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Social movement (8) - correct answers a loosely organized group that uses unconventional and often
disruptive tactics to have their grievances heard by the public, the news media, and government leaders.
secularization(8) - correct answers the spread of nonreligious values and outlooks
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)(8) - correct answers Proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating that
equality of rights shall not be abridged or denied on account of a person's gender; it failed to win the approval
of the necessary number of states.
scope of conflict(8) - correct answers referes to the number of groups involved in a political conflict; a narrow
scope of conflict involves a small number of groups, and a wide scope of conflict involves many
mass mobilization(8) - correct answers the process of involving large number of people in a social movement
Great Depression (8) - correct answers the period of economic crisis in the United States that lasted from the
stock market crash of 1929 to America's entry into World War II
consciousness-raising groups (8) - correct answers meetings of small groups of women designed to raise
awareness of discrimination against women and to encourage involvement in movement activities
political efficacy(8) - correct answers the sense that an individual can affect what government does
sit-down strike(8) - correct answers a form of labor action in which workers stop production but do not leave
their job site
,civil disobedience(8) - correct answers intentionally breaking a law and accepting the consequences as a way
to publicize the unjustness of the law
integration(8) - correct answers policies encouraging the interaction between different races in schools or
public facilities
political party(9) - correct answers an organization that tries to win control of government by electing people
to office who carry the party label
party platform(9) - correct answers a party's statement of its positions on the issue of the day passed at the
quadrennial national convention
two-party system(9) - correct answers a political system in which two parties vie on relatively equal terms to
win national elections in which each party governs at one time or another
multiparty system(9) - correct answers a political system in which 3 or more viable parties compete to lead the
government; because a majority winner is not always possible, multiparty systems often have coalition
governments where governing power is shared among two or more parties
proportional representation(9) - correct answers the awarding of legislative seats to political parties to reflect
the proportion of the popular vote each party receives
realignment(9) - correct answers the process by which one party supplants
New Deal(9) - correct answers the programs of the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal coalition (9) - correct answers the informal electoral alliance of working-class ethnic groups,
Catholics, Jews, urban dwellers, racial minorities, and the South that was the basis of the Democratic party
dominance of American politics from the New Deal to the early 1970s
, divided government(9) - correct answers control of the executive and legislative branches by different political
parties
dealignment(9) - correct answers a gradual reduction in the dominance of one political party without another
party supplanting it
party identification(9) - correct answers the sense of belonging to one another political party
liberal(9) - correct answers the political position, combining both economic and social dimensions, that holds
that the federal government has a substantial role to play in providing economic justice and opportunity,
regulation business in the public interest, overcoming racial discrimination, protecting abortion rights, and
ensuring the equal treatment of gays and lesbians
conservative(9) - correct answers the political position, combining both economic and social dimensions, that
holds that the federal government ought to playa very small role uneconomic regulation, social welfare, and
overcoming racial inequality, that abortion should be illegal, and that family values and law and order should
guide public policies.
unified government(9) - correct answers control of the executive and legislative branches by the same political
party
gridlock(9) - correct answers a situation in which things cannot get done in Washington, usually because of
divided government
active partisans(9) - correct answers people who identify with a party, vote in elections, and participate in
additional party and party-candidate activities
leaners(9) - correct answers people who claim to be independents but consistently favor one party over
another
prospective voting model(10) - correct answers a theory of democratic elections in which voters decide what
government will do in the near future by choosing one or another responsible party
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