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Unit 3 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Party | An association of votes before they are permitted to cast a ballot |
| Two-party system | A system of government in which two parties |
| Third-party | a party that challenges the two major parties |
| Platform | a series of statements expressing the parties principles, beliefs, and positions on elections issues |
| Caucus | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business |
| Political Machine | a strong party organization that an control political appointments and deliver votes |
| Direct Primary | an election in which voters choose candidates to represent 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 parties nominess |
| Open Primary | an election in which voters need not declare their party preference to vote for the parties nominees |
| Plurality | the mot votes among all those running for a political office |
| Majority | a number that is more than so percent the total |
| Petition | a formal request for government action |
| Polling Place | the location where voting is carried out |
| Ballots | a list of candidates on which you cast your vote |
| Absentee Ballot | on that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election day |
| Returns | profit earned through investing |
| Exit Poll | a survey taken at the polling place of how people voted |
| Electorate | all the people who are eligible to vote |
| Proposition | a petition asking for a new law |
| Referendum | a way for citizens to vote on state or local laws |
| Recall | a special election in which citizens can vote to remove a republic official from office |
| Propaganda | certain ideas that may involve misleading messages to manipulate people |
| Political Action Committee | political organization established by a corporation labor union or other special interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money |
| Soft Money | donations given to political parties and not designated for a particular candidates election campaign |
| Public Opinion | the ideas and attitude that most people hold about elected officials candidates government and political issues |
| Mass Media | mechanisms of mass communication including television radio newspaper magazines recordings movies and book |
| Interest Group | a group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their people |
| Public Opinion Poll | a survey in which individuals are asked to answer questions about a particular issue or person |
| Pollster | a specialist whose job is to conduct polls regularly |
| Survey | together information about as in a poll |
| Print Media | newspaper magazines newsletter and books |
| Electronic Media | media television and the internet |
| Public Agenda | issues considered most significant by government officials |
| Prior Restraint | government censorship of material before its published |
| Malice | evil intent |
| Regulatory | used to describe an agency or body whose function is to control or govern |
| Non partisan | free from party ties or bias |
| Lobbist | representative of an interest group who contacts law makers or other government officials directly to influence their policy. |
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