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- 3. Parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking clear strategy, dissatisfied with current condition.
- 5. An organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections.
- 7. Vote for candidates of more than one party.
- 14. parties Plays a smaller role than a major party
- 15. A precinct, voting district, polling division, or polling district, is a subdivision of an electoral district, typically a contiguous area within which all electors go to a single polling place to cast their ballots.
- 16. Describes the circumstance when a candidate or proposition polls more votes than any other but does not receive more than half of all votes cast
- 17. An electoral district in which voters choose one rep or official
- 21. A system in which two major parties dominate a political unit.
- 22. An administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors.
- 24. Only voters registered with a given party can vote in that party's primary.
- 25. Is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
- 28. A regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
- 29. Is a second primary election held in some states to decide which of the two highest candidates for an office
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- 1. Holds substantial influence in a country's politics, standing in contrast to a minor party
- 2. One in which many different groups and political parties are allowed to exist.
- 4. A political party that campaigns on only one issue.
- 6. Organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.
- 8. Where you go to vote
- 9. Voters choose one candidate per office regardless of the candidate's party
- 10. Involving several political parties.
- 11. A small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one.
- 12. In an open primary, voters of any affiliation may vote in the primary of any party.
- 13. Organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections
- 18. All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
- 19. A slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote
- 20. Temporary alliance of political parties
- 23. 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.
- 25. A general agreement.
- 26. Meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement
- 27. Selecting a candidate for either election to a public office, or the bestowing of an honor or award