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Match each term or person with the correct statement below. a. | plurality | e. | caucus | b. | winner-take-all system | f. | party base | c. | primary
election | g. | stump
speech | d. | general elections | h. | coattail effect |
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A meeting of party members to choose party officials for elective
office.
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largest number of votes, but may not be a majority
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Party activists who are more likely to vote in primary elections; they embrace
the core values of their party.
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Voters determine which candidate will represent the party on the ballot of the
upcoming general elections
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A candidate’s standard campaign speech, given over and over.
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The influence that a popular politician may have on voters, making it more
likely that they will get elected.
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Regularly scheduled elections in even numbered years for major offices
including president, governor, representative and senator.
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awards offices to highest vote getters without rewarding the losing candidates,
even though may have received a large number of votes.
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Match these terms of expanded suffrage with their more full explanations
below: a. | Before Civil War | e. | 24th Amendment bans poll
taxes | b. | 15th Amendment (Passed after Civil War) | f. | 1965 Voting Rights Act | c. | 17th Amendment to
directly elect Senators | g. | 26th Amendment | d. | 19th Amendment - women’s
suffrage | h. | 1993 Motor
Voter |
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Gave voters the say, not state legislators
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Extended the vote to African American males
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Now you 18 year olds can vote!
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They had been denied the right to vote for centuries in almost all countries,
but their lobbying to get the vote in America paid off after WW I.
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Blacks were kept from voting in the South by having to pay this; its removal
allowed many more blacks to be able to vote.
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This made it easier for people in all states to register to vote.
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Only white males could vote
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Protecting the voting rights of African Americans allowed blacks to be elected
to office.
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Primaries. Match the primary with its explanation. a. | Closed primary | d. | nonpartisan primary | b. | Open primary | e. | Primary election | c. | blanket
primary | f. | Caucus |
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The election used to decide which candidate from a party will be on the ballot
in the next general election.
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This primary election is open only to registered party members.
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Only a few states use this system where you can pick any name from a list for
each of the offices.
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In this primary election any voter can vote, but you must decide if you are
going to ask for a Republican or Democratic ballot.
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If you win a majority in this election, you actually win the office. If a
majority is not achieved, the top 2 vote-getters get put on the ballot.
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This election takes place in a small meeting. (Only some states use this
method.)
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Know your election types. a. | Presidential
election | d. | Off-year election | b. | Midterm election | e. | None of these | c. | General
election |
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In even numbered years, the next will be in 2012.
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In even numbered years, regularly scheduled elections every two years.
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Between presidential elections, one third of Senate elected.
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A special election.
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Occurs in odd numbered years, local elections.
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