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Chapter 13 Vocabulary Terms

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show Political participation that attempts to influence the political process through well-accepted, often moderate forms of persuasion.  
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Unconventional Political Participation   show
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show The proportion of the voting-age public that votes  
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Ticket-splitting   show
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show A voter’s evaluation of the performance of the party in power  
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show A voter’s evaluation of a candidate  
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Authoritarian System   show
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Electorate   show
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show A command, indicated by an electorate’s votes, for the elected officials to carry out their platforms  
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show Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election.  
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Closed Primary   show
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show A primary in which party members, independants, and sometimes members of the other party are allowed to vote  
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Crossover Voting   show
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Raiding   show
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Runoff Primary   show
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show Election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices  
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show An election option such as the initiative or referendum that enables voters to enact public policy  
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show An election that allows citizens to propose legislation and submit it to the state electorate for public vote.  
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show An election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation to the state’s voters for approval.  
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show An election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office by popular vote  
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show The tendency of states to choose an early date on the primary calendar.  
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show A traditional party practice under which the majority of a state delegation can force the minority to vote for its candidate  
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show Delegate slot to the Democratic Party’s national convention that is reserved for an elected party official.  
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show Representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president  
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show Member of the Electoral College chosen by methods determined in each state  
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Reapportionment   show
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show Redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases or decreases in seats allotted to the states as well as population shifts within a state  
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Gerrymandering   show
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Midterm Election   show
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show A proposed system in which the country would be divided into five or six geographic areas and all states in each region would hold their presidential primary elections on the same day  
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