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ch. 10 and 11clh
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |