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Chapter 1 term quiz
State and local government
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History
11th Grade
01/12/2014

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Commonwealth
Definition
a group of countries or states that have political or economic connections with one another
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Political entrepreneurship
Definition
the tendency of candidates in electoral campaigns to propose policy innovations in order to publicize themselves and win votes
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Political Culture
Definition
historical styles and traditions in states politics that can not be directly attributed to demographic factors
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Conservatism
Definition
belief in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society
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Liberalism
Definition
belief in the value of social and political change in order to achieve progress
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Illegal Immigration
Definition
the unlawful entry of people from foreign nations into the US
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State economic development
Definition
Broadly defined as population growth and the income and educational levels of a states population
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Comparative political stud
Definition
comparing political institutions and behaviors from state to state and community to community in order to identify and explain similarities
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