What Is the Invisible Primary?​

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the invisible primary?​

• A) ​The early voting that occurs after candidates have announced their candidacy
• B) The time when candidates begin to secure endorsements and fundraising commitments
• C) A set of secret meetings held across the country to decide how to attack the credibility of opposing candidates
• D) ​A period of gracefully bowing out for candidates who have made the decision to abandon a potential candidacy

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Definitions:

Shivering

An involuntary response to cold temperatures, producing heat through rapid muscle contractions to maintain body temperature.

Negative Feedback System

A regulatory system in which a change in some steady state triggers a response that counteracts, or reverses, the change, restoring homeostasis (e.g., how mammals maintain body temperature). Compare with positive feedback system.

Integrator

In homeostasis, a control center.

Effector

(1) A muscle or gland that contracts or secretes in direct response to nerve impulses. (2) In homeostasis, an organ or process that helps restore a steady state.