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| | *pending court cases concerning the structure of government | | *pending court cases concerning the structure of government |
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| − | *[[media bullying]] (e.g., post=election interviews for [[Rand Paul]]) | + | *[[media bullying]] (e.g., post-election interviews for [[Rand Paul]]) |
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| | *famous expressions and special vocabulary (as in sports): "all politics is local," "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!" "coattails", "political capital," "midterm elections," "filibuster", "voice vote," (add more) | | *famous expressions and special vocabulary (as in sports): "all politics is local," "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!" "coattails", "political capital," "midterm elections," "filibuster", "voice vote," (add more) |
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| | *election process: various signature requirements to qualify for the ballot, use of convention rather than public elections in some areas, primary election, general election, concept of endorsements, term and qualifications for various offices | | *election process: various signature requirements to qualify for the ballot, use of convention rather than public elections in some areas, primary election, general election, concept of endorsements, term and qualifications for various offices |
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| − | *correlations with voting patterns by "voting blocs"; "single issue" voters | + | *correlations of voting patterns by "voting blocs"; "single issue" voters |
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| | *initiatives and referenda: how different states handle this differently, track record of various issues, effect on others on the ballot | | *initiatives and referenda: how different states handle this differently, track record of various issues, effect on others on the ballot |
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| | (add to list) | | (add to list) |