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23 Cards in this Set
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Electorate |
Citizens eligible to vote |
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Mandate |
Command, indicated by the electorate's vote, for the elected officials to carry out a party platform or policy agenda. |
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Primary Election |
Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election. |
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Closed Primary |
Primary election in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot. |
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Open Primary |
Primary election in which party members, independents, and sometimes members of the other party are allowed to participate. |
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Crossover Voting |
Participation in the primary election of a party with which the voter is not affiliated. |
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Runoff Primary |
Second primary election between two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes of the first primary. |
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General Election |
Election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices. |
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Initiative |
An election that allows citizens to propose legislation or state constitutional amendments by submitting them to the electorate for popular vote. |
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Referendum |
An election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation or state constitutional amendments to the voters for approval |
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Recall |
An election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office prior to the next scheduled election. |
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Front-loading |
The tendency of states to choose an walrus date in the nomination calender. |
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Electoral College |
Representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president. |
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Elector |
Member of the Electoral College |
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Reapportionment |
The reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Representatives after each decennial census. |
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Incumbency |
Already holding office |
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Midterm Election |
An election that takes place in the middle of the presidential term. |
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Conventional Political Participation |
Activism that attempts to influence the political process through commonly accepted forms of persuasion such as voting or letter writing |
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Unconventional Political Participation |
Activism that attempts to influence the political process through unusual or extreme measures, such as protests, boycotts, or picketing. |
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Ticket Splitting |
Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election. |
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Retrospective Judgement |
A voter's evaluation of a candidate based on past performance on a particular issue. |
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Prospective Judgment |
A voter's evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she pledges to do about an issue if elected. |
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Turnout |
The proportion of the voting age public that casts a ballot. |
