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Elections and Public Engagement

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attentive public
noun
citizens who follow public affairs
australian ballot
noun
ballot containing the names of all the candidates for public office to be marked in secret
bipartisan
adjective
including members from two parties or factions
candidate appeal
how enticing a candidate s background, personality and other qualities seem to voters
caucus
noun
meeting of party leaders or faction of legislative body to select candidates and determine strategy
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coattail effect
noun
a popular political leader attracting votes for candidates of the same party in an election
electoral college
noun
body of electors chosen by the voters to elect the President and Vice President
federal election commission
noun
agency that administers election reform laws, including campaign finance
general election
noun
state or national election, as opposed to a local one
hard money
noun
political contributions which are limited in amounts and fully disclosed
independent expenditures
noun
rule letting people and groups spend unlimited amounts on campaigns independently from candidates
interested money
noun
contributions by individuals or groups to influence election outcomes and eventually policy
issue advocacy
noun
unlimited and undisclosed spending on communications without the words vote for or vote against
manifest opinion
noun
widely shared view
midterm election
noun
election held halfway between presidential elections
name recognition
advantage some candidates have because voters are more familiar with their name
national party convention
noun
meeting of delegates every four years to nominate presidential candidates and ratify party platform
national tide
tendency to focus on national issues rather than local ones in an election campaign
party identification
verb
informal affiliation with a political party that people usually acquire in childhood
political socialization
noun
process by which people form political ideas and acquire political values.
presidential election
noun
election in which presidential candidates are on the ballot
primary election
noun
election in which voters chose a party's nominees
proportional representation
noun
voting method giving political parties legislative representation in proportion to the popular vote
prospective issue voting
verb
voting on what a candidate pledges to do about an issue if elected
public opinion
noun
collective opinion of many people on an issue or candidate
random sample
noun
subset in which every individual has an unknown and random chance of being selected
retrospective issue of voting
verb
voting according to previous performance of incumbents
safe seat
noun
political office that after election is sure to be held by the same party that held it before
single-member district
common system in which each district votes on one person to represent them in a legislative body
soft money
noun
money contributed to a political candidate or party that is not subject to federal regulations
turnout
noun
amount of people who show up to vote
voter registration
verb
system limiting voting to those who establish eligibility by submitting the proper documentation
winner-take-all system
noun
system in which the candidate with the most votes wins the election

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