Gov Unit 4: Week 1 Key Terms

Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election.

• Party-line voting

• Rational-choice voting

• Split-ticket voting

• Prospective voting

A primary nominating election in which declared party members can only vote in their party’s primary, but unaffiliated or independent voters are allowed to participate in either party’s primary.

• Semi-closed primary

• Closed primary

• Blanket primary

• Open primary

A party-nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part.

• Blanket primary

• Closed primary

• Semi-closed primary

• Open primary

Describes voting based on the recent record in office of a candidate or others in their party.

• Prospective voting

• Retrospective voting

• Rational-choice voting

• Party-line voting

Describes consistently voting for candidates of the same political party at all levels of government.

• Split-ticket voting

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Retrospective voting

A voting process in which voters receive a long ballot containing the names of all contenders, regardless of party, and can vote however they choose.

• Blanket primary

• Semi-closed primary

• Open primary

• Closed primary

Describes someone voting in their best interest, supporting the candidate whose platform will give them the most favorable outcomes.

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Retrospective voting

• Rational-choice voting

A primary nominating election in which only declared party members can vote.

• Semi-closed primary

• Closed primary

• Runoff primary

• Open primary

Describes voting based on how a citizen thinks a candidate will act and perform if elected to office.

• Prospective voting

• Retrospective voting

• Rational-choice voting

• Split-ticket voting

A primary in which the top two vote-getters in the first direct primary face one another.

• Blanket primary

• Semi-closed primary

• Runoff primary

• Closed primary