Campaigns and Elections

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gerrymander

manipulate the boundaries of an electoral district to favor one party or class

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redistricting

process of drawing electoral district boundaries

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caucus

local gathering where voters publically decide which candidate to support

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primary

statewide voting process where voters cast secret ballots for their preferred candidate

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delegate

an elected representative sent to represent others

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(national) convention

formal gathering to select the party's nominee for President

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blue state

states carried by the Democrats in most presidential elections

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red state

states carried by the Republicans in most presidential elections

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incumbent

person currently holding the public office

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party platform

formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate

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swing state

state where both Democratic and Republican candidates receive strong support without an overwhelming majority of support for either party

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public opinion

views of the general public

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opinion poll

survey of questions designed to elicit the opinions of a population

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propaganda

techniques used to sway the opinions of an audience

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mudslinging

use of insults and accusations with the aim of damaging the reputation of an opponent.

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soft money

a contribution to a political party that is not accounted for and unregulated

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hard money

a contribution to a political party that is limited and regulated

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political action committee

an organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation

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Super PAC

an organization that collects and can spend unlimited amounts of money on behalf of candidate, party, ballot initiative, or legislation

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constituents

the people of an area who are represented by public politician

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rank choice voting

is a method of voting allowing voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference

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Electoral College

a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

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winner-take-all system

an electoral system in which legislative seats are awarded only to the candidates who come in first

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incumbent

the current officeholder

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