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19 Cards in this Set
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SUFFRAGE |
the right to vote. |
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ELECTRORATE |
people qualified to vote. |
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PRIMARY ELECTION |
nominating election held to choose party candidates who will run in the general election. |
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GENERAL ELECTION |
voters choose office holder from among all the candidates nominated by political parties or running as independents. |
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POLITICAL EFFICACY |
belief that a person can influence politics and public policymaking. |
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CLOSED PRIMARY |
only registered party members may vote. |
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RUNOFF ELECTION(primary) |
when no candidate recieves a majority of votes, an election held between the two candidates who recieved the most votes in the primaries. |
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COATTAIL EFFECT |
weaker or lesser known candidates from the presidents party profit from the presidents popularity by winning votes. |
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OFF-YEAR ELECTION |
an election taking place in a year when no presidential elections are occuring;midterm election. |
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ELECTORIAL COLLEGE |
representatives from each state who formally cast ballots for the president and vice president. |
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ELECTORIAL VOTES |
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SWING STATES |
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SPLIT-TICKET VOTING |
Voting for candidates from more than one party in the same election. |
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STRAIGHT-TICKET |
voting for candidates all of the same party. |
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TWO-PARTY SYSTEM |
several political parties exsist, but only two major political parties compete for power and dominate elections. |
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SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICS |
only one representative is chosen from each district. |
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DIVIDED GOVERNMENT |
one party controls the executive, and the other party controls one or both houses of congress. |
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REASONS PEOPLE DONT VOTE |
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VOTER TURNOUT BY: -AGE -RACE -EDUCATION |
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