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| Conventional Political Participation |
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| : Political participation that attempts to influence that political precess through well-accepted, often moderate forms of persuasion. |
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| Unconventional Political Participation: |
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| Political participation that attempts to influence the political precess through unsuaual or extreme measures, such as protests, boycotts, and picketing. |
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| The proportion of the voting-age public that votes |
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| voting for candidates of different parties for |
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| a voter's evaluation of the performance of the party in power |
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| a voter's evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she pledges to do about an issue if elected |
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| : a system of government that bases its rule on force rather than consent of the governed |
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| : the citizens eligible to vote |
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| a command, indicated by an electorates votes, for the elected officials to carry out their platforms |
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| elections in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election |
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| : a primary election in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to vote |
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| A primary election in which voters from either party may vote |
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| : participation in the primary of a party with which the voter is not affiliated |
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| an organized attempt by voters of one party to influence the primary results of the other party |
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| : a second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary |
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| : election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices |
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| : an election option such as the initiative or referendum that enables voters to enact public policy |
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| an election that allows citizens to propose legislation and submit it to the state electorate for popular vote |
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| : an election whereby the state legislature submits prpoosed legislation to the sate's voters for approval |
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| : an election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office by popular vote |
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| the tendency of states to choose an early date on the primary calendar |
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| a traditional party practive under which the majority of a state deligation can force the minority to vote for its candidate |
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| : delegate slot to the Democratic Party's national convention that is reserved for an elected party official |
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| : Representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president |
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| : member of the electoral college chosen by methods determined in each state |
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| : reallocation of the number of seats in the House after each decennial census |
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| : people electing the president |
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| congressional district plan |
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| : one vote for each congressional district |
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| : redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases or decreases in seats allottted to the states as well as population shifts within a state |
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| : an election that takes place in the middle of a presidential term |
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| : a proposed system in which the country would be divided into five or six geographic areas and all states in each region would hold their presidential primary elections on the same day |
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