Politics and Elections Part 2
| Initiative | Direct citizen vote on legislation which bypasses the legislative and executive branches |
Recall
| Removing incumbent from office by special vote of the citizens |
Political machine
| Politicians using government jobs to reward supporters to generate loyalty and votes |
Political action committees
| Independent organization that contributes money or direct advertising for candidates |
Proportional representation
| Officials are elected based on percentage of the votes their parties receive |
Nonpartisan election
| Candidates run as independents without party identification |
Laissez-faire
| Idea that government should be kept small and keep out of most areas of life |
Libertarian party
| Opposes almost all government activism in society |
Populist
| Idea that active governmental intervention is acceptable |
Coattails effect
| Popularity of the presidential candidate helps fellow party candidate |