political Parties

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