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| process by which a government counts its people |
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| nonviolent way to try to change laws |
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| public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision |
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| statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it |
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| the mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples that has changed the American nation |
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| integration of the many different cultures of United States residents combine like a salad, as opposed to the more traditional notion of a cultural melting pot |
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| the process through which a young person acquires political orientations as they grow up--based on inputs from parents, the media, and friends |
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| a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose; gives meaning to political events, personalities, and policies |
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| a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose; gives meaning to political events, personalities, and policies |
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| the process of reallocating seats in the House of Reps every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census (states gain or lose Congressional representation as their populations change) |
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| the emergence of a non-Caucasian majority, as compared with a White majority |
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| required the holders of broadcast licenses to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so honestly, equitably, and balanced |
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| the bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in what events and stories are reported and how they are covered |
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| requires states to permit people to register to vote at the same time they apply for their driver's license. |
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| a tax required as a qualification for voting |
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| human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample |
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| Requires employers to document their employees citizenship |
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| the politically united southern states of the US, traditionally regarded as giving unanimous electoral support to the Democratic Party |
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