Chapter 10 Terms Flashcards
This president started the tradition of the inaugural parade and was also the first president inaugurated in Washington D.C
Thomas Jefferson
The first state to hold a direct primary
Wisconsin
The way candidates are chosen in states that do not hold primary election
Caucus
Type of primary that requires participants be registered members of one party and vote only for the candidates from that party
Closed primary
Used by the media to predict the outcome of elections
Exit polls
Convention requiring lengthy balloting and an eventual settlement by means of bargaining and comprise
Brokered convention
Two states that hold the first primary respectively in an election year
Iowa and New Hampshire
A party’s formal statement of its position and current issues
Platform
The only president to take the oath of office in an airplane
Lyndon Johnson
The amendment that moved the presidential inauguration from March 4 to January 20
Twentieth
Party leaders and officeholders who serve as uncommitted delegates to the party’s national convention
Super delegates
Voting for a weak candidate in an opposing party’s primary to cause greater difficulty in the major opponent’s nomination
Crossover voting
Opening up the nomination process to more candidate and make national delegates selection more democratic are two basic purpose for these
Presidential primary
Although a great statesman, he was not catapulted to the White House by a successful military career
Abraham Lincoln
Method proposed to give the people a stronger voice in choosing the parties candidates to run for the presidency
Direct primaries
