Chapter 7 Electoral Process

Voters could choose among all contenders, regardless of party.

The device by which voters register their choices in an election.

Absentee voting is voting for people who cannot get to regular polling places on election day

What is the most commonly used method of nomination today?

The selecting of candidates for office.

Grants of money from federal and/or State treasuries.

When are elections held?

Money given to State and local party organizations for activities such as voter registration.

Which was the first presidential election in which 18-year-olds could vote?

Australian Ballot is a type of ballot which helps prevent corruption.

A primary in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to participate.

Only registered party members may vote.

The place where voters actually vote.

When a strong candidate running for office at the top of a ballot attracts votes to candidates

People who vote are generally more highly educated than those that do not.

A voting district.

The place where voters actually vote.

A group of like-minded people.

A group of like-minded people. → Caucus

An election held within a party to pick its candidates.

Are grants of money from federal and/or State treasuries. → Political action committee (PACs)

The political arms of special-interest groups.

The caucus is not commonly used today, but can be found in some places in New England

What is the oldest form of the nominating process?

Voting by those unable to get to their regular polling places. → Polling place

A candidate can put their name to a ballot for election by getting signatures on petition.

What is the FEC?

Only declared party members can vote.

Recall elections are often used in many states to throw corrupt politicians out of office.

The political arms of special-interest groups. → Nomination

The Presidential Primary is a type of direct primary and a major step in the nomination process

Candidates are not identified by party.

What candidate has run in the most presidential elections?

Voting machines were first used in 1892

The top two vote-getters go against each other to determine a winner.

Voters select the officeholders.

Money that is subject to reporting requirements and amount limits.

Voting by those unable to get to their regular polling places.

What does Office-Group Ballot encourage?

Candidates are not identified by party.