Government Chapter 7

The ___ is a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can participate.

• open primary

• closed primary

A ___ is a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and affect public policy decisions.

• nonpartisan election

• political action committee

Elections in which candidates are not identified by party labels are known as ___.

• closed primaries

• nonpartisan elections

A ___ is the naming of a candidate who will seek election for a public office.

• nomination

• closed primary

A ___ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote.

• closed primary

• runoff primary

The ___ occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket.

• blanket primary

• coattail effect

In the ___, the two top vote getters in a direct primary face one another, with the winner receiving the nomination.

• polling place

• runoff primary

A ___ is where voters who live in a particular precinct actually go to vote.

• polling place

• closed primary

All of the following are loopholes in the current federal election laws EXCEPT

• the use of soft money for "party building" activities.

• money spent by an independent person or group on behalf of a candidate.

• the prominent use of issue ads.

• unlimited contributions by PACs to any one federal candidate.

Why are voting machines used?

• to eliminate the election process

• to increase the number of persons needed to administer elections

• to minimize vote-counting errors

• to encourage manual vote counting