taxation
using the force of government to collect funds that are used to pay for services
System in which presidential votes are tallied at the state level, rather than a simple national count of all votes
Electoral College System
grassroots
structure where control of a social movement is local, and members don't answer to a central leadership
biases
tendencies to be prejudice for or against something
liberal
Political position that supports more taxation so governments can provide a wider array of services
formal policies
those written into law
what are the groups of people allowed to vote called?
Electorate
social movement sector
individuals and organizations that organize protests and work to change public opinion on issues
Positive sociology
analysis attempts to judge whether policies are good or bad
social conservatives
voters who emphasize religious values and oppose changing social roles
informal policies
widespread methods of regulating behavior that are not written into law
suffrage
the right to vote in political elections
What was the Black Lives Matter movement an example of?
social movement
Normative analysis
Analysis attempts to judge whether policies are good or bad
system of ideas
what percentage do countries of industrialized countries claim of peoples money each year?
40%
what Supreme Court case ended legally-enforced segregation?
Brown v. Education
what court case took away the constitutional right to an abortion?
Dobbs v. Jackson
what percent of American believe vaccines aren't necessary?
5%-10%
liberal states
median voter model
predicts that governments offer policies that reflect the preferences of voters in the center
What federal law barred states from discriminating against Black voters?
Civil Rights Act of 1965
what court case protected the right for a women to get an abortion?
Roe v. Wade
true or false, It is hard to counteract and change biases of the public opinion
corporatist states
Governments in which various factions are part of state entities that determine social policy