Chapter 8 Vocabualry Flashcards

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Attentive public

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citizens who follow public affairs carefully.

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Public opinion?

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The distribution of individual preferences for it evaluations of a given issue, candidate, or institution within a specific population.

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Voter registration

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Designed to reduce voter fraud by limiting voting to who has established eligibility by submitting the proper form.

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Australian ballot?

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Secret ballot registered by the state

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Turnout?

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The proportion of the voting public age that votes, sometimes defined as the number of registered voters that vote.

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Party identification?

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An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in a childhood.

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Candidate appeal?

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How voters feel about a candidates background, personality, ect.

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