Government Chapter 10

A filmed episode showing a candidate during something newsworthy

Televised pictures showing nothing more than individuals speaking

A voter describing himself as neither a Democrat nor a Republican

Can be given to the parties in limitless amonts so long as it is not used to back candidates by name

The tendency for newly elected members of Congress to become strong in their districts very quickly

A group legally able to solicit campaign contributions from individuals within an organization and

An election intended to select a party's candidates for elective office

An election used to fill an elective office

A primary election in which voters must first declare to which party they belong

A primary in which voters can vote for the candidates of either the Democratic or the Republican party

A primary in which voters can vote for the Democratic candidates

A primary in which

The tendency of lesser-known or weaker candidates to profit from the presence on the ticket of stronger candidate

The person currently in office

The result of having districts of very unequal size

Drawing a district in some bizarre or unusual manner in order to create an electoral advantage

An issue dividing the electorate on which rival parties adopt different policy positions to attract voters

A primary held to select delegates to the presidential nominating conventions of the major parties

Voting for a candidate because on favors his ideas for addressing issues after the election

Voting for the candidate or party in office because one likes or dislikes how things have gone in the recent past

Short television advertisements used to promote a candidate for government office

Ordinary advertising for or against candidates but not coordinated with or made at their direction

An issue on which voters distinguish rival parties by the degree to which they associate each party with conditions or goals that the electo