Chapter 10

2. party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or CAUCUSes
5. voting for a candidate because you favor his or her ideas for handling the issues
6. The alleged tendency of candidates to win more votes in the election because they are better looking and have more presence in front of people
7. A law that puts some sort of restriction on something to do with the elections
8. a primary election which voters may choose which party to vote as they enter the polling place
11. A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations
16. a primary election which voting is limited to already registered party members
18. advertisements that try to persuade voters to vote for one candidate by making the opponent look bad, either by attacking the opponent’s character or record on the issues.
19. an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections.
20. an election held to choose which candidate will hold office

1. an issue about which the public is united and rival candidates or political parties adopt similar positions in hopes that each will be thought to best represent those widely shared beliefs
2. voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election
3. a ballot listing all of a given office under the name of that office
4. the person already holding the elective office
9. a primary election which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties
10. voting for candidates who are all of the same party
12. a ballot listing all of the candidates of a given party together under the name of that party
13. An issue about which the public is divided and rival candidates or political parties adopt different policy positions
14. The alleged tendency of candidates to win more votes in an election because of the presence at the top of the ticket of a better-known candidate, such as the president
15. A law that restricts the how much a candidate can get from certain areas of the public
17. a second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the votes the first primary