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21 Cards in this Set
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Electorate |
The citizens eligible to vote |
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Mandate |
A command, indicated by an electorate's vote for the elected officials to carry out a party platform or policy agenda |
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Primary election |
Elections in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party or represent the party in the general election |
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Closed primary |
A primary election in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot |
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Open primary |
A primary election in which members, independence, and sometimes members of the other party are allowed to participate |
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Crossover voting |
Participation in the primary election of a party with which the voter is not affiliated |
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Runoff primary |
A second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary |
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General election |
Election in which photos decide which candidates will actually feel elective public offices |
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Initiative |
An election that allows citizens to propose legislation for state constitutional amendment by submitting them to the electorate for popular vote |
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Referendum |
Election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation or state constitutional amendments to the voters for approval |
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Recall |
Election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office prior to the next scheduled election |
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Front-loading |
The tendency of states to choose an early date on a nomination calendar |
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Electoral college |
Representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president |
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Elector |
Member of the electoral college |
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Reapportionment |
The reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Representatives after each decennial census |
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Conventional political participation |
Activism that attempts to influence the political process through commonly accepted forms of persuasion such as voting or letter writing |
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Unconventional political participation |
Activism that attempts to influence the political process through unusual or extreme measures, such as protest, boycotts, and picketing |
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Ticket-splitting |
Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election |
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Retrospective judgment |
A voter's evaluation of a candidate based on past performance on a particular issue |
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Prospective judgment |
A voter's evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she plans to do about an issue if elected |
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Turnout |
The proportion of the voting age public that casts a ballot |
