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31 Cards in this Set
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Absentee voting |
Putting in a ballot in advance |
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Australian ballot |
Secret ballot, eligible voters, counted by government unbiasly |
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Campaign consultant |
Manages overall political campaign, campaign aspects |
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Campaign manager |
Person who does a variety of strategic and manager tasks |
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Campaign strategy |
Campaign blueprint, fundraising plan, advertising strategy, Staffing plan |
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Caucus |
Party member meeting to select delegates |
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Chad |
Ready-made preparation on ballot card |
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Citizens united V Federal Election Commission |
Corporations and labor units get same First Amendment individual rights |
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Closed primary |
Only party members can vote in party's primary |
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Coattail effect |
Lower level Offices can benefit in election from popularity |
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Contested convention |
No candidate has required number to win nomination |
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General election |
Election that determines which candidate wins office |
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Gotv |
Get out the vote |
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Incumbency |
Ready holding office that is up for reelection |
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Independent expenditures |
Advertising for or against candidate but unrelated to their campaign |
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Initiative |
Citizen proposal that can result in new Constitutional Amendment |
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Instant runoff election |
Computerized voting simulates in elimination of last place voters |
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Office block ballot |
Ballot arranges candidates for particular office under that offices name |
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Propositions |
Proposed ballot placed in initiative election |
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Prospective voting |
Choosing candidate based on who represents the people's views |
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Rational abstention thesis |
Cost of voting isn't worth the effort, compared to benefits |
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Recall |
Voters can remove office holder |
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Referendum |
State voters can vote for or against measure proposed by legislature |
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Retrospective voting |
Choose candidate based on their last performance |
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Runoff election |
Follow up election when no candidate receives a majority vote |
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Salient |
Having residents, being significant, causing interest |
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Super Pacs |
Political organizations that spend money separate from the campaign, and yet influencing the outcome |
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Super Tuesday |
Early March Tuesday, most elections are held |
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Turnout rate |
Portion of eligible voters who actually voted |
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Chap 10 media Consolidation |
Large corporation buying smaller ones to reduce competition |
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Chapter 10 media Fireside Chats |
Roosevelt radio address to the country |
