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| Government by a few leaders made eligible by birthright. |
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| Those legally entitled to vote for a public official. |
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| A system in which governmental power is widely shared among the citizens, usually through free and open elections. |
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| Type of democracy in which ordinary people are the government, making all the laws themselves. |
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| Desire to obtain or retain elected office. |
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| Final election that selects the office holder. |
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| The institution in society that has a "monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force." |
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| Proposed laws or state constitutional ammendments placed on the ballot via citizen petition. |
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| Government by a few who gain office by means of wealth, military power, or membership in a single political party. |
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| Condition that prevails when the next election campaign begins as soon as the last has ended and the line between electioneering and governing has disappeared. |
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| Preliminary election that narrows the number of candidates by determining who will be the nominees in the general election. |
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| A shorthand refernce to an initiative or referendum. |
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| Voting on the basis of the candidates' policy promises. |
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| Attempt to remove an official from office before completion of the term. |
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| A law or state constitutional ammendment that is proposed by a legislature or city council but does not go into effect unless the required majority of voters approve it. |
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| An indirect form of democracy in which the people choose representatives who determine what government does. |
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| Voting on the basis of the past performance of the incumbent administration. |
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| Voter who cares so deeply about some particular issue that a candidate's view on this one issue determines his or her vote. |
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