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| legislative process through which the majority party in each statehouse tries to assure that the maximum number of reps from its political party can be elected to Congress through the redrawing of legislative districts |
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| redrawing congressional districts to reflect increase or decreases in seats allotted to the states as well as population shifts within a state |
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| election in which voters decide which of the candidates they want to run for their party |
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| primary election in which only a register voter can vote |
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| a primary in which any party member can vote for a member of a particular party |
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| participation in the primary of a party with which the voter is not affiliated |
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| a second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary |
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| election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public office |
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| an election option such as the initiative of referendum that enables voters to enact public policy |
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| an election that allows citizens to propose legislation and submit it to the state electorate for popular vote |
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| an election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation to the states voters for approval |
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| an election in which voters can remove incumbents from office by popular vote |
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| electoral system in which the party that receives at least one more vote than any other party wins the election |
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| tendency of states to choose an early date on the primary calendar |
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| reps of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president |
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| member of the Electoral College chose by methods determined in each state |
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| reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Reps after each decennial census |
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| Conventional political participation |
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| political participation that attempts to influence the political process through well accepted, often moderate forms of persuasion |
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| Unconventional political participation |
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| political participation that attempts to influence the political process through unusual or extreme measures such as boycotts and picketing |
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| voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election |
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| the proportion of the voting-age public that votes |
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