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Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |