Chapter 9
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| political parties | an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making government by electing the party's candidates to public office
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| two-party system | a system of government in which two parties compete for power
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| third parties | a party that challenges the two major parties
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| platform | a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues
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| plank | each individual part of a political party's platform
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| national committee | representatives from the 50 state party organizations who run a political party
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| caucuses | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business
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| precinct | a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters
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| ward | several adjoining precincts making up a larger election unit
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| political machine | a strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes
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| direct primary | an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election
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| closed primary | an election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees
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| open primary | an election in which voters need not declare their party preference to vote for the party's nominees
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| plurality | the most votes among all those running for a political office
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| majority | a number that is more than 50 percent of the total
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| petiton | a formal request for government action a process by which candidates who are not affiliated with one of the two major parties can get on the ballot for general election in most states
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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