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Why Mitt Romney assumed in November 2012 that he would win the presidential election

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Internal data was more accurate than the public polls and historical trends would lean his way

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Political socialization

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indivduals aquire their politcal beliefs

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Polarization in US politics

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increasing divergence of political attitudes to the ideological extremes

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The impact of parental partisan preferences on children

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political socialization

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Framing in politics and impact on perceptions of protests in Baltimore in 2015

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political actors, including politicians, the media, and interest groups, select and emphasize certain aspects, in Baltimores case led to dissaproval of the rioters

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Differences between classical liberalism and modern liberalism

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view of The role in government, heavily limited goverment versus goverment interbention when needed

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“Dewey Defeats Truman”

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infamous major upset victory when Harry S. Truman won the election but they titled it wrong in the paper of chicago headlines

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Exit polls

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surveys voters take immediatley after leaving the polling station

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Bradley effect in polling

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suggests that when a white candidate is running against a non-white candidate, non-minority voters may tell pollsters they are undecided or plan to vote for the non-white candidate, but then secretly vote for the white candidate on election day

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Push polls

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political telemarketing cloaked by the phrase of a public opinion survey

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Heuristics in politics, and an example

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rules of thumb that voters use to make political decisions quickly and efficiently (party affiliation)

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Who men and women preferred in the 2024 US presidential election

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men favored trump while women supported Kamala

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Horserace coverage in elections

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political journalism that focuses primarily on the competitive aspects of an election campaign

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“No Kings” protests and “Hate America” protests in October 2025

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based around the idea the Trump administration was abusing power

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Why the US military attacked a boat in Colombian waters in September 2025

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They were alleged drug smuggling vessels

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How the Colombian president reacted to that boat attack, and Donald Trump’s reaction to Colombia

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Petro called him a murder, Trump called him a Thug and a bad guy

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Plans for Arc de Trump

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Commemerative triumphal arch to Commemerate the 250th anniversery in 2026, only plans so far.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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no discriminatiton when it comes to voting

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Crawford v Marion County Election Board (2008)

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asking voters for photographic evidence to vote was deemed constitutional

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PACs

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Political Action Committee (Campaigns and then gives profits to support a presidential campaign)

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Super PACs

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Can spend unlimited amounts of money to support but cannot donate directly

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Closed Primary, Open Primary, Top-Two Primary

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Closed= only registered members may vote for candititates, open= not required to register and may choose on the day of the primary, Top-two= all candidates listed on a single ballot run against eachother

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EMILY’s List

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major American political action committee (PAC) that focuses on increasing the number of Democratic pro-choice women elected to public office

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3 rooms that existed in the East Wing of the White House in September 2025 that are now gone

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East Garden Room, Family Theater, East Colonnade

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Why those rooms are now gone
For trumps fuckass ballroom
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How Trump told VP Pence he would go down in history if he upheld the Constitution on Jan. 6, 2021
He will go down as a wimp
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What Steve Bannon, White House advisor during Trump first term, told The Economist magazine about what to expect in 2028
Expect Trump to have a third term in 2028
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What Adelita Grijavla of Arizona has been waiting a month for and why
To be signed into the House, due to the new formation Arizonas now 7th congressional district
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Why Mike Johnson wants to make Grijalva wait as long as possible
Her role in the Epstein files
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Christiane Amanpour
British-Iranian Journalist known for war reporting and international affairs coverage
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Muckraking
a form of investigative journalism that exposes corruption, scandals, and social problems in politics and business
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FCC
Federal Communications Commision ( regulates interstate and international comms)
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Prior restraint
goveernment censorship of expression before it takes placce
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Equal-time rule
Offer airtime to one candidate, offer equal time to another
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House Select Committee on Benghazi
Special committee tasked with investigating the september 11, 2012 attack on the libyian compound
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Sunshine laws
regulations that require government agencies and officials to conduct their business in public
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FOIA
Grants the public right to request acesss of records from any federal agency
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Framing in the media
Filters aspects of a story to tell it how they want
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Racial framing
specialized form of framing where outlets employ consistent patterns to emphasize racist aspects
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Political machines
highly organized groups, typically found within a political party, that command enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state
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First-past-the-post
plurality voting where a candidate needs only to receive more votes than any other single candidate to win the election
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Party realignment
a dramatic and relatively long-lasting shift in the political landscape of a country, where the voting coalitions that support the major political parties change
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Party polarization
the process by which a political system's parties diverge from each other
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Tea Party Movement of early 2010s
a decentralized, conservative, and libertarian political movement that emerged in the U.S. around 2009, strongly advocating for reduced federal spending, lower taxes, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution
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US Supreme Court decision about Arizona redistricting in 2015
upheld the constitutionality of a voter-approved independent commission in Arizona to draw congressional district lines
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Lobbyist, in-house lobbyist, contract lobbyist
Lobbyist= communicates with goverment officals to promote or oppose something, In-House Lobbyist, employee of a corporation that speaks with goverment officals, contract lobbyist= individual or a firm that is hired by multiple clients to lobby on their behalf
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AARP
American Association of Retired Persons a powerful, non-profit, non-partisan organization in the United States dedicated to empowering Americans aged 50 and older
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Free rider problem
an economic concept concerning public goods or collective resources where individuals can benefit from the resource without having to pay for it or contribute to its creation, maintenance, or provision
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ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union dedicated to defending and preserving the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in the country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
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George Floyd
African American man whose death on May 25, 2020 sparked a massive national and international movement for racial justice and police reform.
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Grassroots and astroturf movements
grassroots are citizen led efforts driven by geniune support, astroturf movements are manufactured camaigns funded by corporations and other elites
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Stonewall Inn
the historic gay bar which was the cause of the Stonewall Riots where the LGBTQ+ began to fight for their rights
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Koch brothers
rich dudes influential in politics due to their dedication and funding of consrvative organizations
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Revolving door laws
regulations designed to prevent conflicts of interest by restricting the ability of former government officials to immediately become lobbyists
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Why a federal judge ruled against the US Department of Education in a free speech case this month
violated the First Amendment rights of its employees by compelling their speech with partisan messages
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AFGE
American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing employees of the U.S. federal government
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