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7 gr ch 9 & 10 SS review

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referendum   way to approve or reject local laws  
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propaganda   attempt to promote a particular person or idea  
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initiative   way for citizen to propose new laws or state constitutional amendment  
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special interest group   fund a candidate's campaign by forming a Political Action Committee  
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PAC   poliitical action committee  
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political advertisement   give a candidate the chance to attack an opponent without offering a chance to respond  
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polling place   where voting takes place  
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elections   are a two part process involving primary races and general elections  
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straight ticket   voting for all candidates in one political party  
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ballots and returns   taken to the election board to be counted  
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electorate   all of the people who are eligible to vote  
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green power   opposes power of corporations and favors decision making at the grassroots level  
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caucuses and primary elections   what is used to choose convention delegates  
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precinct   where voters cast their ballots at the same voting place  
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Tammany Hall   political machine  
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direct primary   election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election  
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open primary   voters do not need to declare their party preference in order to vote  
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independent candidates   they get on the state's ballot by petition  
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single issue party   third party formed to promote a social, economic, or moral issue  
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Republicans   have few economic regulations  
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precinct   voting district  
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every even numbered year   when 1/3 of the Senate seats up for election  
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Ross Perot   independent candidate who received 19,742,000 votes in the 1992 election  
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President George Washington   believed that the leaders of a political party might try to use their position to benefit themselves; opposed political parties  
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Anti-Imperialist League   wanted to stop US expansion in the Phillipines  
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Split Ticket Vote   voting for candidates from both parties  
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absentee ballot   way to vote if you are away from your polling place on election day  
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exit polls   way to predict winners of elections before the polls close; polling voters as they leave their polling place  
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apathy   lack of interest; why some people do not vote  
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proposition   proposed new law put on the ballot at the general election  
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soft money   donations given to political parties and not designated for a particular candidate's campaign  
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Political Action Committees   give most of their money to incumbents  
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appointed to high level jobs   trusted supporters of an elected candidate  
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third parties   rarely win election; never won a presidential election  
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plank   individual part of a party's platform  
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delegates   represent state at the party's national convention  
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grassroots level government   neighborhood level  
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closed primary   declared members of a party vote for that party's nominee  
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plurality of vote   states award a party's nomination to the candidate who receives this  
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runoff primary   election between the top two vote getters  
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political party's national committee   delegates from every state  
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political party   association of voters with broad common interests who want to elect candidates who share the same interests  
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constitution   says nothing about political parties  
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Abraham Lincoln   first president from the Republican Party  
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one party system   party and government are nearly the same  
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political machine   strong party organization  
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U. S. citizens   do not have to join a political party  
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plurality   most votes among those running  
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closed primary   what most states hold  
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petition   how independent candidates get on the ballot  
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watchdog party   the party that is out of power  
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ballot   what candidates cast their vote on; list of candidates  
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returns   results of an election  
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state canvassing authority   where the election board sends the returns to be certified  
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initiatives   proposed new laws or state constitutional amendments  
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referendum   how or where a citizen can approve or reject a state or local law  
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recall   when a public official is removed from officw  
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propaganda techniques   used to persuade voters to choose them over other candidates  
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campaigns   funded through public and private monies  
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soft money   donations given to political parties rather than to specific candidates  
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political action committee   groups that donate money to candidates who favor their positions on certain issues  
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