1. Major and Minor Political Parties Political Dictionary Terms

2. Term 1 Device which a voter registers a choice in an election.

3. Answer ballot

4. Term 2 Place where the voters who live in a precinct vote.

5. Answer polling place

6. Term 3 A voting district.

7. Answer precinct

8. Term 4 When a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party’s ticket.

9. Answer coattail effect

10. Term 5 Voting by those unable to get to their regular polling places on election day.

11. Answer absentee voting

12. Term 6 The top two vote- getters in the first party primary face one another, and the winner becomes the nominee.

13. Answer runoff primary

14. Term 7 People who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election.

15. Answer caucus

16. Term 8 The naming of those who will seek office.

17. Answer nomination

18. Term 9 Special-interest groups which have an interest in public policy.

19. Answer political action committee

20. Term 10 Contributions made to State and local party organizations for activities such as voter registration and party mailings.

21. Answer soft money

22. Term 11 An election held within a party to pick that party’s candidates for the general election.

23. Answer direct primary

24. Term 12 Regularly scheduled elections which voters make the final selection of officeholders.

25. Answer general election

26. Term 13 A grant of money, usually from a government.

27. Answer subsidy

28. Term 14 Campaign money that is subject to regulation by the Federal Election Commission.

29. Answer hard money

30. Term 15 A party nominating election which only declared party members can vote.

31. Answer closed primary

32. Term 16 Elections in which candidates are not identified by party labels.

33. Answer nonpartisan election

34. Term 17 A party nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part.

35. Answer open primary