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