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| 312851653 | attentive public | Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully. | |
| 312851654 | australian ballot | A secret ballot printed by the state | |
| 312851655 | balancing the ticket | Occurs when a presidential nominee chooses a vice presidential running mate who has different qualities in order to attract more votes for the ticket. | |
| 312851656 | blanket primacy | a primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties | |
| 312851657 | caucus | a closed political meeting | |
| 312851658 | closed primacy | a primary election in which voting is limited to already registered party members | |
| 312851659 | coattail | A concept allowing congressional and other candidates to ride the popularity of a leader, such as the president, especially at election time. | |
| 312851660 | demographics | the statistical data of a population, esp. those showing average age, income, education, etc. | |
| 312851661 | direct election | Election of an official directly by the people rather than by an intermediary group such as the Electoral College. | |
| 312851662 | direct primary | a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office | |
| 312851663 | coattail effect | The boost that candidates may get in an election because of the popularity of candidates above them on the ballot, especially the president. | |
| 312851664 | fixed terms | terms of office that have a definite length of time, e.g., two years for a member of the House. | |
| 312851665 | front loading | The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar in order to capitalize on media attention. | |
| 312851666 | gender gap | Difference in political views between men and women | |
| 312851667 | general election | a national or state election | |
| 312851668 | hard money | Political contributions given to a party, candidate, or interest group that are limited in amount and fully disclosed. | |
| 312851669 | ideology | imaginary or visionary theorization | |
| 312851670 | incumbent | the official who holds an office | |
| 312851671 | independent leaners | tend to vote for candidates of one particular party | |
| 312851672 | pure independents | have no consistent pattern of party voting | |
| 312851673 | issue advocacy ads | ads that focus on issues and do not explicitly encourage citizens to vote for a certain candidate. | |
| 312851674 | open primary | a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party) | |
| 312851675 | party identification | An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood. | |
| 312851676 | party platform | A political party's statement of its goals and policies for the next four years | |
| 312851677 | political culture | an overall set of values widely shared within a society | |
| 312851678 | political efficiency | one's own influence or effectiveness on politics | |
| 312851679 | political socialization | the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions | |
| 312851680 | realigning elections | Elections that may lead to a basic shift in the party identification of the electorate. | |
| 312851681 | safe seat | An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other, so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted. | |
| 312851682 | single member district system | System in which the people elect one representative per district. With a winner-take-all rule, this system strengthens the two major parties and weakens minor parties. | |
| 312851683 | soft money | Money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party-building purposes. Now largely illegal except for limited contributions to state or local parties for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts. | |
| 312851684 | solid south | Term applied to the one-party (Democrat) system of the South following the Civil War. For 100 years after the Civil War, the South voted Democrat in every presidential election. | |
| 312851685 | split ticket voting | voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election | |
| 312851686 | straight ticket voting | the practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election | |
| 312851687 | suffrage | the right to vote | |
| 312851688 | super delegate | A delegate to the Democratic National Convention who is eligible to attend because he or she is an elected party official. The Democrats reserve a specific set of delegate slots for party officials. | |
| 312851689 | super tuesday | A Tuesday in early March in which many presidential primaries, particularly in the South, are held. | |
| 312851690 | swing state | A state that does not consistently vote either Democratic or Republican in presidential elections. |
