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Parties and Elections
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
04/30/2015

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Term
demarcate is
Republic is
Definition
D is Donkey
R is Elephant
Term
Electoral alliances
Definition
Recognized and support of the party
Term
Voter mobilization
Definition
Getting people to vote for you
Term
Primary election
Definition
An election with in the parties and the winner runs in the general election
Term
Who votes in the primary
Definition
on the party members
Term
In the primary
Definition
the members are showing themselves as extremist in heir parties.
Term
in general election
Definition
They move more middle ground
Term
suffrage
Definition
the right to vote
Term
turnout
Definition
a percentage of # of people who voted/ the # of people who could of voted
Term
Limitations of participation for voters
Definition
Age, citizenship, registered, not a prisoner
Term
Running for office
Definition
Age born in USA
Term
Plurality system
Definition
Most voter
Term
Majority system
Definition
more than 50% voters
Term
Proportional representation
Definition
when you get 20% of the vote you will get 20% of the seats
Term
Why aren't the third party so successful
Definition
Because they don't have a change in a plurality system.
Term
Gerrymandering
Definition
Redrawing bounders of districts to favor one party
Term
Electoral votes
Definition
538
270 to win
Term
Main and Nebraska split their vote
Definition
Term
When do they announce the winners
Definition
The Monday fallowing the second Wednesday in December
Term
how voters decide
Definition
by party
issue voting- one issue focused on
candidates characteristic
pro/ retrospective
Term
Pro/ Retrospective
Definition
retrospective he has made a difference in the past
pro- he will make a difference in the future
Term
Issue voting
Definition
Basing their vote on one issue
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