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11 Cards in this Set
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General Election |
Elections in which voters elect officeholders |
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Incumbents |
Those already holding office. In congressional elections, incumbents usually win |
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Primary election |
Elections in which voters determine party nominees |
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Presidential Election |
Elections held in years when the president is on the ballot |
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Midterm election |
Elections held midway between presidential elections |
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Off-Year elections |
Elections held in odd numbered calendar years |
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Direct Primary |
Election in which voters choose party nominees |
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Open Primary |
Primary election in which any voter, regardless of party, may vote |
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Closed Primary |
Primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote |
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Caucus |
A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide a platform |
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Delegates |
A person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention |
