Chapter 13 Elections And Voting Flashcards
A command, indicated by an electorate’s votes, for the elected officials to carry out a party platform or policy agenda.
Mandate
The citizens eligible to vote
Electorate
Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election
Primary election
A primary election in which only a party’s registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot
Closed primary
A primary election in which party members, independents, and sometimes members of the other party are allowed to participate
Open primary
Participation in the primary election of a party with which the voter is not affiliated
Crossover voting
A second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary
Runoff primary
Election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices
General election
An election that allows citizens to propose legislation or state constitutional amendments by submitting them to the electorate for popular vote
Initiative
An election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation or state constitutional amendments to the voters for approval
Referendum
An election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office prior to the next scheduled election
Recall
The tendency of states to choose an early date on the nomination calendar
Front-loading
Representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president
Electoral college
Member of the Electoral College
Elector
The reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Representatives after each decennial census
Reapportionment