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democracy
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a form of government in which citizens share power
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republic
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citizens elect leaders to govern them rather than choosing policies themselves
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constituency
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those legally entitled to vote for a public office
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checks and balances
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limits that one branch of government that imposes programmatic restrictions on the use of funds
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popular model of democracy
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elections play a critical role; because they are the mechanisms for instructing officials about public views, hoever it causes too much participation which produces a lot of talk and little action
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responsible model of democracy
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elected officials choose policies but must answer to the people afterward
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primary election
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each party chooses a nominee who then squares off against the other parties' nominees in the general election
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general election
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which selects the officeholder
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nonpartisan elections
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where candidates do not run with party labels, also sometimes have primary elections to narrow the field of candidates
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recall election
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in which dissatisfied citizens try to remove sitting officials during their terms
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direct democracy
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system in which ordinary people make all the laws themselves; two forms: initatives and referenda
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initatives
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proposed laws or constitutional amendments placed on the ballot by citizen petition
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referenda
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laws or state constitutional amendments proposedy by a legislative body that require voter approval before going into effect
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permanent campaign
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term describing the tendency for election campaigns to begin as soon as the last election has ended and for the line between electionnering and governing to disappear
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