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| either a meeting to choose delegates to a state or national convention or a collection of like minded legislatures |
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| primarys in which only party members can vote and- onlyu for there party |
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| positive electoral effect of a popular presidential canidate on congressional coanidates of the party |
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| votes cast for a presidential canidate, with each state recieving one vote per its members oin the house and one vote for its senators |
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| the latest date on which a canidate for office may file official papers or pay required fees to state official elections |
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| drawing of boundry lines of ciongresssional districts in order to confer an advantage on some partisan or political interest |
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| the electoral advantage enjoyed by virtue of being an incumbent , over and above all other personal and political characteristcs |
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| the politiccian who currently holds an elective office and therefor may enjoy an 'incumbancy advantage' over challengers when running for election |
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| public moneys that the FEC distruibutes to primary canidates |
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| when a presisdents party loses seats in congress during the off year election |
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| primaries in which any registered voter can vote in any partys primary |
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| a house or senate race with no incumbent because of retirement or death |
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| a persons subjective feeling of affiliation with a party |
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| the totoal vote cast for a presidential canidate nation wide |
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| preliminary election that narrows the number of canidates by determining who will be the party nominees in the general election |
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| Proportional Representation |
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| an electoral system that assigns legislative seats in a manner rougly proportional to the number of votes each party recived ( seinfeld ) |
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| the redrawing of state legislative and congressional districts that occurs after each deccianl census |
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| The redrawing of boundries of congrsessional districts |
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| voting on the basis of past experience |
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| a congressional district almost guarenteed to elect either a democarat or republican because the distribution of partisans is so lopsided |
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| Single Member , Simple Plurality ( SMSP ) System |
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| electoral system in which the counrty is divided into geographic districs, and the canidates whgo win the most votes in there districts are elected |
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| campaign funds that are spent on a canidates behalf by an intersest group or politcal party but that the canidate does not recieve or coordinate directly |
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| a party leader or elected official witht the power to vote at a party convention |
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| Winner - Take - All Voting |
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| any voting procedure in which the side with the most votes gets all of the seats or delegates at steak |
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