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Civics

Unit 6 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
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
platform a series of statements expressing the party’s principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues
plank each individual part of a political party’s platform
nomination a process by which political parties select and offer candidates for public office
polling place the location where voting is carried out
ballot the list of candidates on which you cast your vote
electorate all the people who are eligible to vote
Electoral College a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
Political Action Committee (PAC) political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special-interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money
incumbent a politician who has already been elected to office
interest group a group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their beliefs
public opinion the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about elected officials, candidates, government, and political issues
soft money donations given to political parties and not designated for a particular candidate’s election campaign
precinct a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters
open primary an election in which voters need not declare their party preference to vote for the party’s nominees
closed primary an election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party’s nominees
propaganda certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate people
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