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ch. 10 and 11clh
Question | Answer |
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1. political party | group of people with the same political ideas |
2. nominate | group of people with the same political ideas |
3. candidate | person seeking office |
4. platform | general statement of a parties beliefs |
5. plank | a parties belief on a specific issue |
6. third parties | any party other than the Dem or Rep |
7. two party system | only 2 major parties |
8. one party system | only one major party |
9. liberal | more ready to change |
10. conservative | less ready to change |
11. grassroots | starting with the people |
12. coalition | when 2 or more parties act together |
13. radical | an extreme |
14. moderate | a middle of the road position |
15. political machine | a very strong political organization |
16. primary election | party chooses its candidate state by state |
17. general election | winner gets the office |
18. recall election | vote to remove a public official |
19. run-off election | election between the top 2 vote-getters |
20. precinct | small voting district |
21. partisan | supporting your party or their idea |
22. campaign | canidates seeking votes |
soft money | money not given directly to the canidate |
24. plurality | the most but not a majority |
25. proposition | when the state ask permission of the voters to do something |
26. polling place | where voters vote |
27. caucus | a meeting to decide a political question/issue |
bias | to favor |
apathy | don't care |
30. spectrum | a wide range of something |
31. propaganda | ideas used to persuade |
lobby | to try to persuade |
electorate | eligible voters |
ballot | what a person votes on |
35. 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 |