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States and Policies
The electorate
Social Movements
Should we listen to the public?
types of voters and the states they want
100

taxation

using the force of government to collect funds that are used to pay for services

100

System in which presidential votes are tallied at the state level, rather than a simple national count of all votes

Electoral College System

100

grassroots

structure where control of a social movement is local, and members don't answer to a central leadership

100

biases

tendencies to be prejudice for or against something

100

liberal

Political position that supports more taxation so governments can provide a wider array of services

200

formal policies

those written into law

200

what are the groups of people allowed to vote called?

Electorate 

200

social movement sector

individuals and organizations that organize protests and work to change public opinion on issues

200

Positive sociology

analysis attempts to judge whether policies are good or bad

200

social conservatives

voters who emphasize religious values and oppose changing social roles

300

informal policies

widespread methods of regulating behavior that are not written into law

300

suffrage

the right to vote in political elections

300

What was the Black Lives Matter movement  an example of?

social movement

300

Normative analysis

Analysis attempts to judge whether policies are good or bad

300
ideologies

system of ideas

400

what percentage do countries of industrialized countries claim of peoples money each year?

40%

400

what Supreme Court case ended legally-enforced segregation?

Brown v. Education

400

what court case took away the constitutional right to an abortion?

Dobbs v. Jackson

400

what percent of American believe vaccines aren't necessary?

5%-10%

400

liberal states

Governments that are fairly permissive in economic affairs
500

median voter model

predicts that governments offer policies that reflect the preferences of voters in the center

500

What federal law barred states from discriminating against Black voters?

Civil Rights Act of 1965

500


what  court case protected the right for a women to get an abortion?

Roe v. Wade

500

true or false, It is hard to counteract and change biases of the public opinion

True
500

 corporatist states

Governments in which various factions are part of state entities that determine social policy