social 12- chapter 7

Question 1

nomination

Answer 1

the naming of those who seek office

Question 2

general election

Answer 2

regularly scheduled elections at which voters make the final selection of office holders

Question 3

closed primary

Answer 3

a party’s nominating election in which only declared party members can vote

Question 4

open primary

Answer 4

(cross over) any qualified voter can cast a ballot

Question 5

blanket primary

Answer 5

(wide open) every voter received the same ballot that listed every candidate, regardless of party

Question 6

runoff primary

Answer 6

the two top vote getters in the first primary face one another to determine the party’s nomination

Question 7

nonpartisan party

Answer 7

candidates are not identified by party labels

Question 8

ballot

Answer 8

the medium by which a voter registers a choice in an election

Question 9

absentee voting

Answer 9

a process by which they could vote without going to their polling places on election day

Question 10

coattail effect

Answer 10

the effect of a strong candidate running for office at the top of a ballot helping to attract voters to other candidates on the party’s ticket

Question 11

precinct

Answer 11

the smallest unit of election administration

Question 12

polling place

Answer 12

the place where people in a certain precinct go to vote

Question 13

sample ballots

Answer 13

available in most states before an election. Used to help prepare.

Question 14

bed-sheet ballot

Answer 14

lists so many offices, candidates, and ballot measures that even the most well informed voters have a hard time marking it intelligently.

Question 15

Political Action Committees (PACs)

Answer 15

raises money. The money goes to the candidates or the party

Question 16

subsidy

Answer 16

a grand of money, usually from a government

Question 17

interest group

Answer 17

loosely or tightly organized. determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy without trying to be elected

Question 18

hard money

Answer 18

limited and is given directly to candidates and must be reported

Question 19

soft money

Answer 19

unlimited and is given to parties or political organizations. Used for “party building activities”