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Civics Test #01
civics test flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Political Party | an organization of citizens who wish to influence and control government by getting their members elected to office. |
| nominate | name, candidates to run for public office. |
| Platform and Planks | a statement of the party’s official stand on major public issues. The platform is made up of planks position statements on each specific issue in a party’s platform. |
| Canvass | go door-to-door handing out information and asking people which candidates they support. |
| Precincts | voting districts |
| Patronage | The system in which party leaders perform favors for loyal supporters of the party |
| Straight Ticket | a ballot cast for all the candidates of one party. |
| Split Ticket | the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party on the same ballot. |
| Independent Voters | people who do not support a particular political party. |
| Self Nomination | declaring that you are running for office. Self-nomination is possible for many local offices. |
| Write-In Candidate | one who asks voters to write his or her name on the ballot |
| Caucus | a meeting of party leaders to discuss issues or to choose candidates. |
| Direct Primary | a meeting of party leaders to discuss issues or to choose candidates. |
| Closed Primary | a primary in which a voter must be registered as a party member and may vote only in that party’s primary |
| Open Primary | a primary in which voters do not need to declare a party before voting, but they may vote in only one party’s primary |
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