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Bemidji-HS Civics
Civics Chapter 8
Term | Definition |
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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 |
two-party system | a system of government in which two political parties compete for power |
third party | a political party that challenges the two major parties |
platform | a series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues |
national committee | representatives from the 50 state party organizations who run a political party |
caucus | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business |
precinct | a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters |
political machine | a strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes |
direct primary | an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each political party in a general election |
closed primary | an election in which only the declared members of a political party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees |
open primary | an election in which voters need not declare their party preference |
plurality | the most votes among all those running for a political office |
majority | a number that is more than 50 percent of the total |