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Referendum
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the practice of referring a measure proposed or passed by legislature to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection.
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Majority system
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a type of electoral system in which, to win a seat in the parliament or other representative body, a candidate must receive a majority
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plurality system
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a type of electoral system in which, to win a seat in the parliament or other representative body, a candidate need only receive the most votes in the election, not necessarily a majority of votes cast
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proportional representation
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a multiple-member district system that allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total votes
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benign gerrymandering
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attempts to draw district boundaries so as create districts made up primarily of disadvantaged or underrepresented minorites
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minority district
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a gerry mandered voting district that improves the changes of minority candidates by making selected minority groups the majority within the district
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coattail effect
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straight ticket vote
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incumbent
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a candidate running for a position that he or she already holds
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caucus
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a normally closed meeting of political or legislative group to select candidates, plan strategy or make decisions regarding legislative matters
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open caucus
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a pres. nominating caucus open to anyone who wishes to attend
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