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18 Cards in this Set
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Platform |
Political party's written statement of goals and beliefs |
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Electorate |
Whole group of voters |
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Liberal |
Favor more government involvement to solve societys social issues |
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Conservative |
Favor LESS government involvement to solve society's social issues |
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Finance |
Management of monetary affairs |
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Precinct |
Geographic district used for voting |
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Mass Media |
Various forms of communication including magazines, radios, tv and newspapers |
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Registar |
Office of record- keeping |
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Majority |
Greater than half (51%) |
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Bias |
Prejudice or unfairness |
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Electoral college |
People elected by the voters in a presidential election as members of theelectoral college |
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Interest group |
Organizations of people with common interests who try to influencegovernment policies and decisions. |
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Lobby |
An interest group |
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Nominate |
To select canidates to run for public office |
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Propaganda |
Ideas used to influence peoples’ thinking or behavior |
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Two-party system |
A political system with two strong political parties |
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Primary election |
An election in which the voters of various parties choose candidatesto run for office in a general election |
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General election |
An election in which the voters elect their leaders |
