Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Chapter 10

Chapter Sections

10.1 – Introduction

10.2 – The Right to Vote

• Who Voted Then: The Gradual Expansion of Suffrage
• The Civil Rights Movement and Suffrage
• Voting Today: Easy Registration and Low Turnout

10.3 – Choosing Candidates for Public Office: The Nomination Process

• Primary Elections: Closed, Open, Blanket, and Nonpartisan
• Joining the Race: Self-Announcement, Exploratory Committees, and Drafts
• Establishing a Campaign Organization
• Building a War Chest by Dialing for Dollars
• Developing Campaign Strategies and Themes
• Reaching the Voters: Retail Politics, Wholesale Politics, and Microtargeting
• Locking Up the Nomination
• The Other Way to Run for Office: Nomination by Petition

10.4 – Campaigning in General Elections

• Presidential, Midterm, and Off-Year Elections
• Building a Winning Coalition: Motivating the Base While Moving Toward the Middle
• Issues Versus Image: Stump Speeches. Photo Ops. and Televised Debates
• Getting Out the Vote
• Who Wins?
• The Electoral College Debate
• Reining in Soft Money and Issue Ads

10.5 – Voter Behavior

• Who Does and Does Not Vote
• How Voters Choose Among Candidates
• Is Nonvoting a Serious Problem?

Summary

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