Wilson Vocabulary Chapter 10
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- Q1A variant of the open primary in which the voter receives a ballot that lists the candidates for nomination of all the parties, enabling the voter to vote for candidates of different parties. These have been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q2A type of primary in which the voter must be a registered member of a political party to vote in that party's primary.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q3The tendency of lesser-known or weaker candidates to profit in an election by the presence of a more popular candidate on the ticket.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q4A base of committed partisans supporting an electoral candidate who also attracts swing votes.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q5The second election in a campaign (primary is first). It determines which party's nominee will win office.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q6The person currently in office.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q7Media advertising meant to cast an unfavorable light on an opponent.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q8A ballot, sometimes called the Massachusetts ballot, that lists all candidates by office to minimize a straight party ticket vote. It was an innovation championed by the Progressives.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q9A type of primary in which the voter can decide upon entering the voting booth in which party's primary to participate.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q10A ballot, sometimes called the Indiana ballot, that was government-printed and contained a list in columns of all candidates of each party. A voter could simply mark the top on one column to vote for every candidate in that column. It was replaced by the office-bloc ballot.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q11A committee, set up by an interest group representing a corporation, labor union, or other interest, to contribute financially to candidates and campaigns.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q12A campaign issue on which the rival parties or candidates take different positions in order to reach out for electoral support. It tends to divide the electorate.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q13A special kind of primary used to pick delegates to the presidential nominating conventions of the major parties.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q14The first election in a campaign; it determines a party's nominee for an office.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q15Voting on the basis of a person's view of candidates' positions on the issues.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s