Liberties and Rights
The amendment protecting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
First Amendment
The 1848 convention in New York that launched the modern women's rights movement
Seneca Falls
Citizens' beliefs and attitudes toward issues, events, and people
Public Opinion
A cohesive set of beliefs forming a general philosophy about government
Political Ideology
The group of people chosen to represent a larger population in a poll
Sample
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
Fourth Amendment
A 1969 police raid and riot at this New York bar brought national attention to the gay rights movement
Stonewall Inn
The process by which people form their political values
Political socialization
People who want limited government in both the economy and social life
Libertarians
This amendment deals with the right to bear arms
Second Amendment
The Fifth Amendment forbids this: being tried twice for the same crime
Double Jeopardy
When people organize and act together toward a shared goal, it's called collective action. Sustained campaigns like this for disadvantaged groups are called this
Social movements
Family, school, friends, and the media are examples of these
People who believe in social ownership, strong government, and reducing economic inequality
Socialists
Voters shifting support to the candidate the polls show winning
Bandwagon effect
Freedom of speech is a civil ____, while protection from discrimination is a civil ____
Liberty; right
Even though the Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed Black men the right to vote, southern states passed these discriminatory laws after Reconstruction
Jim Crow laws
Believing in liberty is a political ____, while supporting a bike lane on your street is a political ____
value; attitude
Compared with people in rural areas, people in cities tend to be this
More liberal
This is a frequent cause of measurement error in surveys
Poorly worded questions
Policies that give members of groups that faced past discrimination special access to education and jobs
Affirmative action
This group of people was treated as members of separate nations rather than US citizens until 1924
Native Americans
Public opinion shapes policy, and policy can shape public opinion. This makes the relationship:
Dynamic
The distinctive difference in how women and men vote
Gender gap
Freedom of assembly and petition are protected by the same amendment as this freedom
Free Speech (First Amendment)