AP GOV Chapter 13 Terms Flashcards

Parts of the northeastern and Midwestern US characterized by declining industry, aging factories, and a falling population.

All of the people entitled to vote in a given election.

Requirements that direct states and local governments to provide additional services under the threat of penalties or as a condition of the receipt of federal grant money.

<p>Party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A voter's evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she pledges to do about an issue if elected.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A voter's evaluation of a candidate based on past performance on a particular issue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Elections held before the general election in which voters decide which of a party's candidates will be the party's nominee for the general election.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the first primary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Voting by a member of one party for a candidate of another party.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organized attempt by voters of one party to influence the primary results of the other party.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An open primary allows any registered voter to vote in any party's primary, while a closed primary only allows registered party members to vote.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A primary election in which political parties do not play a role.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An election held to choose which candidate will hold office.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some states allow citizens to come up with their own ideas for laws to put on an election ballot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from state office before his or her term has expired.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The candidate who wins the most votes in a state secures all of that state's delegates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Iowa hosts the first caucus and New Hampshire hosts the first primary in the nation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A proposal by critics of the caucuses and presidential primaries to replace these electoral methods with a series of primaries held in each geographic region.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This term refers to political bargaining conducted privately by influential people and a little-known candidate unexpectedly nominated by a major party.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A day on which several US states hold primary elections.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early attempts to raise money, line up campaign consultants, generate media attention, and get commitments for support even before candidates announce they are running.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many states have pushed forward the date of their primary elections due to the importance of early primaries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A person who is chosen or elected to represent a person or group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People elected by the voters in a presidential election as members of the electoral college.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process in which a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance, producing a long-term change in the political landscape.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An election when significant groups of voters change their traditional patterns of party loyalty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The gradual rearrangement of party coalitions, based more on demographic shifts than on shocks to the political system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Services a representative in Congress provides, such as helping with visas and getting involved in local issues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Credit claiming, access to media, easier fundraising, and campaign experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which representative districts are switched according to population shifts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It requires separate Electoral ballots for President and Vice President.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It requires states to permit people to register to vote at the same time they apply for their driver's license.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It limited the amount of soft money that could be raised by political parties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A law that eliminated various devices used to restrict voting by black people.</p> Signup and view all the answers