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Presidential primaries
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elections held for the purpose of selecting or instructing national convention delegates
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caucus
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meeting of candidate supporters who chose delegates to a state or national convention
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superdelegates
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certain party leaders--members of the U.S. House and Senate, governors, members of the national committee--who became automatic or ex-officio delegates.
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matching funds
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public moneys (from $3 check-offs on income tax returns) that the Federal Election Commission distributes to primary candidates according to a pre-specified formula.
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political activists
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people who regularly participate in politics; they are more interested in and committed to particular issues and candidates than are ordinary citizens
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soft money
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money contributed by interest groups, labor unions, and individual donors that is not subject to federal regulation
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527s
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political organizations formed primarily to influence elections and therefore exempt from most federal taxes.
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electoral vote
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cast by electors, with each state receiving one vote for each of its members in the House of Representatives and one vote for each of its members in the Senate.
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popular vote
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the total vote cast across the nation for a candidate
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winner-take-all voting
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any voting procedure in which the candidate with the most votes gets all of the seats or delegates at stake.
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party identification
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a person's subjective feeling of affiliation with a party
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party image
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the associations voters make between the parties and particular issues and values
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retrospective voting
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voting on the basis of the past performance of the incumbent administration
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prospective voting
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voting on the basis of the candidates' policy promises
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