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Chap 11 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Partisan | Supporting a party or its idea |
| Campaign | Candidates seeking votes |
| Soft money | Money not given directly to the candidate |
| Plurality | the most but not the majority |
| Proposition | When the state asks the voters permission |
| Polling Place | Where voters vote |
| Caucus | A meeting to decide a political 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 mutual cause |
| Pac | organization that collects money for political candidates |
| Split ticket | Voting for both parties |
| Straight ticket | Voting for one party |