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Test 3 Flashcards

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gender gap

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difference between how many men and women vote for a candidate

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minority party

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political party/fewer members in legislature

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peer group

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friends, classmates, co-workers often close in age

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precinct

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political district within a city/rural portion

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elector

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a member of electoral college/selected by their party (a real person)

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winner-take-all system

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system=candidate who receives the most votes wins-maine and nebraska are exceptions

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national party committee

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political party leaders who plan strategy for victory for next election

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delegates

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person selected to represent the people of one geographic area at a party convention

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solidarity

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mutual agreement among members of a group

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two-party system

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political system=two strong established parties compete for offices

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poll watcher

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a rep from one political party to monitor polling place to make sure no voter fraud

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australian ballot

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secret ballot by government officials at public expense

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credentials committee

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committee of each natl party that evaluates claims of national party delegates to be legitimate

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political consultant

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a professional adviser works on an area of a candidate’s campaign for a fee

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electorate

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all citizen’s eligible to vote in an election

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direct primary

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election held within each of the two major parties/dem and rep/to choose party candidates for general election. voters choose candidates directly, rather than through delegates

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national party chairperson

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individual who serves as party’s administrative head at national level

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public opinion

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the views of citizens about politics/public policies

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biased sample

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poll sample that doesn’t represent population

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caucus

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meeting held to choose political candidates or delegates

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white primary

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primary election where african americans were prohibited from voting/banned by supreme court in 1944

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closed primary

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primary in which only party members can vote to choose that party’s candidates

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public opinion poll

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survey of public opinion on a particular topic

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soft money

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campaign contributions not regulated by federal law

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independent expenditures

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expenditure for activities that are independent from those of a political candidate or party

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GOP

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nickname-republican party/grand old party

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poll tax

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several dollar fee to be paid to vote/to discourage low income people from voting

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political patronage

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system of rewarding the party faithful w/ jobs or contracts

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sampling error

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difference between what sample shows and what the true results are in a poll

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party identifier

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a person who identifies with one political party

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the solid south

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term to describe southern states to vote democratic after the civil war

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dealignment

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Independents/growing detachment from both major political parties

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national convention

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meeting held by each major party/every 4 yrs/to nominate pres and vp

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primary election

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election in which voters choose the candidates of their party, who will then run in the general election

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party platform

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document drawn up by each party that outlines policies and positions

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special election

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election at state/local level where voters decide an issue or if vacancy because of death or resignation

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majority party

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political party/more members in legislature

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open primary

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primary in which voters can vote for a party’s candidates regardless of whether they belong to the party

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the media

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newspapers/magazines/television/radio/internet

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coalition

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an alliance of individuals/groups who join to support a party’s platform

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literary test

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a test given to voters to make sure they could read and write and be able to evaluate political information

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agents of political socialization

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people and institutions that influence political views of others

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electoral college

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electors selected by voters in each state to officially elect the pres/vp-# of electors= to # of that state’s reps in both chambers of congress

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party activist

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party member who organizes/oversees party functions and planning

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opposition research

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the attempt to learn damaging info about opponent in campaign

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straw poll

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nonspecific poll where no way to ensure opinions expressed are from larger population

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grandfather clause

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state law to restrict people from voting if ancestors before 1860 didn’t vote/way of restricting african americans from voting

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realigning election

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process/popular support for strength of party shifts and parties reestablish with different supporters

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nominating convention

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official meeting of a political party to choose its candidates.

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party ticket

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list of political party candidates for various offices

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campaign strategy

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the comprehensive plan developed by a candidate and advisers for winning an election

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random sample

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any person in a population has a chance to be chosen for poll

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political party

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a group/individual who organize to win elections

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general election

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regularly scheduled election to elect the president/vp/senators/congress

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ward

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local unit of a political party’s organization/division or district within a city

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sample

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in context of opinion polling, a group of people selected to represent the larger population

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push poll

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campaign tactic to feed false or misleading info to potential voters

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primary election

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prelim election held for purpose of choosing party’s final candidate

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3rd party

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any other party than the republican and democratic parties

60
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political socialization

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learning process by which people acquire their political opinions/beliefs

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