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chapter 9 vocabulary
Civics
Question | Answer |
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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 | Political Party |
a system of government in which two parties compete for power | Two-Party System |
a party that challenges the two major parties | Third Party |
a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues | Platform |
each individual part of a political party's platform | Plank |
representatives from the 50 states party organizations who run a political party | National Committee |
a meeting of political party members to conduct party business | Caucus |
a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters | Precinct |
several adjoining precincts making up a larger election unit | Ward |
a strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes | Political Machine |
an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election | Direct Primary |
an election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees | Closed Primary |
an election in which voters need not declare their party preference to vote for the party's nominees | Open Primary |
the most votes among all those running for a political office | Plurality |
a number that is more than 50 percent of the total | Majority |
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 | Petition |