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Chapter 10
Question | Answer |
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political party | group of people with the same political ideas |
nominate | when a canidate 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 on major party |
liberal | more ready to change |
conservative | less ready to change |
grassroot | starting with the people |
coalition | when two 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 two vote-getter |
precinct | small voting district |