Chapter 7 Voting and Elections Vocabulary Quiz

the result when a voter stops voting for offices and initiatives at the bottom of a long ballot

• ballot fatigue

• closed primary

• referendum

• straight-ticket voting

a yes or no vote by citizens on a law or candidate proposed by the state government

• ballot fatigue

• closed primary

• referendum

• straight-ticket voting

the practice of voting only for candidates from the same party

• ballot fatigue

• closed primary

• referendum

• straight-ticket voting

a form of candidate nomination that occurs in a town-hall style format rather than a day-long election; usually reserved for presidential elections

• shadow campaign

• initiative

• caucus

• incumbent

law or constitutional amendment proposed and passed by the voters and subject to review by the state courts; also called a proposition

• shadow campaign

• initiative

• caucus

• incumbent

a campaign run by political action committees and other organizations without the coordination of the candidate

• shadow campaign

• initiative

• caucus

• incumbent

the current holder of a political office

• shadow campaign

• initiative

• caucus

• incumbent

voters who belong to political parties that tend not to be competitive in national elections because they are too small to become a majority or because of the Electoral College system distribution in their state

• chronic minority

• coattail effect

• voter fatigue

• winner take all system

the result when voters grow tired of voting and stay home from the polls

• chronic minority

• coattail effect

• voter fatigue

• winner take all system

the result when popular presidential candidate helps candidates from his or her party win their own elections

• district system

• coattail effect

• platform

• ballot fatigue