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Popular Participation: Key Terms
Key Terms


The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.

A


agents of political socialization
alienation



apathy
C


civic duty
closed primary
congressional district




conservatives
constituency

D


Democrat



Democratic Party
E


economic interest group
election
electoral college



electoral vote
electors
exit polls
F


Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974



focus groups
G


general election
gerrymandering



grassroots lobbying
H


hard money



House of Representatives
I


ideological interest group



interest group

L


liberals
lobby



lobbyist
M


majority party



minority party
motor voter laws
N


nominate



non-economic interest group
O


open primary




P


party convention
party delegates
policy
political opinion
political party
political socialization



primary agents of political socialization
public interest group
public office
public opinion
public policy
R


redistricting
registration requirements
registration



Republican
Republican Party
S


sampling
scientific polling
secondary agents of political socialization
single-issue interest group



social factors
soft money
state primaries
survey research
T


telephone polls
third party



tracking poll
U


U.S. Congress



U.S. Senate
V


voter turnout



voting rights
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