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a closed primary is a primary election in which |
only registered members of the party may vote |
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to win under the plurality system used in most American elections a candidate must receive |
more votes than his or her opponents, regardless of the percentage |
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when a voter casts a ballot for a party’s presidential candidate and then “automatically” votes for the rest of that party’s candidates it is referred to as |
straight ticket voting |
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if a state has 10 members in the US house of representatives how many votes in the electoral college does that state have |
12 |
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an incumbent is a candidate who |
already holds the office he or she is running for |
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in nearly every election since 1980 the average amount of money spent by House incumbents to secure reelection has |
been greater than the average amount of money spent by challengers |
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in Buckley v. Valeo the supreme court ruled that |
the right of individuals to spend their own money to campaign is constitutionally protected |
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the main difference between a 527 committee and a 501 (c)(4) committee is that |
a 501 is not legally requieres to disclose where it gets its money while a 527 is legally requieres to do so |
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in the 2016 presidential election, public funding |
was declined by both major party candidates |
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when a voter decides which candidate to vote for based on past performance the voter is engaged in |
retrospective voting |
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the consumer confidence index |
has been a fairly accurate predictor if presidential outcomes |
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in the 2016 election voters who said they felt the country and economy were headed in the wrong direction most likely voted for |
donal trump |
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in 2016 trump and the republicans received a majority of votes from |
whites and men |
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which of the following states flipped from democratic to republican in the 2016 election |
florida, ohio, and pennsylvania |
