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political ideology
certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.
liberal
a supporter of policies that are socially progressive and promote social welfare.
conservative
conservatives tend to believe in traditional authority
gender gap
Gap in any area between women and men in terms of their levels of participation, access, rights, remuneration or benefits.
random sample
one way of determining whether enough valid signatures have been submitted to election officials to qualify an initiative for the ballot.
margin of error
a range of values above and below the actual results from a survey.
tracking poll
a poll in which responses are obtained in a number of consecutive periods
push poll
A push poll is an interactive marketing technique, most commonly employed during political campaigning, in which an individual or organization attempts to influence prospective voters’ views under the appearance of conducting an opinion poll.
exit poll
a poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
political socialization
the process by which individuals internalize and develop their political values, ideas, attitudes, and perceptions via the agents of socialization
1 voter choice act
prohibited states from imposing qualifications or practices to deny the right to vote on account of race
pre clearance/ shelby v holder
the formula for determining whether changes to a state’s voting procedure should be federally reviewed is now outdated
rational non voting
rational non-voting results from the anticipation that the electoral result is about to be decisive
“apathy is functional
single member districts
A single-member district is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder.
proportional representation
an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.
ranked choice voting
Voters rank the candidates for a given office by preference on their ballots. If a candidate wins an outright majority of first-preference votes
Top 2 primary
It does not matter if one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast: the top two vote getters always advance to the general election
Duverger’s Law
Duverger’s law holds that in political systems with only one winner (as in the U.S.), two main parties tend to emerge with minor parties typically splitting votes away from the most similar major party.
party organization
Parties provide an organizational structure for leaders in office, develop policy agendas, and ensure that majority and minority party opinions are voiced.
party in government
a committee or organization whose nominated or selected candidates for federal office appear on the ballot as the party’s candidates.
party in the electorate
party platform
A political party platform, party program, or party manifesto is a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public’s support and votes about complicated topics or issues.
Pluralism
Pluralism as a political philosophy is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a political body, which is seen to permit the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions, and lifestyles.
