electoral process

naming those who will run for office.

_ party system

voters make final selection of officeholders.

1.Oldest form (colonial)🡪 now used in small/rural towns. Person announces they want to run.(type of nomination)

2.grp who meets to select a candidate they will all support.(Many oppose b/c of unrepresentative character.)

3.-replaced caucus method, soon replaced by direct primary, series of delegates

4. -Held within party to choose party’s candidate for gen. election. -Most states use this method.

Party election🡪 only party members can vote.(27 states)

Party election🡪any qualified voter can take part.

“Wide-open primary”🡪 found unconstitutional

if a majority of the votes are not acquired, top 2 vote-getters face off and voters vote

candidates are not identified with party labels. Winner runs unopposed in gen.election unless write-in.

5. nomination by petitions signed by required # of voters.

____ regulate voting

federal Set date for congressional elections: 1s Tuesday foll. 1st Monday in _____. of every even-num. yr. 🡪 same for Pres. Elections

required the use of _____ ballots

Help ____ _____ Act (2002)

Replace all lever operated/punch voting devices by ____

_____ voting: challenged voters votes can count later found legal

Centralize and computerize voter ______systems

those unable to vote at a reg. polling place.

before election to increase voter turnout

strong candidate at the top helps attract voters to those at bottom of ballot

voting district( smallest)

place where those who live in a precinct actually vote.

device used to cast a choice

their are _ types

printed by public, lists candidate names, given out at polls to voters, marked in secret.(used by the usa)

candidates for an office are grp together

listed under party name: encourages straight ticket voting

help prepare for an election/not cast

long ballots

1907🡪 illegal for corp.’s and ____ ____ to make money contributions for fed. office.

____(1971)🡪 amdts. ’74 & ’76,

_____ Camp. Reform Act 2002.

administers all fed. laws dealing w/ campaign finance.

1974🡪 _ members appoint. by Pres.

_ basic laws

______ require.

Limits on _______

Limits on ____ (spending)

“Money is ____”

“More loophole than law.” who said this

money raised and spent to elect cand. for Congress and Pres.🡪Regulated by the FEC

funds given to party organ. for “party-building activities.”🡪 major loophole

ban soft-money contrib.🡪 but other indep. pol grps. still contribute (not restricted under law)