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American Govt Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ballot fatigue | you get tired of voting and just skip a bunch of them. |
| blanket primary | a voting process in which voters receive a long ballot containing the names of all contenders regardless of party and can vote however they choose. |
| caucus | a nominating device, a group of like minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in upcoming elections |
| closed primary | a party's nominating election in which only declared party members can vote |
| coalition | a diverse group. temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority to control a government |
| consensus | a general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters. broad agreement on public questions. |
| economic protest parties | parties rooted in poor economic times lacking clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times |
| factions | a conflicting group |
| gerrymandering | the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group |
| ideological parties | based on a particular set of beliefs, comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters |
| incumbents | the current office holder |
| literacy | a person's ability to read or write |
| national committee | their job is to do all the work for the election to help the candidate get elected |
| national convention | a meeting at which a parties delegates votes to pick their presidential and vice presidential candidates. |
| nomination | the process of candidate selection in a electoral system |
| one party system | a political system in which only one party exists. |
| open primary | a party's nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part. |
| party in power | parties that control the executive branch of government |
| pluralistic society | a society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups |
| poll books | a list of all registered voters in each precinct |
| purge | a process of reviewing lists of registered voters and removing the names of those no longer eligible to vote. A purification. |
| registration | a procedure of voter's identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting. |
| residence requirements | national citizenship, resident of state, and age |
| single issue parties | parties that go after one issue |
| single member districts | electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office. |
| splinter parties | parties that split away from one major party |
| transient | a person living in a state for only a short period of time without being a resident |
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