Vocab
Running for Office
Elections
Voting
Random
100
A statewide election for voters to vote for their favorite presidential candidates
What is Presidential Primary?
100
The President and Vice president have to be at least _____ years old to run
What is 35 years old?
100
A secret ballot prepared and distributed by government officials.
What is an Australian Ballot?
100
Age, educational attainment, minority status, income level, and existance of two party competition are to name a few.
What are some factors for low voter turnout?
100
No candidate recieves the majority of votes then the top two compete in this type of primary.
What is Run-off Primary?
200
A poll that is taken almost everyday right before the election
What is a tracking poll?
200
The Senator must be at least _______ years old to run
What is 30 years old?
200
Office-Block and Party-Column Ballots
What are the 2 types of Australian Ballots?
200
Uniformative Media coverage and negative campaigning
What are reasons people do not vote?
200
Ways to improve voter turnout
What is mail-in voting, internet voting, declare voting day a national holiday?
300
A closed meeting of party leaders to decide on policy and to select party candidates.
What is a Caucus?
300
A senator must be a citizen for at least _______years before running
What is 9 years?
300
Oregon is the only state that has this and some people think it defeats the purpose of voting.
What is voting by mail?
300
When people purposely decide not to become informed about politics and their views, therefore they do not vote
What is the Rational Ignorance Effect?
300
People within a society who have similar incomes and similar jobs.
What is Socioeconomic status?
400
The percentage of people who actually vote compared to the ones eligible.
What is voter turnout?
400
A representative must be a citizen for at least _____ years before running
What is 2 years?
400
Someone who votes twice
What is voting fraud?
400
The last "good" year for voter turnout, almost 65% of voters showed up.
What is 1960?
400
The influence of a popular candidate on the same ticket, encourages straight-ticket voting
What is the Coattail Effect?
500
Voters who vote for the candidate because of his/her stand on a particular issue
What is issue voting?
500
A representative must be at least ______ years old before running
What is 25 years old?
500
A ballot which candidates are arranged in 1 column
What is Party-Column Ballot?
500
Entry of a person's name onto a list so they can vote, must be done before voting day in most cases
What is registration?
500
Primaries held on the same date, mostly in southern states
What is Super Tuesday?
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