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some of the voc. words from ch. 7-9

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The___ occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket.   coattail effect  
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In the __ , the top vote getters in a direct primary face one another, with the winner receiving the nomination.   runoff primary  
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A ____ is where voters who live in a particular precint actually go to vote.   polling place  
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A _____ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote.   closed primary  
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A(n) ____ is the nominating election for a public office.   candidate  
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The ____ is a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can participate.   open primary  
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A _____ is a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and effect public decisions   public interest group  
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Elections in which candidates are not identified by party lables are known as___   nonpartisan election  
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A means of communication that transmits some kind of information   mass media  
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Private organization that works to affect public policy in order to benefit its members' concerns   political action committee  
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portion of a population that can represent the whole population   quota sample  
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a sharply focused, short report that can be aired in roughly 30 to 40 seconds   sound bite  
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a poll that tries to assess opinon simply by asking the same question to a large number of people   public opinon polls  
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govermental or political attitudes held by a signigicant number of people   public opinion  
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a sample in which each member of the universe has an equal chance of being included   random sample  
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a sample constructed to represent the major characteristics of the universe   quota sample  
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means of communication that reach widely dispersed audience at the same time   mass media  
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the instructions voters give to their elected offices   mandate  
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In a(n)____ people are polled based on percentages that are set to reflect the makeup of the overall group   quota sample  
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Because so many people were listening to the poet's political verses, he became a(n)_____   opinion leader  
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In American politics a(n)___ refers to the instructions or demands a constituency gives to its elected officials   mandate  
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The President hoped to sway ___ by asking people to reconsider the issue based on new information that had been revealed.   public opinion  
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The ___ including television and radio, have a huge effect on the formation of public opinion   mass media  
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The senator decided to check the results of a(n)___ to obtain a sound indicator of how her constituency felt about the issue   public opinon poll  
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___ are made up of the people with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, neighbors, and co-workers   peer groups  
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Public opinion includes only those views that relate to____   public affairs  
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The societal problems that political leaders and citizens agree need goverment attention are known as the   public agenda  
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A(n)____ is a person who has more than the average influence on public opinion   opinon leader  
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