chapter 8 vocabulary words
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| show | The person currently in office
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| show | the tendency of lesser known or weaker candidates to profit in an election by the presence on the ticket of a more popular candidate
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| show | A community set up by and representing a corporation, labor union, or special interest group that raises and spends campaign contributions on behalf of one or more candidates or causes.
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| show | drawing the boundaries of political districts so that the districts are very unequal in population
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| gerrymandering | show 🗑
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| sophomore surge | show 🗑
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| show | an issue dividing the electorate on which rival parties adopt different policy positions to attract voters
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| valance issues | show 🗑
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| show | an election used to fill an elective office
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| primary election | show 🗑
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| show | A primary election limited to registered party members.
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| show | a primary election that permits voters to choose on election day the primary in which they wish to vote
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| blanket primary | show 🗑
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| show | a second primary election held in some states when no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the first primary
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| show | held to select delegates to the presidential nominating conventions of the major parties
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| show | spending by politcal action committees on political matters that is done directly and not by giving money to a candidate or party
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| show | funds solicited from individuals, corporations, and unions that are spent on party activities such as voter registration campaigns and voting drives rather than on a specific candidate. These funds need not to be reported to the fed. elec. comm.
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| prospective voting | show 🗑
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| retrospective voting | show 🗑
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| show | funds provided by the federal government dollar for dollar for all monies raised for individual donors who contribute no more than $250. To be eligible candidate must raise $5000 in 20 states in contributions of $250 or less
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| Front loaded Campaigns | show 🗑
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| show | Hard money is regulated by law and can be used to influence the outcome of federal elections — that is, to advocate the election of specific candidates
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| Super Tuesday | show 🗑
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| straw poll | show 🗑
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