5 Written Questions

1. election in the middle of presidential term
2. primary available only to single party
3. approving a legislative action at the polls
4. the November election of even years
5. representative who actually decides presidential race

5 Matching Questions

1. Run-off Primary
2. gerrymandering
3. Regional Primary
4. critical election
5. raiding

1. a proposed change where states would be divided into regions and would all hold their primaries on the same day
2. b a second primary where candidates receiving the most votes in the first primary compete for the office
3. c influencing another party's primary vote
4. d realigning districts for party control
5. e election signaling party realignment

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. majority of delegates overwhelm the minority
   1. raiding
   2. unit rule
   3. electorate
   4. initiative
2. rearrangement of coaltions due to demographic shifts
   1. general election
   2. party realignment
   3. secular realignment
   4. Superdelegate
3. votes based on candidate's promises
   1. party realignment
   2. retrospective judgment
   3. prospective judgment
   4. crossover voting
4. voting for the opposite party
   1. raiding
   2. front-loading
   3. ticket-splitting
   4. crossover voting
5. voter's judgment of party's performance
   1. prospective judgment
   2. referendum
   3. retrospective judgment
   4. secular realignment

5 True/False Questions

1. nonpartisan primary → contest without party declaration

   True        False

2. Superdelegate → elected official invited to convention

   True        False

3. front-loading → setting an earlier state primary

   True        False

4. primary election → early election to sift through possible candidates

   True        False

5. mandate → a command from the voters

   True        False