A referendum is a type of direct democratic system that allows citizens to directly decide important issues facing a nation. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative.

Election betting allows citizens and financial institutions to bet on the outcome of Presidential, Congressional, State, and City-level elections. New-York based startup Kalshi recently received permission from the US District Court to debut their election betting platform that includes comprehensive poll data and candidate profiles. Some financial firms are allowed to bet as much as $100 million on each election outcome. Underground election betting platforms have existed in the US and Europe since the 1860s

Color-conscious casting considers the complexities of race and ethnicity and acknowledges these topics in the film, series, or production. The practice involves meaningful engagement with race and ethnicity, their roles within a given narrative, and how that relates to socio-historical hierarchies of oppression and power. Examples include Hamilton and Les Miserables.

Cancel culture refers to the attitudes within a community which call for or bring about the withdrawal of support from a public figure, such as cancellation of an acting role, a ban on playing an artist’s music, removal from social media, etc., usually in response to an accusation of a socially unacceptable action or comment.