US Government Ch.6-7 Word Scramble
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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 |
In the ______, the two top vote getters in a direct primary face on another, with the winner receiving the nomination. | runoff primary |
a ______ is where voters who live in a particular precinct actually go to vote. | polling place |
a ______ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote. | closed primary |
a(n) ______ is the naming of a candidate who will seek election for a public office. | nomination |
The ______ is a party nomination election in which any qualified voter can participate. | open primary |
A ______ is a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and affect public policy decisions. | political action committee |
Elections in which candidates are not identified by party labels are known as ______. | nonpartisan election |
a person's ability to read or write, is no longer used to qualify voters. | literacy |
Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group is known as ______. | gerrymandering |
is the term regularly used to describe those people who have no specific major party affiliation. | independent |
People who do not believe their actions can affect politics have no sense of ______. | political efficacy |
In the United States, the ______, or the potential voting population, is made up of nearly 200 million people. | electorate |
The voting rights act of 1965 declared that no new election laws could be enacted in any State without ______ from the Department of Justice. | preclearance |
______ is the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party in any on election. | split-ticket voting |
People who are strongly loyal to a given party have strong ______. | party identification |
Persons living in a State for a short period of time are sometimes called______. | transients |
The right to vote is known as suffrage, or ______. | franchise |
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