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Texas Politics Today - chapter 4

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participation paradox

fact that citizens vote even though a single vote rarely decides an election

the proportion of eligible Americans who actually vote

voting-age population (VAP)

the total number of persons in the United States who are 18 years of age or older

a method of selecting party nominees in which party members participate directly in the selection of a candidate to represent them in the general election

a second primary election that puts the two top vote getters from the first primary where the winner in that primary did not receive a majority, the runoff primary is used in states such as Texas that have a majority election rule in party primaries