Pt 2: Chapter 12 Vocab

Question 1

Voters may only select candidates of the party for which they are registered

Answer 1

Closed primary

Question 2

Anyone is allowed to vote for candidates from either party

Answer 2

Open primary

Question 3

Voters registered to a party may only select candidates of that party, but independents may chose candidates from either party

Answer 3

Modified open

Question 4

Party members meet among themselves to select candidates. Rules may be very complicated, including members having to choose publicly by standing in groups by preference, instead of secret ballot

Answer 4

Caucus

Question 5

An election-type selection process, with general voters going to polling places for a secret ballot

Answer 5

Primary

Question 6

Delegates chosen locally by each party meet in a central location and select a candidate

Answer 6

Convention

Question 7

Those polled get to list candidates in the order of whom they like most. As candidates are eliminated, the highest remaining on their list becomes their vote

Answer 7

Presidential preference

Question 8

Whoever wins the most votes in the state, even if not a majority, gets all of the delegates

Answer 8

WTA- Winner takes all

Question 9

The state’s delegates are divided up among the candidates, in proportion to their percentage of the vote

Answer 9

Proportional

Question 10

A group consisting of the heads of the executive departments, who are appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the Senate. This was once the main advisory body but no longer plays this role

Answer 10

Cabinet

Question 11

The president’s first months in office, a time when Congress, the press, and the public are more inclined than usual to support presidential initiatives

Answer 11

Honeymoon period

Question 12

The critical period before the first presidential primaries and caucuses when the candidates compete for the public support, media attention, and financial contributions that can spell the difference between winning and losing once the voting begins

Answer 12

Invisible primary

Question 13

A strong showing by a candidate in early presidential nominating contests, which leads to a buildup of public support for the candidate

Answer 13

Momentum (in campaigns)

Question 14

Meetings at which a party’s candidates for nomination are voted on and that are open to all the party’s rank-and-file voters who want to attend

Answer 14

Open party caucuses

Question 15

A measure of the degree to which the public approves or disapproves of the president’s performance in office

Answer 15

Presidential approval ratings

Question 16

A theory that argues for a strong, assertive presidential role, with presidential authority limited only at points specifically prohibited by law

Answer 16

Stewardship theory

Question 17

The rule that grants all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate who receives most of the popular votes in the state

Answer 17

Unit rule

Question 18

A theory that prevailed in the 19th century and held that the presidency was a limited or restrained office whose occupant was confined to expressly granted constitutional authority

Answer 18

Whig theory

Question 19

A subunit of the Executive office of the President, this is the core of the presidential staff system in that it includes the president’s closest and most trusted personal advisors

Answer 19

White House Office (WHO)

Question 20

What are the 2 types of delegates?

Answer 20

Pledged and unpledged/super delegates.

Question 21

What is a candidate’s goal in the primary process?

Answer 21

To get a majority of delegates for the convention to secure the nomination.