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an association of voters with broad, common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office
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political party
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a system of government in which two parties compete for power
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two party system
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challengers of the two major parties
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third parties
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a series of statements expressing the party's priciples, beliefs, and positions on election issues
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platform
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each individual part of the platform
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plank
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a commitee that helps raise funds for presidential elections and organizes the party's national convention
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national committee
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runs the committee and manages the office, direct the committee staff, and lead fund-raising efforts.
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national party chairperson
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nominate candidates for president and vice president
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delegates
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a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters.
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precinct
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runs the committee, often has a great deal of political power in the county.
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county chairperson
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a strong party organization
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political machine
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a process by which political parties select and offer candidates for public office
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nomination
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the way major parties in all states nominate condidates at all levels of government
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direct primaries
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an election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees
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closed primary
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voters do not need to declare their party preference in order to bote fotr the party's nominees
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open primary
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the most votes among all those running
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plurality
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second primary election between the two candidates who recieved the most votes in the first primary election
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runoff primary
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a formal request for government action; or a process by which candidates who are not affiliated with one of the two major parties can get on the ballot for the general election in most states.
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petition
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