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Chapter 18 SG

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1. Cross-pressured voter - pg 548   show
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2. Legislative referendum - pg 547   show
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show money raised by a political party for general purposes; money not designated for a candidate - banned by BCRA  
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show a voting district - counties and cities divided by them  
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5. SuperPAC - pg. 558   show
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show an exemption in a law for a certain group based on previous conditions - allowing people whose grandfathers voted to not need to pay a tax or take a test, when most African-Americans had been enslaved  
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show supporters think that limits would be limiting free speech, while non supporters say that limits prevent corruption  
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8. Initiative - pg. 548   show
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show a congressional election that takes place halfway through the president's term in office  
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10. Straight party ticket - pg. 549   show
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11, Freedom Summer - pg. 561   show
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show direct contributions to a candidate's political campaign - limited based on regulations set out in FECA  
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13. Propaganda - pg. 553   show
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14. Canvassing board - pg. 565   show
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show took steps to directly regulate state-controlled election procedures - allowed the federal government to register voters and send poll watchers in places where discrimination occurs  
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show a propaganda technique where one attacks the person instead of the issue  
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show the Supreme Court ruled that campaign contributions are permitted. campaign spending cannot be limited, because it is protected under free speech  
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show more education, shift voting days to the weekend, leave the polls open longer, have a national registration system, make early voting and absentee ballots easier  
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19. Incumbent - pg. 139   show
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20. Explain the progression of voter inclusion from the beginning of the U.S. up to today - pg. 541-544   show
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