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public opinion
the array of beliefs and attitudes that people hold about political and related affairs
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sense of duty
a motivating factor, felt by some citizens, to get involved in politics
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passive resistance
a form of civil disobedience in which protesters do not actively oppose government's attempts to control them, but rather refuse to cooperate by doing nothing--for example, by going limp when police try to pick them up or insisting on being carried to a police van rather than walking
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civil disobedience
a form of political protest in which advocates of a cause deliberately break a law as a means of asserting its illegitimacy or drawing attention to their cause
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political efficacy
a person's sense of being able to accomplish something politically, an important determinant of political participation.
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rational actor model
a perspective that looks at politics as a system in which individuals and organizations pursue their self-interests, defined in terms of cost and benefits, and choose to do those things that give them the greatest benefit at the least cost.
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political socialization
the process by which citizens acquire politically relevant knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and patterns of behavior.
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agents of socialization
A "teacher" in the process of political socialization, for example, the family, the school, a peer group, or the mass media.
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party identification
psychological attachment that a citizen may feel toward a particular political party
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