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Unit 3 Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Party | An association of voters with broad common interests who wants to influence or control decision making in govt by electing the party candidates to public office. |
| Two Party system | System of govt in which two parties complete for power |
| Plat form | A series of statements expressing the parties principles, beliefs and positions on election |
| Caucus | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business |
| Political Machine | a strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes. |
| Direct Primary | an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election |
| third party | party that challenges the two major parties |
| closed primary | an election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for the party's nominees. |
| open primary | an election in which voters need not declare their party preference to vote for the party's nominees. |
| Plurality | most voters 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 govt action. |
| polling place | the location where jobs is to conduct polls regularly. |
| ballot | list of candidates on which you cast your vote |
| absentee ballot | one that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on election day |
| returns | ballots and results of an election |
| exit poll | a survey taken at polling places of how people voted |
| electorate | all the people who are eligible to vote |
| proposition | a petition asking for citizens to vote on state or local laws |
| recall | special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office |
| propaganda | certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed 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 elections campaign |
| public opinion | the ideas and attitudes the most people hold about elected officials and candidates, govt and political issues |
| mass media | mechanisms of mass communication TV radio books |
| interest group | group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their beliefs |
| public opinion poll | survey in which people are asked questions about a particular issue or person |
| pollster | a specialist whose job is to conduct polls regularly |
| survey | gather information about as in a poll |
| print media | newspaper, books, newsletter |
| electronic media | radio, TV, internet |
| prior restraint | govt censorship of material before its published |
| malice | evil intent |
| regulatory | used to describe an agency of body whose functions is to control or govern. |
| nonpartisan | free from party ties or bias |
| lobbyist | representation of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other govt officials directly to influence their policy making |
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