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Unit 6 Stack
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Canvassing | going through neighborhoods asking for votes or taking public opinion polls. |
| Interest groups | people with similar points of view who work together to promote that point of view |
| campaign | an organized effort to gater support for a candidate |
| conservative | a political ideology in which a person wants to keep things the way they are, and want less change. They prefer a small government with less social programs, and more individual responsibility for success. |
| Bias | a one sided or slanted point of view |
| candidate | a person seeking an elected government office |
| referendum | an election in which voters can approve or reject a local or state law |
| propaganda | technique used to promote a particular person or idea |
| precinct | a geographical area that contains a specific number of votes |
| platfrom | a political party's statement of its goals and positions on public issues. It is made up of a series of planks |
| liberal | a political ideology in which a person is open to new ideas, and willing to initiate change or reform. They prefer a larger government that can adress social issues and provide programs to help groups achieve success. |
| lobbying | an organized effort to persuade government officials to support a particular group or position on an issue |
| nominate | to choose a candidate to run for political office |
| PAC | an organization established to raise money to support an issue or candidate |
| Moderate | a political ideology in which a person's opinions and beliefs are not strong or extreme. The majority of Americans fall into this category |
| Convention | a large gathering of people who share a common interest including formal gathering of people for political purposes |
| editorials | a writing or cartoon based on opinion of political events that is published in a newspaper or magazine and is designed to promote discussion about an issue |
| straight ticket | the practice of voting for all the candidate of one political party |
| plank | an item of a political party's platform. Specific statements about how a political party stands on the issues |
| caucus | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business. Usually to nominate a candidate to run for office |
| recall | elections in which voters can remove a public official from office |
| political party | an organization made up of people who share similar ideas about the way the country should be governed |
| popular vote | votes cast directly by the people |
| split ticket | the practice of voting for candidates of different political parties in an election |
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