Political Parties Vocab

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  1. 4. an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors.
  2. 5. a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.
  3. 6. a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school
  4. 7. an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
  5. 10. the action of nominating or state of being nominated.
  6. 13. That means if you chose Democratic or Republican as your party on your Voter Registration Application, you may vote only for candidates from your own party and you may also vote in nonpartisan contests.
  7. 16. one in which many different groups and political parties are allowed to exist. Consensus a general agreement
  8. 20. a political party that campaigns on only one issue.
  9. 21. an electoral district of a city or town served by a single polling place.
  10. 23. political organizations committed to a comprehensive set of beliefs or a social/political ideology
  11. 24. of or involving several political parties.
  12. 25. a small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one.
  13. 26. vote for candidates of more than one party.
  14. 27. a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight.
  15. 28. a primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation. Blanket primary voters choose one candidate per office regardless of the candidate's party affiliation.
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  1. 1. parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking clear strategy, dissatisfied with current condition.
  2. 2. (PAC) a political committee organized for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates.
  3. 3. district an electoral district or constituency having a single representative in a legislative body rather than two or more
  4. 8. a condition or system in which two major parties dominate a political unit.
  5. 9. a political party with enough electoral strength to periodically gain control of the government
  6. 11. (in some US states) a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
  7. 12. a phenomenon whereby a political candidate or leader’s popularity leads to improved vote totals for fellow party candidates further down the ballot.
  8. 14. a second primary election held in some states to decide which of the two highest candidates for an office in the first primary will be awarded the party nomination
  9. 15. the number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority.
  10. 17. all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
  11. 18. a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
  12. 19. a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote
  13. 22. a group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power