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American Government Chapter 7 Review Game Which type of primary 1does not identify candidates by party?

? Nonpartisan 2permit "raiding" by members of other parties? open 3must be held when an absolute majority is needed to carry a primary, but no one wins a majority? runoff 4 allows any qualified voters to cast ballots? Open 5 excludes independent voters? Closed 6only allows declared party members to vote? Closed The following is which type of nomination method? 7. Members of the Federalist party in Congress meet to choose the candidate they will support in the 1824 presidential election 8. A political independent announces her intention to run for president. Self-announcement 9. An election held within a party to pick that partys candidates for the general election. Direct primary 10. Candidates are nominated by acquiring signatures of a certain number of qualified voters. petition 11. What is money raised and spent to elect candidates for Congress and the White House? Hard money Name this type of ballot 12. Party-Column Ballot picture of ballot 13. Associated with "ballot fatigue" - bedsheet 14. Candidates for an office are grouped together under the title of that office. office-group 15. office-group picture of ballot 16. each party's candidates are listed in a column under the party's name. . Party-Column Ballot 17. What does the Federal Election Commission (FEC) do? raises money for political candidates lobbies on behalf of special-interest groups administers all federal law dealing with campaign finance (ANS) 18. What is money given to party organizations for things like party-building activities? Soft money 19. Voter turnout in primary elections is usually far greater than it is in general elections. less than half what it is in general elections. (ANS) greater in one-party constituencies than in districts where there is heavy competition between parties. 20. What is a grant of money, usually from the government, for use as campaign money? Subsidy 21. Specifically, what date has Congress set for most national elections?

Tuesday-after-the-the-first-Monday in November of every even-numbered year 22. By what two methods can voters cast their ballots on days other than the official election day? office-group voting and party-column voting electronic voting and issue voting absentee voting and early voting (ANS) coattail voting and precinct voting 23. What is a voting district, the smallest geographic unit for the conduct of elections? precinct 24. A very popular presidential candidate pulls in many voters for his party, resulting in the election of several other members of his party running for State and local offices describes what? The coattail effect 25. What is the place where the voters who living in a voting district actually vote? Polling place

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