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Chapter 10 and 11

QuestionAnswer
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 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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