Chapter 13 Elections And Voting Flashcards

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

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Mandate

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The citizens eligible to vote

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Electorate

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

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Primary election

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

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Closed 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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Open primary

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

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Crossover voting

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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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Runoff primary

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

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General election

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An election that allows citizens to propose legislation or state constitutional amendments by submitting them to the electorate for popular vote

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Initiative

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

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Referendum

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

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Recall

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

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Front-loading

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

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Electoral college

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Member of the Electoral College

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Elector

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

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Reapportionment

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Already holding an office

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Incumbency

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

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Midterm election

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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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Conventional 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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Unconventional political participation

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

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Ticket-splitting

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A voter’s evaluation of a candidate based on past performance on a particular issue .

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Retrospective judgement

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

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Prospective judgement

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The proportion of the voting-age public that casts a ballot

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Turnout