civics
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political party | an association of voters bored common intersts who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party candidates to public office
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two-party system | a system of government in which two parties compete for power.
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third party | a party that challenges the two major parties
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platform | a series of statement expressing the party principles beliefs and position on elections issues.
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plank | each individual part of a political party platform.
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national committee | is made of representatives from every sate.
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caucus | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business.
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precinct | A geographic area that contains a specific number of voters
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ward | several adjoining precincts making up a longer election unit.
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political machine | a strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes.
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direct primary | a form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand.
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closed primary | an election in which only the declared member of a party are allowed to vote for the party nominees.
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open primary | an election i which voters need not declare their party preference to vote for the party nominees.
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plurality | the most votes among all those running for a political office.
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majority | a number that is more than 50 percent of the total.
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petition | a formal request for government action.
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