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19 Cards in this Set
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Ballot Initiative |
A proposed law or policy change that is placed on the ballot by citizens or interest groups for a popular vote |
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Closed Primary |
A primary election in which voters can participate in the nomination of candidates, but only of the party in which they are enrolled for a period of time prior to primary day |
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Electoral College |
The presidential electors from each state who meet after the popular election to cast ballots for president and vice president |
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527 Committees |
Nonprofit independent groups that receive and disburse funds to influence the nomination, election, or defeat of candidates; named after Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which defines and provides tax-exempt status for nonprofit advocacy groups |
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General Election |
A regularly scheduled election involving most districts in the nation or state, in which voters select officeholders; in the United States, general elections for national office and most state and local offices are held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years (every four years for presidential elections) |
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Incumbent |
A candidate running for re-election to a position that he or she already holds |
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Nomination |
The process by which political parties select their candidates for election to public office |
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Open Primary |
A primary election in which the voter can wait until the day of the primary to choose which party to enroll in to select candidates for the general election |
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Political Action Committee (PAC) |
A private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns |
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Political Parties |
Organized groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their member to important government offices |
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Primary Elections |
Elections to select a party's candidate for the general election |
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Recall |
A procedure to allow voters to remove state officials from office before their terms expire by circulating petitions to call a vote |
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Referendum |
The 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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Suffrage |
The right to vote; also called franchise |
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Turnout |
The percentage of eligible individuals who actually vote |
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Interest Group |
Individuals who organize to influence the government's programs and policies |
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Iron Triangle |
The stable, cooperative relationships that often develop among a congressional committee, an administrative agency, and one or more supportive interest groups; not all of these relationships are triangular, but the iron triangle is the most typical |
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Lobbying |
A strategy by which organized interests seek to influence the passage of legislation or other public policy by exerting direct pressure on members of the legislature |
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Pluralism |
The theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government; the outcome of this competition is compromise and moderation |
