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Civics CH10 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Party | a group of citizens with similar views on public issues |
| Nominate | party selects a candidate to run for office |
| Political Spectrum | the range of differences between parties |
| Two-Party System | adversarial system, democrat vs republican |
| Coalition | groups with different opinions come together to support a candidate |
| Third Parties | an option for those who don't want to vote Democrat or Republican |
| Precinct | voting district, area that people live in that |
| Independent vote | undecided, not members of a political party |
| General election | vote for the office |
| Primary election | vote to nominate |
| Electoral college | the system in which we vote for president |
| Electoral votes | votes cast by electors for the presidents |
| Plank | a party’s position on an issue |
| Platform | what a party stands for, all of the planks |