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activist |
person who tends to participate in all forms of government |
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voting-age population |
citizens who are eligible to vote after reaching the minimum age requirement |
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caucus |
a meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate |
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ideological party |
party that values principled stands on issues above all else |
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plurality system |
An electoral system in which the winner is that person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority, used in almost all American elections |
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Political machine |
a party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage |
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poltical party |
a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office |
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split ticket |
oting for candidates if different parties for various offices in the same election |
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straight ticket |
voting for candidates who are all of the same party |
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superdelegate |
party leader or elected official who becomes a delegate and o he national convention without having to run in primaries or dauduwes |
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two-party system |
an electorate system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections |
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congressional Campaign committee |
a party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members |
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national convention |
a meeting of party delegates held every four years |
