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APgovCH8/9Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Public Opinion | distribution of individual differences preferences for, or evaluations of, a given issue, candidate, or institution within a specific population |
| Political Socialization | process by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs |
| Attentive Public | those who follow public affairs carefully |
| Voter Registration | system designed to reduce voter fraud by limiting voting to those who have established eligibility by submitting the proper form |
| Australian Ballot | a secret ballot printed by the state |
| Turnout | the proportion of voting aged public that votes |
| Party Identification | an informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood |
| Winner-Takes-All | an election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins. |
| Single Member District | an electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official |
| Proportional Representation | an election system in which each party receive a proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote |
| Electoral College | electoral system used in electing the president and vice president, in which voters vote for electors pledged to cast their ballots for a particular party’s candidate |
| Safe Seat | an elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other |
| Coattail Effect | the boost candidates of the presidents’ party receive in an election because of the president’s popularity |
| Caucus | meeting of local party members to choose party officials and/or candidates for public office and to decide the platform |
| National party convention | the national meeting of delegates elected in primaries, caucuses, or state conventions who assemble once every 4 years, to nominate candidates for president and vice president, ratify the party platform, elect officers, and adopt rules |
| Interested Money | contributions by individuals or groups in hopes of influencing the outcome of the election and subsequently influencing policy |
| Soft money | money contributed to party building purposes that does not have to be disclosed under federal law |
| Issue Advocacy | unlimited and undisclosed spending by an individual or group on communications that do not use words like “vote for” or “vote against” although much of this activity is actually about electing or defeating candidates |
| Independent Expenditures | money spent by individuals or groups not associated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office |
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