The process of candidate selection in an electoral system
Nomination
Effect of strong candidate running for office at top of ballot helping to attract voters
Coattail Effect
Primary in which the top two vote-getters in the 1st direct primary face one another
Runoff Primary
Place where the voters who live in a certain precinct go to vote
Polling Place
Voting process in which voters receive a long ballot containing names of contenders
Blanket Primary
Party nominating election in which only one declared party members can vote
Closed Primary
The nominating stage is important in the electoral process mostly because
It limits choices
Petitions to nominate candidates
Are generally required by State law for nominating minor party candidates
Voters are asked to complete election ballots in all of the following ways EXCEPT
raising hands at a public meeting
Money is an indispensable campaign resource because
It makes themselves known to the public
Campaign Contributions to a presidential candidate can
Be made by any American
The oldest form of the nominating process in the US is
self announcement
A primary in which candidates are not labeled by party is known as a
Non paricant primary
The purpose of poll watchers is to
Make sure everyone is qualified
Which of the following statements about PACs is FALSE?
They can raise funds only for presidential and congressional campaigns
Which of the following statements about the FEC is FALSE?
It regulates the use of money in State and local elections only.
Which of the following is NOT legal under the current federal presidential campaign financing laws?
A person or group can contribute unlimited funds to a political campaign.