Vocab New American Democracy Ch. 1

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Recall Election

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Attempt to remove an official from office before completion of the term

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Primary Election

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Preliminary election that narrows the number of candidates by determining who will be the nominees in the general election

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General Election

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Final election that selects the office holder

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Initiative

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Proposed laws or state constitutional amendments placed on the ballot via citizeen petition

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Referendum

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law or state constitutional amendment that is proposed by a legislature or city council but does not go into effect unless the required majority of voters approve it

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Proposition

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a shorthand reference to an initiative or a referendum

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Government

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The institution in society that has a "monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force"

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Aristocracy

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Government by a few leaders made eligible by birthright

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Oligarchy

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Government by a few who gain office by means of wealth, military power, or membership in a single political party

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Democracy

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System in which governmental power is widely shared among the citizens, usually through free and open elections.

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Direct Democracy

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Type of democracy in which ordinary people are the governmane, making all the laws themselves

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Prospective Voting

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voting on the basis of a candidate's policy promises for the future

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Retrospective voting

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voting on the basis of the past performance of the incumbent politician

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Constituency

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Those legally entitled to vote for a public official

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Permanent Campaign

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Condition that prefails when the next election campaign begins as soon as the last has ended and the line between electioneering and governing has disappeared

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Permanent Campaign

Seperate election days for federal, state, and local

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Increased number of elections, shortened time between elections

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Permanent Campaign

Spread of primary elections

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Primaries shorten the time between one election and the next. Cna be voteed out 6 months before ene of term

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Permanent Campaign

Decay of traditional party organization

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Canadidates must build individualized, personal campaign organizations almost from scratch. parties can lean

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Permanent Campaign

Rise of mass communication

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Canadiates may communicate directly with voters, but their mistakes are easily publicized

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Permanent Campaign

Profusion of intrest groups

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Elected officials constantly being watched and mistakes quicly publicozed

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Permanent Campaign

Proliferation of polls

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Provide constant feedback about potential election outcomes

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Permanent Campaign

Role of campaign money

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elected officials must spend more time fundraising