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Prospective judgment |
A voters evaluation of a candidate based on what he /she pledged to do about an issue if elected turn |
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Turnout |
Proportion of the voting age public that casts a ballot |
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Ticket splitting |
Voting for candidate of different parties officers in the same election |
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Conventional political participation |
Commonly accepted forms of persuasion such as voting or letter writing |
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Unconventional political participation |
Unusual or extreme measure ,such as protests ,boycotts And picketing |
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Midterm election |
A election Take place in the middle of a presidential term |
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Incumbency |
Already holding an office |
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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 the House of Representatives after each decennial census |
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Front loading |
The tendency of states to choose an early date on the nomination calendar |
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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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Referendum |
An election Whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation or state constitutional amendments of the voters for approval |
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Primary election |
Election in which voters decide which of the candidate within a party will represent the party in the general election |
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Closed primary |
In which only a party's registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot |
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Open primary |
A primary election in which party's members ,independent , and some times members of the other party are allowed participate |
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Mandate |
For the elected officials to carry out a party platform or policy agenda |
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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 |
A second primary election between the two candidate receiving the greatest number of voters in the first primary |
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General election |
Election in which voters decide which candidate 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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Electorate |
The citizens eligible vote |
