Chapter 12

Question 0

Mandate

Answer 0

A command, indicated by electorate’s, votes, for the elected officials to carry out a party platform or policy agenda

Question 1

Electorate

Answer 1

The citizens eligible to vote

Question 2

Primary Election

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Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election

Question 3

Closed primary

Answer 3

A primary election in which only a party’s registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot

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Open Primary

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A primary election in which party members, independents, and sometimes members of the other party are allowed to participate

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Crossover voting

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Participation in the primary election of a party with which the voter is not affiliated

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Runoff primary

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A second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary

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General Election

Answer 7

Election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elected public offices

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Initiative

Answer 8

Election that allow citizens to propose legislation or state constitutional amendments by submitting them to the electorate for popular vote

Question 9

Referendum

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Election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation or state constitutional amendments to the voters for approval

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Recall

Answer 10

Election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office prior to the next scheduled election

Question 11

Front loading

Answer 11

The tendency of states to choose an early day on the nomination calendar

Question 12

Electoral college

Answer 12

Representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president

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Elector

Answer 13

Member of the electoral college

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Reapportionment

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The reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Representatives after each decennial census

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Incumbency

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Already holding office

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Midterm election

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An election that takes place in the middle of a presidential term

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Conventional political participation

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Activism that attempts to influence the political process through commonly accepted forms of persuasion such as voting or letter writing

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Unconventional political participation

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Activism that attempts to influence the political process through unusual or extreme measures such as protests, boycotts, and picketing

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Ticket splitting

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Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election

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Retrospective judgment

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A voters evaluation of a candidate based on past performance on a particular issue

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Prospective judgment

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A voters evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she pledges to do about an issue if elected

Question 22

Turnout

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Proportion of the voting age public that casts a ballot