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_____ is the constitutional clause that delegates control of elections to the state governments.

Women won the vote in _____ in 1890; but in _____, they waited another thirty years

House members are chosen every _____ years.

Senators are chosen every _____ years.

Presidential elections occur every _____ years.

On the first _____ after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, we elect all House members and a third of the Senate.

_____ states elect judges (87 percent of all state judges).

The Institute for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union argue that donating to campaigns is a form of _____.

A _____ is an organization of at least fifty people, affiliated with an interest group that is permitted to make contributions to candidates for federal office.

In _____, the Supreme Court struck down laws limiting independent political spending by corporations and unions.

Onetime candidate Morris “Mo” Udall, who ran in 1976 said afterward, “You have to be _____ to run for president.”

Since 1976, _____ have won the office of president most often.

The last president to come directly out of the House of Representatives was _____

_____ is the date on the primary calendar when the most states hold primaries and caucuses on the same day.

Conventional political wisdom holds that candidates must run more to the _____ to capture the nomination and then move to the _____ for the general election

_____ refers to the tendency for members of Congress to win reelection in overwhelming numbers.

_____ elections are those held between presidential elections, involving all seats in the House of Representatives, one-third of those in the Senate, thirty-six governorships, and other positions.

_____ refers to the reorganization of the boundaries of House districts, a process that follows the results of the U.S. census, taken every ten years.

_____ occurs when an election district is redrawn in a way that gives the advantage to the party in control of the state legislature.

_____ refers to attracting supporters or votes one by one, through door-to-door visits or small meetings.