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15 Cards in this Set
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What type of political party system does the United States have?
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Two Party System
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Percentage of votes party wins is proportional to the number of seats the party wins in legislative bodies.
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Proportional Representation
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Term used to describe everyone who is considered to be an eligable voter.
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Voting Age Population
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This asct created the bureaucracy from the spoils system in 1883.
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Civil Service Reform Act
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This act gives bureaucrats the authority to report instances of mismanagment/abuse without fear of being fired/demoted.
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Whistle Blower Act
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Power equals money, aim is to either incress your budget or at least prevent budget cuts.
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Acquisitive model
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Every memeber of the population must have an equal chance of appearing in the sample.
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Random Sample
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Polls that question voters as they leave the voting booth to predict of an election.
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Exit Poll
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The average american in their political views.
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Middle
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The oldest political party in the United States
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The Democratic Party
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An election where all other parties are excluded.
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Closed Primary
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A cacus is to what type of primary.
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Closed
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What type of primary does CA use.
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Modified Closed
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Political party system where one party exsists and all others are illegal.
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One Party
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In March 2004 California held an election to choose canidates for the general election, what type of election was held.
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Primary Election
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