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Elections in the USA MatchUp
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Swing
Voter Registration
Women
Tuesday
Running Mate
Debates
Incumbent
Gerrymandering
Partisanship
Caucus
Recall Election
Process of removing officials from public office before their term has expired (e.g. 2003 in California and the failed 2012 recall in Wisconsin).
Key factor in Obama's wins in 2008 and 2012 - getting people onto the electoral roll.
States that change hands from one election to another; also called battleground states (e.g. Florida, Virginia).
These take place in the election race between the candidates (Nixon vs JFK and Clinton vs Trump were famous examples).
Another name for the vice presidential candidate.
Another term for party identification (which has been very much evident in the Obama and Trump administrations).
The Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 allowed votes for ______.
There is a much greater chance that the ______ politician will be elected than a new challenger.
Meeting of party activists to choose the party's candidate in a presidential election.
US presidential elections are always held on the ______ after the first Monday in November.
Creating electoral districts which virtually guarantee victory for one of the main parties.