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| Political systems of mass participation, competitive elections, and human and civil rights. |
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| A mass vote on an issue rather than for a candidate; a type of direct democracy. |
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| Civil Disobedience – The nonviolent breaking of an unjust law to serve a higher law |
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| The “top” or most influential people in a political system. |
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| An association that pressures government for policies it favors. |
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| feeling that one has at least a little political input (opposite: feeling powerless). |
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| Having doubt and untrust in the gov |
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| Knowing how to accomplich soething politicallt |
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| Pushed to the edge of society and the economy, often said of the poor and of subcultures. |
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| Those who pay attention politically expecially to international and national issues |
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| Thetendency for american women to vote democrate more oftenopposed to men |
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| Citizens reaction to a current specific issue |
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| Drawing a samoke at random everyine has a chance of inclusion |
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| the tendenct for front runners to have more supporters |
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| being pressured by two differnt political parties |
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| Ifluentual people with in the goverment who influence others poltcally |
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| Short for New York vs Sullivan protecting media against public official liabl suites |
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| Using Tax dollars to fund something such as aelection campaign expenses |
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| US intrest group set specifically to contribue money to election campaign |
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| Campaign contributions to parties and issues groups so as to skirt federal limits on contributions to candidates. |
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| Intrest group contact wiht legislators |
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