Political Participation M

prejudice in favor or or against one thing, person or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• bias

• platform

• liberal

a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group

• poll

• platform

• doctrine

a survey used to gauge public opinion concerning issues or to forecast an election

• delegate

• poll

• pundit

a person's political beliefs favor more local, limited government, less regulations, conform to social norms and values, rough on criminals

• renounce

• conservative

• solidarity

An organized effort to win an election

• platform

• spin

• campaign

A person who has the right to vote in the electoral college

• elector

• liberal

• partisan

unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest, mutual support within a group

• pundit

• solidarity

• elector

A representative to party's national convention chosen by local voters to vote for a particular candidate

• delegate

• nominee

• platform

The person currently holding office

• doctrine

• bias

• incumbent

Complex process by which people get their sense of political beliefs and values (family, school, media, religion)

• nominee

• political socialization

• incumbent