Chapter 9
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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 affairs
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| two party system | a system of government in which two parties compete for power
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| third party | a party that challenges 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 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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| precinct | a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters
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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 general elections
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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 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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| petition | a process by which candidates who are not affiliated with one of thee two major parties can get on the ballot for the general election most states
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| caucus | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business
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| ward | several geographically connected precincts make up a larger election unit
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