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primary in which only declared party members can vote
Closed Primary
primary in which any qualified voter can vote
Open primary
vote without going to polling places
absentee voting
two top vote getters run against each other
runoff primary
Limit on power of Congress to regulate financing of political campaigns
no power to regulate state/local
regularly scheduled election to make final selection of officeholders
General Election
place where voters actually vote
Polling Place
used by voters to make choice
ballot
person declares they are running
self announcement
Most election law in US is
state law
contributions given directly to candidates
Hard Money
place where voters actually vote
Precint
group of people with similar view who meet to select candidate
caucus
Why do voters only have two choices for most offices
two party system
Not one of the problems with high campaign budgets
Participation
naming of those who will seek office
Nomination
contributions to political parties or other political organizations
Soft money
strong candidate attracts votes for other candidates
coattail effect
gathering signatures from certain number of qualified voters
What keeps FEC from doing better job of enforcing laws
Not enough funds and staff too small
election in which candidates are not identified by party labels
Nonpartisan Election
grant of money usually from a government
subsidy
political extension of special interest groups
political action committee
Criticism of caucus system
represented views of only a few
why has election day become last day people can vote in many places
many ways to vote