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Chapter 9 :)
Question | Answer |
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Political Party | An association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office. |
Two-Party System | A system of government in which two parties compete for power. |
Third Party | A party that challenges the two major parties. |
Platform | A series of statement expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues. |
Plank | Each individual part of a political party's platform. |
Stress | To place special importance or emphasis on something. |
Promote | To encourage the acceptance or recogniation. |
National Committee | Is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day-to-day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years. |
Caucus | A meeting of political party members to conduct party business. |
Precinct | A geographic area that contains a specific number of voters. |
Ward | Several adjoining precincts making up a larger election unit. |
Political Machine | A strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes. |
Direct Primary | An election in which voters choose candidates to respect each party in a general election. |
Closed Primary | An election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees. |
Plurality | The most votes among all those running for a political office. |
Majority | A number that is more than 50 percent of the total. |
Petition | A formal request for government action; A process by which candidates who are not affiliated with one of the two major parties can get on the ballot for the general election in most states. |
Range | A variation between limits. |
Adjacent | Neighboring or near |