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- 3. a private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns. Allowed to give a limited amount of money directly to a candidate.
- 6. the official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party.
- 8. arise in periods of economic trouble. They call for economic reforms.
- 10. An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office
- 11. a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates of more than one party.
- 14. a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school.
- 19. a process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election.
- 21. a general agreement.
- 22. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the most powerful.
- 23. Those based on a particular set of beliefs and having a comprehensive view of social, economic and political matters.
- 24. the number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority.
- 25. 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
- 27. where the people in it believe all kinds of different things and tolerate each other's beliefs even when they don't match their own.
- 28. all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
- 29. a political party that campaigns on only one issue. It is generally believed that single-issue parties are favored by voluntary voting systems, as they tend to attract very committed supporters who will always vote.
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- 1. an electoral district in which voters choose one rep or official. proportional representation. an election system in which every party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to it's proportion of vote.
- 2. an optional division of a city or town for administrative and representative purposes, especially for purposes of an election.
- 4. of or involving several political parties.
- 5. 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. primary a primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation.
- 9. a subdivision of an electoral district, typically a contiguous area within which all electors go to a single polling place to cast their ballots.
- 12. a political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape
- 13. parties – a small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one.
- 15. an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
- 16. a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret
- 17. Libertarian Party, the Green Party, Constitution Party, and others that have less influence than the major parties
- 18. The coattail effect or down-ballot effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
- 20. People may vote in a party's primary only if they are registered members of that party prior to election day. Independents cannot participate.
- 26. a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election
- 27. A political party is made up of individuals who organize to win elections, operate the government and influence public policy. The Democratic and Republican parties are currently the primary parties in Congress.