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People and Politics. Liberal. Liberal. People who prefer peaceful reform and usual advocates an expanded role for government. Conservative. Conservative. People who prefer the way things are and usually want to limit the role of government. Moderate.
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Liberal People who prefer peaceful reform and usual advocates an expanded role for government
Conservative People who prefer the way things are and usually want to limit the role of government
Moderate People who avoid the extremes of either the liberal or conservative philosophy
Bias Favoring one point of view
Interest Groups People with a similar point of view who work together to promote that point of view
Nominate Choose a candidate to run for political office
Political Action Committee Political fund-raising organization established by a specific interest group
Platform Political party’s statement of its goals and positions on public issues
Precinct A geographical area that contains a specific number of voters
Propaganda A message that influences people’s ideas, opinions, or actions in certain ways
Campaign Active effort to get support for a particular candidate elected to office
Gerrymandering Draw boundaries of election district so that one group has a political advantage
