PBPB

Question 0

Balancing the ticket

Answer 0

When a presidential nominee chooses a Vice Presidential running mate who has different qualities in order to attract more votes for the ticket

Question 1

Caucus

Answer 1

Local party meeting

Question 2

Closed primary

Answer 2

Party election to choose candidates and voters may not cross party lines

Question 3

Direct election

Answer 3

Election of and official directly by the people rather than by an intermediary group such as the electoral college

Question 4

Direct primary

Answer 4

Election in which the people choose candidates for office

Question 5

Fixed terms

Answer 5

term as of office that have a definite length of time, ex. Two years for a member of the house

Question 6

Front loading

Answer 6

Scheduling presidential primary elections early

Question 7

Gender gap

Answer 7

Difference in voting patterns for men and woman particularly on the greater tendency of the latter to vote for democratic presidential candidates

Question 8

General election

Answer 8

Election in which the office holders are chosen. Contrast with a primary election in the only the candidates are chosen

Question 9

Hard money

Answer 9

Campaign contributions donated doerectly to candidates

Question 10

Ideology

Answer 10

Set of beliefs about political values and the role of gov

Question 11

Incumbent

Answer 11

And officeholder seeking reelection

Question 12

Independent

Answer 12

One is not registers with a political party.

Question 13

Issue advocacy ads

Answer 13

Ads that focus on issues and do not explicitly encourage citizens to vote for a certain candidate

Question 14

Open primary

Answer 14

Election to choose candidates that is open to independents and in which voters may chose candidates from any one party

Question 15

Party identification

Answer 15

A sense of affiliation with a particular political party

Question 16

Party platform

Answer 16

A list of positions and programs that ye party adopts at the national convention.

Question 17

Political culture

Answer 17

Widely shared beliefs values and normals that citizens share about government

Question 18

Plurality

Answer 18

When a candidate has more votes than anyone else but doesn’t have over 50% of votes

Question 19

Political efficacy

Answer 19

Capacity to understand political events

Question 20

Soft money

Answer 20

Campaign contributions that are not donated directly to candidates but to the political party

Question 21

Solid south

Answer 21

When the south was solidly democratic but is not republican

Question 22

Split ticket voting

Answer 22

Casting votes for candidates of ones own party and for candidates of opposing parties. Like voting for a republican candidates and a democratic candidate

Question 23

Straight ticket voting

Answer 23

Casting votes for only candidates of ones party

Question 24

Suffrage

Answer 24

The right to vote

Question 25

Super delegate

Answer 25

A delegate to the democratic national convention who is there by virtue of holding an office

Question 26

Super Tuesday

Answer 26

A Tuesday in early March in which many presidential primaries, particularly the south, are held

Question 27

Swing state

Answer 27

A state that doesn’t constantly vote democratic or republican in elections