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| the distribution of individual preferances for, or evaluations of a given issue, candidate or institution within a specific population |
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| the process by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs |
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| those who follow public affairs carefully |
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| system designed to reduce voter fraud by limiting voting to those who have established eligibility by submitting the proper form |
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| a secret ballot printed by the state |
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| the proportion of the voting age public that votes |
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| an informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood |
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| how strongly one feels on an issue |
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| political opinions that exist merely as a potential, yet are still imporant because they show response to future or hypothetical actions |
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| the extent to which people believe issues are relevant to them |
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