro & canadians assimilated as white
13
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coalition politics (2)
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- aggregation of groups to pursue a specific political goal
- assumes mutual respect & shared political goals/ideals
