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16 Cards in this Set
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precinct
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voting district
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coattail effect
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occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket.
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polling place
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where the voters in a precinct actually vote.
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ballot
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device by which the voter registers a choice in an election.
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office- group ballot
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most students of the political process favor the office-group form because it encourages voter judgement and split- ticket voting
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party column ballot
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professional politicians tend to favor this;it encourages straight- ticket voting
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Secret ballots prevent _________.
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the voters from being bulied to vote a certain way.
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Elections are held ____________.
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in November of every even numbered year.
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The coattail effect is most apparent in _________ elections.
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presidential
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Precinct election board supervises the _____________, which is open from 7 or 8 am-7 or 8 pm.
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polling place
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People that areunhappy with the "bed-sheet policy argue that only _____ should be elected, while ____should be appointed.
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policy-makers, administrators
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Most of the election laws in the United States is _______ law.
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State
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Precincts are the _______and _____ geographic units for the conduct of elections.
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basic, smallest
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Poll watchers, one from each party, __________________________.
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1) Check to be sure as many people from their party votes as possible, 2) monitor the whole process, including the counting of the ballots, to be sure it was done fairly.
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Voting machines were invented by __________________.
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Thomas Edison
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Voting machines do away with 1)_____, help 2)_________, and help 3) ___________.
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1)the need for manual counting, 2) reduce number of people needed to administer the election, 3) minimize fraud and counting errors
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