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civil rights

guarantees of equal opportunity and protection through obligations imposed on government to protect individuals

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social movements

sustained campaigns brought by and on behalf of disadvantaged populations in support of a political or social goal

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collective action

the process of a group of people organizing and acting based on a shared goal

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Equal Protection Clause

provision of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing citizens “the equal protection of the laws.” This clause has been the basis for the civil rights of Black people, women, and other groups

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burden of proof

the responsibility of an individual, organization, or government to provide sufficient evidence in support of a claim in court

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discrimination

the use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion

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13th amendment

one of three Civil War amendments; it abolished slavery

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14th amendment

One of three Civil War amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process

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15th amendment

one of three Civil War amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for Black men

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Jim Crow laws

laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against Black people

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“separate but equal” rule

The doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal

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Brown v. Board of Education

The 1954 Supreme Court decision that struck down the “separate but equal” doctrine as fundamentally unequal; this case eliminated state power to use race as a criterion of discrimination in law and provided the national government with the power to intervene by exercising strict regulatory policies against discriminatory actions

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strict scrutiny

a test used by the Supreme Court in racial discrimination cases and other cases involving civil liberties and civil rights that places the burden of proof on the government rather than on the challengers to show that the law in question is constitutional

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de jure

literally, “by law”; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s

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de facto

literally, “by fact”; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

landmark legislation that ended segregation in public spaces and prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, sex, and national origin

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Nineteenth Amendment

An amendment that guaranteed the right to vote to women

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Civil Liberties Act of 1988

a historic piece of legislation in which the federal government formally acknowledged the forced removal and internment of Japanese people as an injustice that had been motivated largely by racial prejudice

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affirmative action

government policies or programs that seek to redress past injustices against specified groups by making special efforts to provide members of those groups with access to educational and employment opportunities

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

a government program intended to allow undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors to legally remain in the country to study or work

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Islamophobia

the fear of and discrimination against Islam or people who practice Islam

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public opinion

citizens’ attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and events

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values (or beliefs)

basic principles that shape a person’s opinions about political issues and events

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liberty

freedom from governmental control

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justice

the fairness of how rewards and punishments are delivered, especially by governments and courts, but also in society

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equality of opportunity

a widely shared American ideal that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest potential

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political ideology

 cohesive set of beliefs that forms a general philosophy about the role of government

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attitude (or opinion)

a specific preference on a particular issue

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liberal

today this term refers to those who generally support social and political reform, governmental intervention in the economy, more economic equality, expansion of federal social services, and greater concern for consumers and the environment

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conservative

today this term refers to those who generally support the social and economic status quo and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political formulas and economic arrangements; conservatives believe that a large and powerful government poses a threat to citizens’ freedom

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libertarian

someone who emphasizes freedom and believes in voluntary association with small government

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socialist

someone who generally believes in social ownership, strong government, free markets, and a reduction in economic inequality

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political socialization

The induction of individuals into the political culture; learning the underlying beliefs and values on which the political system is based

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agents of socialization

social institutions, including families and schools, that help to shape individuals’ basic political beliefs and values

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gender gap

a distinctive pattern of voting behavior reflecting the differences in views between women and men

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public-opinion polls

scientific instruments for measuring public opinion

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sample

a small group selected by researchers to represent the most important characteristics of an entire population

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simple random sample (or probability sample)

a method used by pollsters to select a representative sample in which every individual in the population has an equal probability of being selected as a respondent

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random digit dialing

a polling method in which respondents are selected at random from a list of 10-digit telephone numbers, with every effort made to avoid bias in the construction of the sample

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sampling error (or margin of error)

polling error that arises based on the small size of the sample

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social desirability bias

The effect that results when respondents in a survey answer questions in a way that will be viewed favorably by others; can lead to overreporting good behavior or socially acceptable answers, or underreporting socially undesirable behavior or answers

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selection bias

polling error that arises when the sample is not representative of the population being studied, which creates errors in overrepresenting or underrepresenting some opinions

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bandwagon effect

a shift in electoral support to the candidate whom public-opinion polls report as the front-runner