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what is a general election ?
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an election where voters choose from all the candidates for various positions
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what is the role of the voter in a general election ?
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to choose who they would like to be in
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what is primary election ?
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an election in which voters vote to narrow a partys candidates for office down to one
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what is role of the voter in a primary election ?
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choose which candidate the voter would like to see on the ballot at the general election for that political party
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what is a political party ?
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is a group of people who share the same ideas about the way the country should be governed
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what is the role of a political party ?
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get members elected
get policies / laws passed |
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what are the two major political parties ?
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democratic & republican
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what has been america's history on political parties
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two parties have dominated in america over the last 200 years
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what is a third party
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of a relating to a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation , especially a disputw
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what is the goal of the third parties ?
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influence politics by promoting mew ideas , take away support from major parties
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what is an independent voter ?
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those voters who support neither parties
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what is a platform ?
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a statement of its principles , beliefs , and positions on vital issues
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what is a propaganda ?
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ideas used to influence people's thinking or behavior
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what is public opinion
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is the total opinionss held concerning a particular issue
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what is a poll ?
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are a valuable tool for measuring public opinions
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what happens at a national nominating convention
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party members nominate their candidates for president and vp of the U . S
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15th Amendment
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afrocan american men were guranteed the right to vote in 1870
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19th Amendment
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women were givin the right to vote
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24th Amendment
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forbade the use of poll taxes as a qualification for voting.in national elections
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what is the voting rights act of 1965
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literacy test prohibited , federal vote , registrars authorized in seven southern
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26th Amendment
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voting age lowered to 18 years of age in national state and local elections
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what is the electoral college ? what is their job ?
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538 electors that cast their votes every 4 years for pres / vp . job is to vote for the pres / vp
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the difference between electoral and popular vote
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electoral vote is 538 electors that vote for pres / vp directly and popular vote is the individual person vote
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what determines the amount of eletoral votes a state receives
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same as the number of seats your state has in congress
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