APGovch.12.Andrew.Sanchez1 Flashcards
Closed primary
a primary election in which only a party’s registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot
Crossover voting
participation in the primary election of a party with which the voter is not affiliated
Barack Obama
the first African American president of the US, a Democrat, who served as forty-fifth president from 2009 to 2017. Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008; member of the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.
Bernie Sanders
longest serving independent in the US Congress. Ran against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary; senator from Vermont since 2007; first elected to the House of Representatives in 1991
General election
election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices
Campaign Consultant
a private-sector professional who sells to a candidate the technologies, services, and strategies required to get that candidate elected
Campaign Manager
the individual who travels with the candidate and coordinates the campaign
Primary election
election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election
Runoff Primary
a second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary
Thomas Jefferson
Principle drafter of the Declaration of Independence; second vice president of the US; third president of the US from 1801 to 1809. Co-founder of the Democratic-Republican party
Contrast ad
ad that compares the records and proposals of the candidates, with a bias toward the candidate sponsoring the ad
Elector
member of the Electoral College
Electorate College
representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president
Finance Chair
the individual who coordinates the financial business of the campaign
Incumbency
already holding an office
Initiative
an election that allows citizens to propose legislation or state constitutional amendments by submitting them to the electorate for popular vote
Mid-term election
an election that takes place in the middle of a presidential term
Pollster
a campaign consultant who conducts public opinion surveys
Presidential Coattails
when successful presidential candidates carry into office congressional candidates of the same party in the year of their election
Press secretary
the individual charged with interacting and communicating with journalists on a daily basis
Reapportionment
the reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Representatives after each decennial census