Midterm 7

Question 1

Residency requirement

Answer 1

The stipulation that citizens must live in a state for a determined period of time before a citizen can register to vote as a resident of that state.

Question 2

Chronic minority

Answer 2

Voters who belong to political parties that tend not to be competitive in national elections because that are too small to become a majority or because of the electoral college system

Question 3

Early voting

Answer 3

An accommodation that allows voting up to 2 weeks before Election Day

Question 4

Voter fatigue

Answer 4

The results when voters grow tired of voting and stay home from the polls

Question 5

Voting-age population

Answer 5

The number of citizens over 18

Question 6

Voting-eligible population

Answer 6

The number of citizens eligible to vote

Question 7

Caucus

Answer 7

A form of candidate nomination that occurs in a town hall style rather than a day-long election.

Question 8

Closed primary

Answer 8

An election in which only voters registered with a party may vote for that parties candidate

Question 9

Coat tail effect

Answer 9

The result when a popular presidential candidate helps candidate from his or her party win their own election

Question 10

Delegates

Answer 10

Party members who are chosen to represent a particular candidates at the party’s state

Question 11

District system

Answer 11

The means by which electoral votes are divided between candidates based on who wins districts and/or the state

Question 12

Electoral college

Answer 12

The constitutionally created group chosen by the states with the responsibility of formally selection the next IS president

Question 13

Incumbent

Answer 13

The current holder of a political office

Question 14

Midterm elections

Answer 14

The congressional elections that occur in the even-numbered years between presidential election years

Question 15

Open primary

Answer 15

An election in which any registered voter may vote in any party’s primary or caucus

Question 16

Platform

Answer 16

The set of issues important to the political party and the party delegates

Question 17

Political action committees (PACs)

Answer 17

Organizations created to raise money for political campaigns and spend money to influence policy and politics

Question 18

Super PACs

Answer 18

Officially known as Independent Expenditure-Only Committees; Organizations that can fundraise and spend as they please to support or attack a candidate but not contribute directly to a candidate or strategize with a candidates campaign

Question 19

Top-two primary

Answer 19

A primary election in which the two candidates with the most votes regardless of party, become the nominees for the general election

Question 20

Winner-take-all system

Answer 20

All electoral votes for a state are given to the candidate who wins the most votes in that state

Question 21

Ballot fatigue

Answer 21

The result when a voter stops voting for offices and initiatives at the bottom of a long ballot

Question 22

Incumbency advantage

Answer 22

The advantage held by office holders that allows them to often win reelection

Question 23

Shadow campaign

Answer 23

A campaign run by political action committees and other organizations with out the coordination of the candidate

Question 24

Straight-ticket voting

Answer 24

The practice of voting only for candidates from the same party

Question 25

Initiative

Answer 25

Law or constitutional amendment proposed and passed by the voters and subject to review by the state court (proposition)

Question 26

Recall

Answer 26

The removal of a political or government official by the voters

Question 27

Referendum

Answer 27

A yes or no vote by citizens in a law or candidate proposed by the state government