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18 Cards in this Set
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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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closed primary
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a primary election in which boting is limited to already registered party members
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527 organization
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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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general elections
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an election held to choose which candidate will hold office
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garry mandering
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drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizaree or unusual shapes to favor one party
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incumbent
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the person already holding an elective office
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independent expidentures
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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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malaportoinment
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drawing the boundaries of legislative districts to that they are unequal in population
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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 enter the polling place
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(PAC) political action comittee
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a committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and psends campaign money from voluntary donations
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political issues
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an issue about which the public is divided and rival candidates or political parties adopt different policy positions
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primary election
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an election held to choose candidates for office
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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 like his or her past actions in office
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runoff primary
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a second primary election helf when no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the first primary
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soft money
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funds obtained by political parties that are spent on party activities, such as get-out-the-vote drives, but not on behalf of a specific candidate
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sophomore surge
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an increase in the votes congressional candidates usually get when they firts run for reelection
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valence issue
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an issue about which the public is united and rival candidates or political parties adopt similar positions in hopes that each will be thought to best represent those widely shared beliefs
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