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Early primaries seem to be more important than the later ones due to the fact that candidates who win early primaries tend to pick up support along the way and those who lose generally find it hard to raise money and are forced to drop out of the race
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Closed Primary
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A primary election in which voting is limited to already registered party members
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Open Primary
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A primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place
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Blanket Primary
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A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties
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Winner-take-all
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Whoever wins gets all of the votes
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Single-Member-District
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Areas are divided into geographically defined districts and one person is elected to represent that district
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Plurality System
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An electoral system in which the winner is the 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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Organization of the Two Major Parties
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pyramid-shaped organization, national, state and local levels. Each layer of the pyramid is autonomous. The state and local levels have more power the national, which is the Chairman of the Party.
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