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Midterm Review II
Question | Answer |
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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 |