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- 3. is the United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections
- 5. vote for candidates of more than one party
- 6. if your old enough to go to war your old enough to vote
- 8. are the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office
- 10. An election in which the traditional majority party maintains power based on the longstanding partisan orientation of the voters
- 11. allowing voters to register at motor vehicle departments
- 12. a large portion of the electorate abandons its previous partisan affiliation, without developing a new one to replace it.
- 16. to start things off
- 17. The people who are eligible to vote in an election
- 18. a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention
- 20. a delegate to a presidential nominating convention who is seated automatically
- 24. is held when none of the candidates receive the required votes to win
- 29. voters of any affiliation may vote in the primary of any party
- 31. is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue
- 33. a power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official
- 34. an independent agency of the United States government whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections
- 36. refers to voting made after taking into consideration factors like the performance of a political party, an officeholder, and/or the administration
- 37. the right for any citizen to vote regardless of their race or color
- 38. an electoral process to choose most or all members of an elected body, typically a legislature
- 39. is a system used for selecting political party candidates in a primary election
- 40. a primary at which members of only one political party vote
- 42. the belief that ordinary citizens can influence what the government does.
- 43. established the direct election of United States senators in each state
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- 1. the phenomenon of a popular presidential candidate or political party leader being able to attract votes for other candidates in his or her party
- 2. the theory of democratic elections in which voters decide what the government will do in the near future by choosing a certain political party with distinct stances on issues
- 4. An election in which the minority party is able to overcome the long-standing party
- 7. is the change in behavior of voting groups
- 9. when a voter indicates a preference for a particular candidate to be a party's nominee for the presidency
- 13. abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections
- 14. the moving up of presidential primaries and caucuses by states, thereby increasing their influence in the selection of a party’s candidate
- 15. a primary in which nominations of candidates for office are made by direct vote
- 19. the right to vote
- 21. is a vote in which a substantial majority of members of a political party vote the same way
- 22. allows for you to express yourself freely
- 23. means contributions made outside the limits and prohibitions of federal law
- 25. is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- 26. people make choices based on the idea that the result will be beneficial to them
- 27. an election by the political parties to nominate their candidates for the General Election ballot
- 28. is held when neither a presidential election nor a midterm election takes place
- 30. a body of people representing the states of the US, who cast vote for the elections of the presidents
- 32. gave women the right to vote
- 35. is a set of sharp changes in party ideology, issues, party leaders
- 41. regulates the financing of political campaigns