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chapter 10 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Political party | Group of people with the same political ideas |
| Nominate | When a candidate is chosen by his/her party |
| Candidate | Person seeking office |
| Platform | General statement of a parties beliefs |
| Plank | A parties belief on a specific issue |
| Third parties | Any party other than the Dem or Rep |
| Two party system | Only 2 major parties |
| One party system | Only one major party |
| Liberal | More ready to change |
| Conservative | Less ready to change |
| Grassroots | Starting with the people |
| Coalition | When 2 or more parties act together |
| Radical | An extreme |
| Moderate | A middle of the road position |
| Political machine | A very strong political organization |
| Primary election | Party chooses its candidate state by state |
| General election | Winner gets the office |
| Recall election | Vote to remove a public official |
| Run-off election | Election between the top 2 vote-getters |
| Precinct | Small voting district |
| Partisan | Supporting your party or their idea |
| Campaign | candidates seeking votes |
| Soft money | money not given directly to the candidate |
| Plurality | the most but not a majority |
| Proposition | when the state ask permission of the voters to do something |
| Polling place | where voters vote |
| Caucus | a meeting to decide a political question/issue |
| Bias | to favor |
| Apathy | don’t care |
| Spectrum | a wide range of something |
| Propaganda | ideas used to persuade |
| Lobby | to try and persuade |
| Electorate | eligible voters |
| Ballot | what a person votes on |
| Incumbent | person holding office |
| Exit poll | asking people their opinion |
| Interest group | collection of voters with a mutual cause |
| PAC | organization that collects money to give to certain candidates |
| Split ticket | voting for candidates from both parties |
| Straight ticket | voting for candidates from only one party |
| One party system | Only one major party |
| Liberal | More ready to change |
| Conservative | Less ready to change |
| Grassroots | Starting with the people |
| Coalition | When 2 or more parties act together |
| Radical | An extreme |
| Moderate | A middle of the road position |
| Political machine | A very strong political organization |
| Primary election | Party chooses its candidate state by state |
| General election | Winner gets the office |
| Recall election | Vote to remove a public official |
| Run-off election | Election between the top 2 vote-getters |
| Precinct | Small voting district |
| Partisan | Supporting your party or their idea |
| Campaign | candidates seeking votes |
| Soft money | money not given directly to the candidate |
| Plurality | the most but not a majority |
| Proposition | when the state ask permission of the voters to do something |
| Polling place | where voters vote |
| Caucus | a meeting to decide a political question/issue |
| Bias | to favor |
| Apathy | don’t care |
| Spectrum | a wide range of something |
| Propaganda | ideas used to persuade |
| Lobby | to try and persuade |
| Electorate | eligible voters |
| Ballot | what a person votes on |
| Incumbent | person holding office |
| Exit poll | asking people their opinion |
| Interest group | collection of voters with a mutual cause |
| PAC | organization that collects money to give to certain candidates |
| Split ticket | voting for candidates from both parties |
| Straight ticket | voting for candidates from only one party |
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