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27 Cards in this Set
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Closed primary |
election where the voters don't have to prove political party involvement to vote |
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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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Incumbent |
A candidate running for reelection on a position they already hold |
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Divided government |
A situation where the president is controlled by one party while the other party controls one or both houses of congress |
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Electoral Reassignment |
The point where the lesser party dominates the ruling partyand switching the ruling party |
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majority party |
The party that holds the majority of legislative seats in the house or senate |
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Minority Party |
The party that holds the minority of legislative seats in the house or senate. |
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Multiple-member districts |
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Nomination |
the process which political parties select their candidates |
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Open Primary |
Voter can wait until the day of the election to choose their political party |
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party identification |
a voters ties to a party |
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plurality system |
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political action committee |
private group that raises money and distributes it for the use in campaigns |
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Primary elections |
elections to select a party's candidate for the general election |
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proportianal representation |
a multi-member district system that allows the representation to be proportionate to its percentage of the total vote. |
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runoff elections |
If no one gets the majority or 50% of vote, Top 2 run again. |
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Recall |
a procedure to allow voters to remove state officials from office from office before their terms expire by circulating petitions to vote |
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Suffrage |
the right to vote |
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Single Member districts |
Individuals rather than parties |
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Third Parties |
Parties that organize to compete against the two major American Parties |
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Turnout |
the percentage of eligible individuals who actually vote |
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Two party system |
Political system where only two parties compete for control of the government |
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Grandfather clause |
If your grandfather could have voted, you can vote |
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White Primary |
You can't vote in the Democratic party unless you are white |
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Literacy test |
Test the ability to read and write |
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Poll tax |
Pay a fee to be eligible to vote |
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Political Party |
Organized groups that intend to influence the government by electing their members to important government offices |
