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🗽Ch. 10 Key Terms
Government, Ch. 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Congressional elections that do not coincide with a presidential election | Midterm Elections |
| An elections in which voters select candidates but only of the party in which they are enrolled | Closed Primary |
| A primary election in which the voter can wait until the day of the primary to choose which party to enroll in to select candidates for the general elections | Open Primary |
| A "second round" election in which voters choose between the top two candidates from the first round | Runoff Elections |
| A regularly scheduled election involving most districts in the nation or state in which voters select officeholders | General Elections |
| The apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to one racial or ethnic group or political party | Gerrymandering |
| Occurs when politicians from 1 party intentionally manipulate the boundaries for legislative election districts to disadvantage their political opponents' chance of winning an election & advantage their own political party | Partisan Gerrymandering |
| An electoral district, such as a congressional district, in which the majority of the constituents belong to racial or ethnic minorities | Majority-Minority Districts |
| A style of campaigning where candidates connect to voters face-to-face at intimate gatherings, rallies, town halls, & local events | Retail Politics |
| The moving up of presidential primaries by states to provide those states greater influence on the selection of candidates | Frontloading |
| The presidential electors from each state who meet after the general election to cast ballots for president & vice president | Electoral College |
| An effort by political candidates & their supporters to win the backing of donors, political activists, and voters in their quest for political office | Campaign |
| A candidate running for re-election to a position that the candidate already holds | Incumbent |