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32 Cards in this Set
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Spin |
To put a positive light on all news |
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Graft |
Illegally obtained funds, or bribe, dirty money |
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Political machine |
Examples of old school politics |
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Quorum |
A majority of members being present |
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Incumbant |
A politician who is in office seeking re-election |
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Pork barrel legislation |
Additional money added to a spending bill that benefits a relatively small number of people |
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Filibuster |
Unique to Senate, delaying action, or trying to talk a bill to death |
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Domestic policy |
Anything the federal government does within our borders |
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Coalition |
Group of people coming together for a common purpose or cause |
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Nomination |
To be put up or selected to represent someone's political party |
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P.A.C |
Political action committee |
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Major parties |
State political party of people with less widely held views |
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Poll tax |
To pay to vote |
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Gerrymandering |
To create, or rig the congressional district to ensure the election of a political party |
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Electorate |
Eligible pool of Voters |
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Registration |
To sign up to vote |
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Independent |
A political party that does not identify with the two major parties |
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Pluralistic society |
A society or country with money different cultural, religious, and political beliefs |
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Plurality |
To win the election by the most votes but not a majority |
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Straight-ticket vote |
To only vote for one political party |
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Split ticket vote |
To vote for the individual, more than one political party |
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Political party |
A group of people with common beliefs who seek to control government through the election process |
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One-party system |
Country controlled by one political party |
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Open primary |
The ability to vote in any party's primary election |
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Precinct |
A geographic voting area |
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Consensus |
A general agreement within a group |
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Single member district |
A district with only one member |
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Two party system |
A political system dominated by two political parties |
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Political ID |
The political party you identify with |
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Franchise/suffrage |
The right to vote |
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Caucus |
A meeting of party Elites to decide on a nominee |
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Direct primary |
An election within a party for a nominee for the general election |
