Chapter 9 Terms

Question 1

A candidate who is the current officeholder

Answer 1

Incumbent

Question 2

A form of nomination in which a form document is signed by a specific number of qualified voters in favor of a candidate in the election district

Answer 2

Petition

Question 3

Occurs when one desirous of running for a particular office announces his intention of running or has someone else make the announcement

Answer 3

Independent announcement

Question 4

Preliminary election held to select candidates and it delegates to the party’s convention

Answer 4

Direct primary

Question 5

A primary in which participants must be registered as members of ones party and may vote only for the candidates from that party

Answer 5

Closed primary

Question 6

Primary in which voters do not have to declare their party membership

Answer 6

Open primary

Question 7

Wide open , primary in which every voter receives a ballot losing all party candidates for nomination and selects one candidate for each office

Answer 7

Blanket primary

Question 8

The election used to fill elective offices

Answer 8

General election

Question 9

Residents of a district represented by an election official

Answer 9

Constituents

Question 10

Occurs when a strong candidate on the ballot helps attracts voters to other candidates from he same party

Answer 10

Coattail effect

Question 11

To vote for all the candidates in one party

Answer 11

Straight ticket

Question 12

Paid advertisements used by state and local candidates

Answer 12

Spots

Question 13

Campaign activities covered on the nightly news or by other media outlets

Answer 13

Free media

Question 14

Individuals sponge by political parties and candidates to observe the polls on Election Day

Answer 14

Poll watcher

Question 15

Location in a specific precinct where those who live in the area go to vote

Answer 15

Polling place

Question 16

To officially enroll for the purpose of voting

Answer 16

Register

Question 17

Voters unable to vote at tier polling place on Election Day who use absentee ballots prior to the election to cast their votes

Answer 17

Absentee voters

Question 18

Composing minutes raised for a specific candidate in federal elections and spent according To federal laws and restrictions

Answer 18

Hard money

Question 19

Campaign money raised apart from federal regulations and given local, state, and national party organizations or PACs to be use for voting related activities

Answer 19

Soft money

Question 20

Committees formed by special Interest groups that raise money and make contributions to specific individuals campaigns or causes

Answer 20

Political action committees

Question 21

Expenses by a person or group tht desires to help elect or defeat a candidate

Answer 21

Independent expenditures

Question 22

Naming candidates for public office

Answer 22

Nomination