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Assignment 4
Read chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12 from the Wilson text. As you read look for the following terms to help prepare for exam 4:
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From Chapter 7
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Random sample
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Exit polls
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Political socialization
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Influence of the family in politics
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Influence of religion in politics
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Influence of socio-economic class
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Influence of race/ethnicity
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Influence of region
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Liberal ideology
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Conservative ideology
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Chapter 8
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Registered voters
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America in relationship to other nations in political participation
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Historically racist ways to limit black voting
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Literacy test
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Poll tax
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Grandfather clause
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Australian ballot
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Voting specialists
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Campaigners
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Chapter 9
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Federalists
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Jeffersonian Republicans
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Democrats
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Whigs
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Mugwumps
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William Jennings Bryan
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Election of 1896
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Split ticket
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Straight ticket
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Office bloc ballot
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Party bloc ballot
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National convention
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National committee
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National chair of the party
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Superdelagates
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Tammany Hall
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The Hatch Act
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Sponsored party
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Plurality system
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Socialist party
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Progressive Party
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Free-soil Party
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Know-Nothings
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Reform Party
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Chapter 10
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Political consultants
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Incumbent
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Coattails
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PAC
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Malapportionment
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Gerrymandering
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Primaries
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Valence issue
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Open vs closed primaries
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Blanket primary
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Runoff
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Soft money
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Prospective vote
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Retrospective vote
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Negative campaigning
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Chapter 12
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Newspapers
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Hearts
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Pulitzer
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Television
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Sound bites
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Blogs
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Horse-race journalism
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Equal time
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Trial balloon
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Loaded language
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Adversarial press
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CNN
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Background source
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sensationalism
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