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an election where candidates run against members of their own party
primary
when you get the popular vote you get all of the electoral vote describes the __ system
winner take all
when states hold their primaries and caucuses earlier to get more media attention this is called
frontloading
when the president uses the media to appeal to the people directly is called the
bully pulpit
when the media determines what stories to cover or leave alone
gatekeeping
What court case said unlimited campaign spending is protected by the 1st amendment if it is not directly to the candidate
citizens united v fec
when you vote someone out of office this is called a __
recall
when you vote for someone on their past policies or what they already have done in office is called __ voting
retrospective
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when you formally charge a politician of wrongdoing and the only way to remove a president from office
impeachment
when you have to sign up before an election in order to vote this is called voter __
registration
the ___ amendment banned the poll tax just type in the number
24
when you redraw voting districts to gain an advantage this is called
gerrymandering
the current officeholder is called the __
incumbent
when a minor party takes away votes from one of the major parties impacting the outcome of the election is when the minor party plays the role of the __
spoiler
what foundational document says factions are bad and you need a large republic to maintain control of them because they will be unable to seize total control of the government
It's election day and you are representing the Lime Green Party of America. Name any state to grab its electoral votes and defeat the hated Periwinkle party.