What is politics activities associated with the governance of a country Political Culture A set of attitudes and practices held by a people that shapes their political behavior American liberalism vs American conservatism Liberals believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all Communism Conservatives believe in personal responsibility limited government free markets individual liberty traditional American values and a strong national defense Free enterprise Liberal Democratic Theory It s a political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of liberalism L D T Thomas Hobbes Hobbes believed that the only true and correct form of government was the absolute monarchy L D T John Locke Locke s political philosophy is not based on natural law at all but instead on natural rights like the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes L D T James Madison 15th amendments Gave African American men the right to vote 19th amendments Allows women the right to vote 23rd amendments Gave citizens in Washington D C the right to vote for president and vice president 26th amendments Lowered the voting age in all elections to 18 Jim Crow Laws State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States Women s suffrage It s the right of women to vote and to stand for electoral office Single member districts It s an electoral district that returns one officeholder to a body with multiple members such as a legislature First past the post Election is one that is won by the candidate receiving more votes than any others Duverger s Law It s a principle that asserts that plurality rule elections structured within single member districts tend to favor a two party system Delegates Epresentative sent to a conference Redistricting and Apportionment Redistricting is the redrawing of boundaries for areas from witch people elect representatives to the U S house of Representatives Apportionment is the process of determining the number of representatives to witch each state is entitled in the U S House of Representatives based on the decennial census Caucus A meeting of the members of a legislative body who are member of particular political party to select candidates or decide policy Primary A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal
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