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Voter Registration<\/h2>\r\nresidency requirement<\/strong> the stipulation that citizen must live in a state for a determined period of time before a citizen can register to vote as a resident of that state\r\n

Voter Turnout<\/h2>\r\nchronic minority<\/strong> voters who belong to political parties that tend not to be competitive in national elections because they are too small to become a majority or because of the Electoral College system distribution in their state\r\n\r\nearly voting<\/strong> an accommodation that allows voting up to two weeks before Election Day\r\n\r\nvoter fatigue<\/strong> the result when voters grow tired of voting and stay home from the polls\r\n\r\nvoting-age population<\/strong> the number of citizens over eighteen\r\n\r\nvoting-eligible population<\/strong> the number of citizens eligible to vote\r\n

Elections<\/h2>\r\ncaucus<\/strong> a form of candidate nomination that occurs in a town-hall style format rather than a day-long election; usually reserved for presidential elections\r\n\r\nclosed primary<\/strong> an election in which only voters registered with a party may vote for that party\u2019s candidates\r\n\r\ncoattail effect<\/strong> the result when a popular presidential candidate helps candidates from his or her party win their own elections\r\n\r\ndelegates<\/strong> party members who are chosen to represent a particular candidate at the party\u2019s state- or national-level nominating convention\r\n\r\ndistrict system<\/strong> the means by which electoral votes are divided between candidates based on who wins districts and\/or the state\r\n\r\nElectoral College<\/strong> the constitutionally created group of individuals, chosen by the states, with the responsibility of formally selecting the next U.S. president\r\n\r\nincumbent<\/strong> the current holder of a political office\r\n\r\nmidterm elections<\/strong> the congressional elections that occur in the even-numbered years between presidential election years, in the middle of the president\u2019s term\r\n\r\nopen primary<\/strong> an election in which any registered voter may vote in any party\u2019s primary or caucus\r\n\r\nplatform<\/strong> the set of issues important to the political party and the party delegates\r\n\r\npolitical action committees (PACs)<\/strong> organizations created to raise money for political campaigns and spend money to influence policy and politics\r\n\r\nsuper PACs<\/strong> officially known as Independent Expenditure-Only Committees; organizations that can fundraise and spend as they please to support or attack a candidate but not contribute directly to a candidate or strategize with a candidate\u2019s campaign\r\n\r\ntop-two primary<\/strong> a primary election in which the two candidates with the most votes, regardless of party, become the nominees for the general election\r\n\r\nwinner-take-all system<\/strong> all electoral votes for a state are given to the candidate who wins the most votes in that state\r\n

Campaigns and Voting<\/h2>\r\nballot fatigue<\/strong> the result when a voter stops voting for offices and initiatives at the bottom of a long ballot\r\n\r\nincumbency advantage<\/strong> the advantage held by officeholders that allows them to often win reelection\r\n\r\nshadow campaign<\/strong> a campaign run by political action committees and other organizations without the coordination of the candidate\r\n\r\nstraight-ticket voting<\/strong> the practice of voting only for candidates from the same party\r\n

Direct Democracy<\/h2>\r\ninitiative<\/strong> law or constitutional amendment proposed and passed by the voters and subject to review by the state courts; also called a proposition\r\n\r\nrecall<\/strong> the removal of a politician or government official by the voters\r\n\r\nreferendum<\/strong> a yes or no vote by citizens on a law or candidate proposed by the state government","rendered":"

Voter Registration<\/h2>\n

residency requirement<\/strong> the stipulation that citizen must live in a state for a determined period of time before a citizen can register to vote as a resident of that state<\/p>\n

Voter Turnout<\/h2>\n

chronic minority<\/strong> voters who belong to political parties that tend not to be competitive in national elections because they are too small to become a majority or because of the Electoral College system distribution in their state<\/p>\n

early voting<\/strong> an accommodation that allows voting up to two weeks before Election Day<\/p>\n

voter fatigue<\/strong> the result when voters grow tired of voting and stay home from the polls<\/p>\n

voting-age population<\/strong> the number of citizens over eighteen<\/p>\n

voting-eligible population<\/strong> the number of citizens eligible to vote<\/p>\n

Elections<\/h2>\n

caucus<\/strong> a form of candidate nomination that occurs in a town-hall style format rather than a day-long election; usually reserved for presidential elections<\/p>\n

closed primary<\/strong> an election in which only voters registered with a party may vote for that party\u2019s candidates<\/p>\n

coattail effect<\/strong> the result when a popular presidential candidate helps candidates from his or her party win their own elections<\/p>\n

delegates<\/strong> party members who are chosen to represent a particular candidate at the party\u2019s state- or national-level nominating convention<\/p>\n

district system<\/strong> the means by which electoral votes are divided between candidates based on who wins districts and\/or the state<\/p>\n

Electoral College<\/strong> the constitutionally created group of individuals, chosen by the states, with the responsibility of formally selecting the next U.S. president<\/p>\n

incumbent<\/strong> the current holder of a political office<\/p>\n

midterm elections<\/strong> the congressional elections that occur in the even-numbered years between presidential election years, in the middle of the president\u2019s term<\/p>\n

open primary<\/strong> an election in which any registered voter may vote in any party\u2019s primary or caucus<\/p>\n

platform<\/strong> the set of issues important to the political party and the party delegates<\/p>\n

political action committees (PACs)<\/strong> organizations created to raise money for political campaigns and spend money to influence policy and politics<\/p>\n

super PACs<\/strong> officially known as Independent Expenditure-Only Committees; organizations that can fundraise and spend as they please to support or attack a candidate but not contribute directly to a candidate or strategize with a candidate\u2019s campaign<\/p>\n

top-two primary<\/strong> a primary election in which the two candidates with the most votes, regardless of party, become the nominees for the general election<\/p>\n

winner-take-all system<\/strong> all electoral votes for a state are given to the candidate who wins the most votes in that state<\/p>\n

Campaigns and Voting<\/h2>\n

ballot fatigue<\/strong> the result when a voter stops voting for offices and initiatives at the bottom of a long ballot<\/p>\n

incumbency advantage<\/strong> the advantage held by officeholders that allows them to often win reelection<\/p>\n

shadow campaign<\/strong> a campaign run by political action committees and other organizations without the coordination of the candidate<\/p>\n

straight-ticket voting<\/strong> the practice of voting only for candidates from the same party<\/p>\n

Direct Democracy<\/h2>\n

initiative<\/strong> law or constitutional amendment proposed and passed by the voters and subject to review by the state courts; also called a proposition<\/p>\n

recall<\/strong> the removal of a politician or government official by the voters<\/p>\n

referendum<\/strong> a yes or no vote by citizens on a law or candidate proposed by the state government<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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