vocab for Ch. 6 and Ch. 7
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| the ______ occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket | coattail effect
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| In the ______, the two top vote getters in a direct primary face on another, with the winner receiving the nomination. | runoff primary
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| a ______ is where voters who live in a particular precinct actually go to vote. | polling place
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| a ______ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote. | closed primary
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| a(n) ______ is the naming of a candidate who will seek election for a public office. | nomination
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| The ______ is a party nomination election in which any qualified voter can participate. | open primary
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| A ______ is a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and affect public policy decisions. | political action committee
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| Elections in which candidates are not identified by party labels are known as ______. | nonpartisan election
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| a person's ability to read or write, is no longer used to qualify voters. | literacy
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| Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group is known as ______. | gerrymandering
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| is the term regularly used to describe those people who have no specific major party affiliation. | independent
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| People who do not believe their actions can affect politics have no sense of ______. | political efficacy
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| In the United States, the ______, or the potential voting population, is made up of nearly 200 million people. | electorate
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| The voting rights act of 1965 declared that no new election laws could be enacted in any State without ______ from the Department of Justice. | preclearance
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| ______ is the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party in any on election. | split-ticket voting
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| People who are strongly loyal to a given party have strong ______. | party identification
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| Persons living in a State for a short period of time are sometimes called______. | transients
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| The right to vote is known as suffrage, or ______. | franchise
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