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Midterm Review II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A political system in which ultimate authority is shared between a central government and state or regional governments | Federation |
| The tendency of lesser-known or weaker candidates to profit in an election by the presence on the ticket of a more popular candidate | Coattails |
| A primary that permits all voters, regardless of party, to choose candidates of both parties | Blanket |
| A system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government so that subnational political units are dependent on its will | Unitary |
| Principle by which constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government | Separation of Powers |
| A political system in which states or regional governments retain ultimate authority except for those powers that they expressly delegate to a central government | Confederation |
| A primary that permits voters to chose on election day the party primary in which they wish to vote | Open |
| A primary limited to registered party members | Closed |
| The power of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to block some acts by the other two branches | Checks and Balances |