Tolerance is an term also examined in
political science. There, the term is usually
referred to as political tolernace
Political tolerance is usually a scale composed of four items. The items are queried of people by asking the following questions: "There are people who are viewed by society as /hateful/dangerous/troubling. Do tou think that these kinds of people should be allowed to : 1) vote, 2) campaign for political office, 3) make speeches on t.v./radio."
People with higher levels of political tolerance are usually found to be more likely to engage in political behavior, and to be more interested in politics than those who are less politically tolerant.