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19 Cards in this Set
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incumbent
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The person already holding an elective office.
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coattails
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The alleged tendency of canidates to win more votes in an election because of the presence at the top of the ticket of a better-known canidate such as the president.
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political action committee (PAC)
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A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations.
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malapportionment
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Drawing the boundaries of legislative districts so that they are unequal in population.
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gerrymandering
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Drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizarre or unusual shapes to favor one party.
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sophmore surge
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An increase in the votes congressional canidates usually get when they first run for reelection.
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position issues
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An issue about which the public is divided and rival canidates or political parties adopt different policy parties.
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valence issue
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An issue about which the public is united and rival canidates or political parties adopt similar positions in hopes that each will be thought to best represent those widely shared beliefs.
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general election
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An election held to choose which canidate will hold office.
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primary election
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An election jeld to choose canidates for office.
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closed primary
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A primary election in which voting is limited to already registered party members.
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open primary
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A primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they ener the polling place.
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blanket primary
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A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties.
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runoff primary
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A second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the voets in the first primary.
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independent expenditures
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Spending by political action committees, corporations, or labor unions that is done to help a party or candidate but is done independently of them.
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soft money
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Funds obtained by political parties that are spent on party activites, such as get-out-the-vote drives, but on behalf of a specific candidate.
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527 organizations
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Organizations that, under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, raise and spend money to advance political causes.
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prospective voting
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Voting for a candidate because you favor his or her ideas for handling issues.
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retrospective voting
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Voting for a candidate because you like his or her past actions in office.
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