Unit E Test

political participation

political action committee

linkage institution

social movement

franchise or suffrage

26th Amendment

24th Amendment

poll tax

voter turnout

demographic characteristics

socioeconomic status (SES)

political efficacy

political mobilization

registration requirements

absentee ballot

rational choice voting

retrospective voting

prospective voting

party-line voting

Electoral College

winner-take-all system

battleground state

swing state

Get out the vote (GOTV)

super PAC

501(c) groups*

soft money vs. hard money*

primary vs. general election*

15th Amendment*

19th Amendment*

Chapter 14

political party

party identification

straight-ticket voting

split-ticket voting

party platform

recruitment

party coalition

realignment

critical election

party era

era of divided government

nomination

delegate

primary election

open primary

closed primary

caucus

superdelegate

front-loading

national convention

candidate-centered campaign

two-party system

proportional representation system

single-member plurality system

third party

Chapter 15

interest groups

social movements

theory of participatory democracy

civil society

pluralist theory

elitist theory

policy agenda

collective action

collective good

free riders

selective benefits

economic interest groups

public interest groups

single-issue groups

government interest groups

lobbying

revolving door

amicus curiae brief

iron triangle

issue network

grassroots lobbying

protest

civil disobedience

hyperpluralism*

amicus curiae briefs*

electioneering*

grassroots movements: Efforts by ordinary citizens to influence policy and promote social change.