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Chapter 9
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Party | |
| Two-party System | |
| Third Party | |
| 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 |
| National Committee | |
| Caucus | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business |
| Precinct | |
| Ward | |
| Political Machine | |
| Direct Primary | an election in which voters chose 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 party's nominees |
| Open Primary | |
| Plurality | the most votes among all those |
| Majority | |
| Petition |