Chapter 5 Dr.Huerta

Drawing districts to favor representation by a member if a historical minority group in representative body

Universal suffrage is virtually open to all person 18 years of age or older

A general election is held to elect county, state, & federal officials

Donated to campaign, expressly advocate for nomination, pay for ads, but not at the request of the candidate's campaign

A barrier to vote by having to pay annually fee to be eligible to vote in primaries, special & general elections

A primary that allows voters to directly selection candidate for public office

A barrier to vote by having a prerequisite reading test to African American & Latinos

A way to draw voting districts to include or exclude certain groups from voting. Changing election outcomes

Elected representatives who are elected from the entire entity(residents), and not a single member district

A primary election happens before a general election and helps parties pick a candidate for major public posistions

A state agency that enforce standards lobbyist & public officials, registers lobbyist, reporting of campaign funds

Committees that raise unlimited sums of funds from corporations, unions, nonprofits, Orgs., individuals

(Blank) confirms and certifies the vote tally for each candidate as well as the ballot

Individuals who vote in a primary of a certain party's primary, votes in opposite party in general election

(Blank) is a brief statement (quotable) from media that conveys a message & designed by campaign

After 1st primary, elects top-two voter-getters to run again if no one received a majority vote before

A primary where voters are not required to declare affiliation with a party

Was passed to restrict donations of soft and hard money for campaigns, was limited by federal court

Campaign Money donated directly to candidates or political parties, restricted by federal laws

A geographic area (like school districts) that is for conducting primaries and elections.

A primary which makes voters declare their support for party to be able to vote

Places to go vote and where your voter is verified

Legislation making it easier and offer to register to vote in government offices to clients (DMV)

A barrier to vote by designing African Americans and Latinos in Democratic primaries (1923-1944)

A candidate cannot run in a general election without party endorsement or selection. There are no independents

Money coming from anonymous sources because nonprofits do not need to disclose their contributions

A general election is conducted within the party to nominate a candidate who run for public office

An organization created to collect & distribute contributions to political campaigns

This primary has single ballot with all candidates from all parties. Party primaries do not exist. Need 50% to win

Unregulated political donations to parties & independent expenditures. Not directly to campaigns.