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21 Cards in this Set
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referendum
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practice of referring a measure proposed or passed by a legislature to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection
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recall
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procedure to allow voters an opportunity to remove state officials from office before their terms expire
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majority system
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must get a majority of votes to win
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plurality system
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to win must receive the most votes, not necessarily the majority
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proportional representation
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a multimember district system that allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of total vote
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midterm elections
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congressional elections that do not coincide with presidential elections
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gerrymandering
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appointment of voters in districts in a way to give unfair advantage to one group
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primary elections
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elections held to select a parties candidate
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benign gerrymandering
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attempts to draw districts in a way to keep minorities together
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coattail effect
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the result of voters casting their ballot for president of government official and automatically voting for the remainder of the parties ticket.
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incumbent
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a condidate runing for relection of an already held position
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caucus
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closed meeting to select candidates
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open causus
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presidental nominating caucus thats open
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closed caucus
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presidental nominating caucus closed to party members
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superdelegate
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a convention deligate position reserved for party officials
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spot ad
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15, 30 or 60 second adds for candidates
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prospective voting
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voting based on the imagined future performance of a condidate
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retrospective voting
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voting based on imagined past performance of candidate
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political action committee (PAC)
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private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campains
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527 committees
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nonprofit indipindant groups that recieve and dispurse funds to influence the nomination or election
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501c(4) committees
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nonprofit groups that also engage in issue advocacy
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