Ap gov chapter 13
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 conventional political parcipitation | attempts to influence the political process through well accepted often moderate forms of persuasion |
| unconventional political parcipitation | attempts to influence pol. process through unusual or extreme measures (protests, boycotts etc) |
| turnout | The proportion of the voting age public that votes, sometimes defined as the number of registered voters that vote. |
| ticket splitting | voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election |
| retrospective judgement | a voter's evaluation of the performance of the party in power |
| prospective judgement | a voter's evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she pledges to do about an issue if elected |
| electorate | all persons having the right to vote |
| authoritarian systems | A system in which the government has the ultimate authority over how the people live their lives |
| mandate | an order or command placed in one's hand |
| primary elections | elections in which voters choose ther party`s candidate for the general election |
| closed primary | a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote |
| open primary | registered voters can vote in either primary-do not have to register with any party. |
| cross-over voting | voting by a member of one party for a candidate of another |
| raiding | an organized attempt by voters of one party to influence the primary results of the other party. |
| general elections | The decisive elections in which all reigstered voters cast ballots for their preferred nominees for a political office |
| front loading | The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar in order to capitalize on media attention. |
| unit rule | a traditional party practice under which the majority of a state delegation can force the minority to vote for its candidate |
| super delegate | delegates slot the Democratic Party's national convention that is reserved for an elected party official. |
| caucus | members meet in small groups to discuss delegates to the national convention |
| electoral college | A body of electors chosen by voters to cast ballots for president and vice president |
| elector | person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates |
| reapportionment | the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census |
| incumbency | the holding of an office |
| redistricting | The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population. |
| gerrymandering | the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent |
| ballot measure | an election option such as the initiative or referendum that enables voters to enact public policy |
| initiative | election that allows citizens to propose legislation and submit it to the state electorate from popular vote |
| referendum | a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate |
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