| A | B |
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| An organized effort to persuade voters to choose one candidate over others competing for the same office. | election campaign |
| A preliminary election conducted within a political party to select candidate who will run for public office in a subsequent election. | primary election |
| A primary election in which voters must declare their party affiliation before they are given a primary ballot. | closed primary |
| Voters may choose either party's ballot to take into the polling booth. | open primary |
| Voters receive one or more ballots listing all parties' political nominees for each office. | Blanket primary |
| They way CA orderd their candidates listed in a blanket primary. | In random order |
| Another name for CA blanket primary | "jungle" primary |
| A special primary held to select delegates to attend a party's national nominating convention. | Presidential primary |
| The nomination decision is mainly made by party leaders. | Party-dominated. |
| Campaigns are independent of party establishments. Endorsements by party leaders have no effect. | Candidate-dominated. |
| The nominee is determined before the convention | Closed convention |
| The nomination may be decided even before many major states vote. | "Front-loaded" |
| A local meeting of party supporters to choose delegates to attend a larger meeting | Local caucus |
| A national election held by law in November of every even-numbered year. | General elections. |
| Voting for candidates of all the same party | straight ticket |
| voting for candidates of different parties | Split ticket |
| British term for elections in single-member districts where the candidate with the most votes wins. | first-past-the post election |
| An election that lacks an incumbent | open election |
| A federal agency that oversees the financing of national election campaigns. | Federal Elecdtion Commision (FEC) |
| Financial contributions given directly to a candidate | hard money |
